Swarovski 5-25, much better than Vortex and Leupold.

[Colt Kodiak]

On prairie dog hunting I love my rifle with the Swarovski 5-25 Z-5 scope installed. On my other rifles I have the $1200 Vortex 5-25 and the Leupold 8.5-25 VXIII. I spot the PD with the Vortex range finder binoculars and then scan for it with the rifle set to 12-15 or so on the scope and then turn it up to 25 to see what happens when I fire on my 20 gage rifles, 20 Vartarg and two 20 Tacticals. Another thing; These rifles allow you to see what happens to the PD without recoil which is what I want to see. Anyway the Swarovski dials are so smooth, easy to turn and the glass is pristine! Guess price is what you pay for.

 

[NCVarhtr]

Which one of the Swarovski scopes are you using ? Is that the Z-5 ?

 

[Colt Kodiak]

Yes, Z-5. I'm guessing the more one pays for a scope, the better it's going to be. I love all of the dials smoothness on this scope. Many have said its one of the best in darkness also.