The faintest stars visible were 0.1 magnitude fainter than with a standard 12 x 50 medium quality binocular. It is well worth getting any vintage binoculars professionally cleaned and serviced. You will notice the difference in performance. References

Light intensive 60mm lenses with variable dioptre setting and flexible eye cups ideal for use with eye wearOriginal cases are rare and can be worth as much as the binoculars. Early cases were leather. Later ones were made from bakelite. Condition Lindsay Salt, Director of BBC Drama, says: “It’s been a joy to see Waterloo Road return to the BBC this year, delighting new and returning fans with its fantastic ensemble of relatable characters and a winning mix of heart, humour and high drama. It’s been especially exciting to see the new boxsets prove so popular on iPlayer, and to see the next brilliant generation of acting and production talent break into the industry via their work on the series. Life’s never dull for the staff and pupils at Waterloo Road, and there’s a lot more drama to come!” The difficulty is that there isn't much to be retained in the case with that 150 grain if you seat to the correct OAL. Which is effectively the same as the OAL used by the Germans in military FMj ball plus that 3mm extra.

After 1940 the German military wanted to keep the manufacturers' names secret. I am not sure if the motivation was fear of allied bombing or to disguise manufacturers in It wouldn't surprise me if the magnification is only 7.5 times but if it happened to be nine times it would be more useful. occupied countries. There were letter codes which identified the manufacturer. The most commonly seen ones are:Ive never owned such large bins before and I was pleasantly surprised when I used them on the stars,the extra 10mm diameter is really evident and they really brought out the orangeness of Arcturus .The colour fringing I notice in the daylight was not a problem as far as I could see,which makes me think they will be well suited for astronomy. However, I am put off straight away with the flimsiness of the eyepiece bridge. Either eyepiece moves in or out with only minor pressure, affecting the focal distance and the collimation.

As for the Bresser 8x60mm at Lidl, the photograph shows a silver looking coating with a hint of sky blue on the front lenses. I haven't been to our local Lidl store to have a look myself though, and the photo might be misleading. I don't know enough about coatings to comment on that. Do you have any thoughts? The rapid progress in powders and Paul Mauser's bullets was burning out barrels, so they deepened the grooves, taking the bores from .318 inch to .323 officially, but some were .321. The older GeW88s and Turkish Mausers which were recut had their throats lengthened to reduce peak pressures. From then on, the chamber specs settled down.I have been making these Cases now for over 10 years, without any chambering problems at all. My commercial outlet has also distributed over 1,000 Krop/Guedes cases over a similar period without any complaints. Handloaders can also produce this round, by altering a .30-06 Springfield case and using a standard 8mm bullet. Prvi Partizan is a major supplier of brass components for European 8×60mm S Handloaders.