Today’s crossbows often produce excellent accuracy well beyond typical 20- to 30-yard hunting distances, and they can command prices of $1,000 or more.
Just as owners of precision rifles want a premium optic on their high-end firearm, crossbow shooters have been asking for the same opportunity, especially those hardcore hunters who push the limits of ambient light.
Zeiss Sports Optics has answered that call with the new Terra Crossbow XB-75 Scope, a premium optic dedicated to crossbow shooters. Joel Harris spent two years developing this product. Here’s his synopsis.
Carl Zeiss Sports Optics is pleased to announce the world’s first premium crossbow scope, TERRA 3x XB75 with patented ballistic reticle. The new XB75 2-7×32 offers crossbow enthusiasts the ability to determine aiming points from 20 – 75 yards in 2 ½ yard increments based on the chronographed speed of the bow.
The TERRA XB75 2-7×32 features all the benefits of German engineering and performance that you’ve come to expect from ZEISS, including uncompromising optical performance, all in a lightweight, extremely rugged, compact 1″ design. The XB75 features MC anti-reflective coatings to produces bright, high-contrast images eliminating the need for an illuminated reticle. Now you can hunt harder and longer by being able to stay on stand when the last bit of light is being squeezed out of the day.
“This was a much needed product for the hardcore crossbow crowd. Finally an optical device that has caught up to the high-tech crossbows out there. Gone are the days of being stuck with subpar optics for the crossbow enthusiast,” stated Mike Jensen, President of Carl Zeiss Sports Optics. “ZEISS sets another major milestone by being the first premium optics company to launch a dedicated scope for the crossbow community. Once again, this demonstrates our commitment not only to shooting sports but also to the sport of archery.”
The patented technology of the XB75’s reticle provides the ability to shoot distances up to 75 yards in 2 ½ half yard increments. The scope has six separate crosshairs, the main cross section of each crosshair represents whole yardages (20 to 70 yards). The dot in between each set of crosshairs represents the half yardage marks. The top and bottom of each individual crosshair represents the 2 ½ yard marks. The top of the reticle wire protruding from the bottom of the reticle is the 75 yard indicator mark… [continued]
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