Why larger objective bells????

[Dom]

There are a couple advantages, more field of view and more adjustment for windage & elevation. I've settled on the 50mm size, with an adjustable lighted dot, but then I do a lot of night hunting. In the old days, 56mm objective was needed with a bit of moon to be able to distinguish black tree stumps from boar, they kinda look like black lumps -- had to watch the ones that moved!! Now for the average daytime hunter, 40mm is standard fare. There are so many differences with glass and options, that each has to decide what they want to spend and what they want. I will say that just because it's larger doesn't necessarily mean it's better, you get what you pay for. The top european glass has always been better, they market the hunters who hunt at night. If their glass was no good you might as well sit home in front of the TV!! I think other scope manufacturers just took a spin off the European glass, but did not have to, that marketing ploy to try and sell more. Trouble is, it wasn't needed for daytime hunters. Waidmannsheil, Dom.