Elkeholic,
He probably talked you into a Gen II scope because that was what he had in stock to sell you (probably no Gen III units in stock!) With the war going on overseas, most Gen III tubes are going to the military before they can ever be assembled into commercial units. That is the current situation.
Also, no more Raptor or Nighthawk sales to civilians is what I have heard now. The backlog on these mil scopes have exceeded all expectation, so all the NV guys have basically decided to not sell to the civilian market any longer, especially for weapons scopes. This really sucks for the normal civilian, as drives up the price of any scopes out there in civilian hands.
I would send the Gen II scope back, it will look fine in town, but will be non-performing when you get out of town and out in the country!!!! Not worth it!!
Get a Gen III scope, it is the only thing that will perform on any given night!
Just my $0.02!
IOTN
Just my 7
