New (to me) Diana 48 and Beeman R9

[HectorMedina]

Well what do you expect with a  9-45X56 FFP scope?  What was the target weight, 39 oz?
Anything over 20 oz on a 12fpe springer would be a deal killer for me......
One size DOES NOT fit all.

-Y

Yogi;

Actually, we were expecting something around 25 Oz.

The Full Size SIII FT 10-50X60 weighs 30 Oz. and the way the optical train was specced, it uses LESS lenses, the ED glass at the end is smaller and THINNER, the tube was to be made in a Mono-Tube construction (as opposed to the three parts that make up the traditional SIII.

All that presented a rough estimate of shaved weight that would approach, or undershoot 25 Oz. getting to 40 was an exercise in futility. And QUITE PROBABLY, an aspect of the "NIH (not invented here)"'Gai-Jin" mentality prevalent in some Asian companies. In the end, we can only suggest and inform what the market likely wants.

So, now, we are discussing diamond lathe-turned one piece aspherics, so that is another (now HUGE) potential weight reduction.

Technology in optics is advancing at a great pace, sometimes the details are somewhat esoteric and change completely what we would expect, or think about, but the benefits can be real if the companies decide to apply them.

Just for completion of this argument, the targeted MSRP (because I know that is a natural question to ask) was going to be in the $2,200-2,400 region. So that MOST people in the US should be able to get it for 1/3 the cost of the March, or 1/2 the cost of the Kahles.

I do agree with you, one size does not fit all, that is why variables outsell fixed mag scopes by a rather large margin.

;-)

Keep well and shoot straight!






HM

[Yogi]

Yes, but there is a built in market for a single 16X scope.  Not even 10 X can offer that.

-Y