1 inch tube vs 30mm scopes

[Dave Hoback]

Yeah, steer clear of Barska variable. The first scope I purchased as a young man, after the Simmons that came with my first Savage 111, was a 6-24x50 Barska with 1” tube. The one below. Variable objective & all, LOL! Man oh man, it was downright BLURRY at anything above maybe 8x or so. I mean BLURRY! Not useable at 24x even a little bit. I remember using it, then looking through my good friend’s Leopold VX-II 3-9x40. I was blown away. It was my first look through decent glass. I couldn’t afford the Leupold then, but I managed to pick up a Nikon 3.5-14x50. Which was still a huge step up from the Barska.

The same Barska I had. What a pain it was!
https://i.ibb.co/2thPkVJ/1353-E965-612-E-434-F-9396-88-D673-E0-F655.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

[Stumpkiller]

LOL Barska huh? I as hoping for a Swaro, Leupold or maybe Meopta.

Wasn't part of your original RFQ. Brand wasn't but 1" w/56mm Obj was. Afraid then that you may have to go larger than a 1" tube or get cozy with 50mm objectives. Both Leupold & Swarovski take it that far. Don't know about Meopta.

[Dave Hoback]

Robin, I am truly curious why you prefer the 1” tube? It offers nothing over, & actually underperforms in some aspects, compared with the larger counterparts. Is it strictly from perspective of looks? Which I can completely understand and relate to. “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder”, after all. And boy oh boy is it ever! Because from perspective of MY minds eye, the 1” main tube/56mm objective scopes out there, honestly look very cartoonish to me.

Take for example the Leupold VX-L 6.5-20x56. With it’s 1” main tube I can’t help but think Blunderbuss when I see it.
https://i.ibb.co/pQN9z8G/0-B52931-E-137-B-4335-B107-775-B03-CDA1-D9.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)

Here is the nonsense my mind sees!
https://i.ibb.co/cx0fMF4/7-FF3-AD44-BB23-43-EB-B4-EB-D09-F9-A710440.jpg (https://imgbb.com/)


And it’s just that..because the VX-L 6.5-20 is really a very good hunting scope. The barrel contour in the bottom of the objective?..Genius design! But we can’t help what we “see” & subsequently envision. No matter how many times we say things like “performance is all that matters.”, or “I don’t care how it looks, only how it performs.” Uhhhh, RIGHT!

[gbflyer]

Never owned a 30mm that didn’t feel like it was built out of discarded anvils.

[Stumpkiller]

My 30mm Leupold VX-5HD 3.5X15x44mm weighs less than 20 oz. But then I don’t need to count the rings of Saturn. ;-)

[Dave Hoback]

Is the VX-5 really that light? Crazy.

[Stumpkiller]

https://www.leupold.com/vx-5hd-3-15x44-cds-zl2-side-focus-illum-firedot-duplex-riflescope

Click on the Specifications tab. 19.7 oz. Sold me.