Maven at the NRA Convention in Louisville (1 Viewer)

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oldfortyfive

Well-known member

• May 23, 2016

• #1

Finally got to actually see and hold a Maven. They had them all at the show. In particular I liked the 7x45 & 6x30. Really didn't see anything to dislike. It's pretty hard to make any real evaluation inside a convention center, but I've found that looking up into the dark corners of the celling areas a good test. Even the little 6x30 did well with that.

 

Last edited: May 24, 2016

NDhunter

Experienced observer

• May 24, 2016

• #2

Maven Optics

Good of you to post, many on here are very happy with the quality of Maven.

But correct your spelling, it is "Maven".

Jerry

 

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cycleguy

Well-known member

• May 24, 2016

• #3

My second Maven just arrived...

CG

 

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oldfortyfive

Well-known member

• May 24, 2016

• #4

More observations...

1. Hawke was there with pretty much their whole line. My impressions were positive.
2. Leica only had a small booth with a few items. I think they were depending on outfits like Euoptics to have models on hand for anyone to see. They've had big booths in the past.
3. Zeiss had a large booth with pretty much everything but their monoculars (something I really wanted to see |:S|). I've had one of their 5x10 monoculars for years and wanted to get a larger one. Ended up ordering the little Leica 8x20)
4. Vortex was there in full force. Spent some time there as I really like a number of their scopes and binoculars. The new Diamondbacks are ok.
5. Bushnell, Nikon and Leupold had their binoculars there, but didn't go out of their way to promote them.