I have a couple Zeiss scopes. I really like their clarity and the illumination is crisp.

They use a reddish tinted optical treatment on many of their optics. I believe it is on most of their sporting optics, but I have seen a couple without, perhaps older.

The end result is that their scopes strongly reflect light sources in both the objective and ocular lens and puts a red hue to them. Sometimes washing the scope out a decent bit with red light.

From the shooters side of things...

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The USA has labelled both Canada and the EU as threats to their "National Security" in order to justify new duties declared by their military Commander-in-Chief on the international trade of steel and aluminum. So I suggest that USA made products such as firearms and ammunition should be sold exclusively within the USA so Canada and Europe can help our esteemed neighbour defend themselves and improve their national security. Sadly, I have come to the conclusion that Canadians and Europeans...

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When I left for Botswana, I thought this trip would be about elephant hunting and my favorite double rifle. I took my 1901 John Rigby & Co. .450 Nitro Express Rising Bite, and over the course of the safari I was blessed to take two elephant and two buffalo. The rifle performed flawlessly, including two frontal elephant shots at less than 23 yards. Yet somewhere along the way, the hunt became about something far greater than the animals themselves.

What I will remember most are the people...

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Good day AHers. I recently aquired this fine old rifle. Beautiful old rifle with a lot of neat attachments. Wood and work is excellent. Bore is clean and sharp and shoots well. Hoping some of you can tell me what I have and perhaps value. Also if anyone could tell me where I could possibly find a scope mount??? By the pictures you can see the steel plate on the left side of the stock and the hole at the back of the iron sight. Thanks in...

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One of my friends was giving me a hard time because I have more than a few guns. In her view, ok you have a rifle for hunting and maybe a handgun for self-defense but you don’t need more than that….

I took her view to heart and thought about it, briefly felt a little bad considering the cost…and to make myself feel better bought some more They just fill very different uses/niches, atleast that’s what I tell myself.

Anyway I did get to wondering if I am an outlier and need therapy or...

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