G2 FNS 120 Super Scope. John Rigby & Company, Gunmakers, 500 Linne Rd., Suite D, Paso Robles, CA 93446. Tel: (805) 227-4236. Current pricing available at www.johnrigbyandco.com
The prestigious John Rigby Company has introduced the
pen-ultimate spotting scope for serious target and long-range
varmint hunting shooters. Rigby's Geoff Miller, a long-time devotee of
long-range precision shooting, explained that the
"glass" available to civilians in the shooting sports could be greatly
improved. Geoff should know as he has spent over 30 years in
the aerospace industry and has vast experience in a wide array of
precision optical devices.
Last year Geoff decided to do
something about this problem and the G2
FNS 120 Super Scope is the result. Geoff says, "no serious
hunter would choose
a monocular over a binocular instrument so I designed a 120 mm scope
with apochromatic lenses (corrected for four
colors), binocular viewing, individual focusing for each eye and
interpupillary distance adjustment. The result has been
immediately obvious to everyone who has used the Super Scope. After a
long day of searching for bullet holes in a far off target or
locating prairie dogs, eye strain and general fatigue are dramatically
reduced."
Our scope arrived packed in a beautiful and
rugged carrying case properly partitioned for each element of this
scope. There are three basic items which must be assembled
for use: the main body of the scope, the binocular section and the two
eyepieces. Unpacking and assembly takes less than
a minute. Once the interpupillary distance is established (that's the
distance between your eyes) and the individual eye focus
is established the scope is set for use. The optical quality of this
instrument is without peer in my over 30 years of using
spotting scopes. Nothing I have ever used can compare to the clarity,
brightness and ease of use that this instrument delivers.
This scope is large measuring about 20" long and weighs about 8 pounds.
The scope requires a sturdy tripod and Geoff
recommends the Manfrotto Grip Action Ball Head and quick release
plate/adapter for optimum flexibility of this unit. The 120
mm objective has tremendous light gathering ability and coupled with the
two pairs of ocular lenses in 20X and 30X makes
spotting, bullet holes and varmints alike, a breeze. This is definitely
the "new generation" of optical equipment available to the
sportsman and sure to become the new standard for excellence.~
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