Hi all:

I just received my Sightron SIII 8-32x LRD today. I wanted to give my initial impressions. The scope has not been mounted on the rifle that it will eventually be attached to....it hasn't been built yet. However....I did my initial assessment, which I perform with every scope I purchase, from my desk. I overlook an empty lot and part of a golf course to another neighborhood. The house that I look at is 6-800 yards away...didn't dig the laser range finder out but my process is the same.

I would say...at this range....this Sightron is probably identical to my 8-32X BR NightForce in terms of brightness...edge to edge. I could not ascertain any difference in clarity versus the NightForce....as the sun is setting. IN my experience...the only scope that appears to have an edge...perhaps in clarity...would be an IOR ( Schotte glass with Zeiss coatings ) that I owned...but only by a slight margine.

For the money....Sightron has my vote big time!! Guys...I've searched for the best optics within the middleground...meaning NightForce, IOR, Bushnell Elite 4200, Leupold VXIII and VX7. I have to say that the IOR/Zeiss is amazing...but I had problems with the repeatability of adjustments in cold weather with the IOR. The NightForce seems to have identical optics of the Sightron....time will tell if the Sightron can keep up with repeatability of the NightForce....at half the cost!

I'm extremely pleased with my initial impression of the Sightron. I would not be afraid to purchase another for my collection. I await, with anticipation, for my Sightron 10-50X by 60 MM to arrive!

Wayne