THE DS SWAROVSKI’S STATE OF THE ART, ALL RANGE, ONE STOP SHOP SIGHTING SOLUTION

Since then others have tried it, and also Swarovski has leapt ahead in rangefinding technology with the release of their EL Range binoculars. A couple of years ago, they put what they had learnt developing the EL Ranges into a new, absolute state of the art rangefinding scope – called the dS.

Now normally I prefer to keep my rangefinder and my scope separate, for the obvious reason of weight and bulk – incorporating a rangefinder into a scope is going to add both to your rifle.

First impressions of the dS is it’s a big scope, but not as large as I was expecting. The length is not excessive for a 5-25x magnification scope, nor is the bulk for a long range scope with a 52mm objective. So where have they hidden the laser and its associated electronics? The tube is 40mm, and the large diameter section of the objective bell is longer than