The Meopta Artemis 2000 series utilizes solid steel body tube construction to maximize durablity and shock resistance while the Meopta 3000 series uses an alloy body. Designed with the serious user in mind these scopes offer superior edge-to-edge image clarity, maximum light transmission and are guaranteed to be fogproof, waterproof for the life of the product, which adds up to superior performance in the field or at the range.