Got both in...
a few quick observations
both are in the 1.5-6x42 with a circle / dot in the center of the crosshairs reticle and illuminated
The S&B is a slightly better image to my eyes
The S&B is heavier in the hand and just has the "I could beat the crap out of this" feel to it
I think I prefer the simple illuminated dot reticle of the S&B as I feel the circle and dot being lit up on the Kahles can be a bit much for my eyes at in very low light and obscure the exact point of aim.
The S&B is more like a German # 4 in that the bottom vertical and horizontal lines are thick and bold with the center getting thin and the circle being bold. What's cool is that when the illumination is off the center crosshair looks normal, i.e., thin and great for precision work.
When you activate the reticle the center just glows red like a red dot is superimposed over it.
Very clean and well executed.
The Kahles has the center dot being bigger at all times, turned off or on.
I think that perhaps the Kahles may be a tad quicker at close range but the S&B would be better for precision shots in extremely low light.
Both can be turned up daytime bright (have not had them in direct Arizona desert sun conditions)
Both can be turned down to be almost invisible
They both have the illumination levels done right
The Kahles has a cool feature wherein the reticle will turn itself off in certain positions, i.e., pointing straight up or straight down or laying on it's side, move the gun a tad and it comes back on instantly. Pretty cool on a hunting rifle to conserve the battery, wouldn't want for a combat optic of course.
These observations are just made using outside and around my house, not mounted on a gun yet and taken out in the field. I am pretty good at doing the optics testing in low light and feel my observations won't change once I take them out hunting in a few weeks.
In all honesty, if someone told me "Merry Christmas, which one do you want?" right now, I would probably have to say the S&B, and I am a Khales fan, and love my CL 3-10x50
In fact, I want to do a low light test against it and some range time and hunting use.
That's all for now.
a few quick observations
both are in the 1.5-6x42 with a circle / dot in the center of the crosshairs reticle and illuminated
The S&B is a slightly better image to my eyes
The S&B is heavier in the hand and just has the "I could beat the crap out of this" feel to it
I think I prefer the simple illuminated dot reticle of the S&B as I feel the circle and dot being lit up on the Kahles can be a bit much for my eyes at in very low light and obscure the exact point of aim.
The S&B is more like a German # 4 in that the bottom vertical and horizontal lines are thick and bold with the center getting thin and the circle being bold. What's cool is that when the illumination is off the center crosshair looks normal, i.e., thin and great for precision work.
When you activate the reticle the center just glows red like a red dot is superimposed over it.
Very clean and well executed.
The Kahles has the center dot being bigger at all times, turned off or on.
I think that perhaps the Kahles may be a tad quicker at close range but the S&B would be better for precision shots in extremely low light.
Both can be turned up daytime bright (have not had them in direct Arizona desert sun conditions)
Both can be turned down to be almost invisible
They both have the illumination levels done right
The Kahles has a cool feature wherein the reticle will turn itself off in certain positions, i.e., pointing straight up or straight down or laying on it's side, move the gun a tad and it comes back on instantly. Pretty cool on a hunting rifle to conserve the battery, wouldn't want for a combat optic of course.
These observations are just made using outside and around my house, not mounted on a gun yet and taken out in the field. I am pretty good at doing the optics testing in low light and feel my observations won't change once I take them out hunting in a few weeks.
In all honesty, if someone told me "Merry Christmas, which one do you want?" right now, I would probably have to say the S&B, and I am a Khales fan, and love my CL 3-10x50
In fact, I want to do a low light test against it and some range time and hunting use.
That's all for now.
