Man this is just like Christmas and while I know a lot of stuff in the hunting end<I will say I don't know alot about these updated crossbows and scopes.
I have a bow here with a Max Zone scope on it. I have heard from other Excal shooters that the Vari zone scope is a great one.
What scope is the better of the types that Excal has out and why ?
I guess I could ask Petter or Rob or even Steve at the shows but they all make me nervous with them fancy shirts, they ware
The lumi-zone in my opinion goes hand in hand with the vari-zone. the only thing i find more nice about the lumi-zone is that it can help in 3-d shooting or target practice in low light.
Chuck Gravel wrote:The lumi-zone in my opinion goes hand in hand with the vari-zone. the only thing i find more nice about the lumi-zone is that it can help in 3-d shooting or target practice in low light.
Yep.. What he said. But I have had the varizone and liked it too
i only have experience with the varizone scope ...performed great in all light and weather conditions 25 C to -30 C.. i would buy another ...there's probably better out there but for the price you cant go wrong ...hope this helps
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If durability is the same for both, it seems the lighted reticle Lumi-zone scope would be a great compromise between a regular gun type scope with black crosshair and a red dot, especially for deer hunting.
I have had the Max-Zone on my Exocet 175lb for many years & have no complaints about it at all. It works the way it was designed for & is still good in low light situations.
I would not part with it unless someone gave me a Varizone but then again why change things that are not broke
Shoot Straight
Kirk
A bad day hunting, is better then a good day of work
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"The only similarities I could find between the two scopes are the reticles. They appear to be the same with the exception the Lumi can be lit up."
I personally found there to be a big difference in the reticles as the yardage indicators seem to be about 1/2 the size in the Lumi zone and would be hard to pickup visually in a low light situation. This was quite a surprise to say the least.
I have sent an email to excal about a week ago, but have not had a response as to why this was done, or if I am missing something in the settings of the scope.
In my opinion, the Lumi zone was disappointing for the reticle size and overall bulk, but the reticle is why I put my money back in my pocket and will keep on using the Vari-zone.
