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    Quote Originally Posted by Cowboy06 View Post
    Check out the v4 and v6 zeiss. Around 650 grams with plenty of elevation. Will be availabe here soon. The V6 in 3-18 has 103 moa elevation, fluoride glass and a few reticles it will be a little bit more than a vx6 $ wise but twice the scope. I have a contact through zeiss if you want some pricing and availability.
    Vortex has a few options aswell
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    Depends entirely on budget and of you want as light as possible or lightweight but not at expenses of performance.

    Value for money the VX5hd is hard to beat, but the Z5 beats it in weight at the expense of elevation adjustment and higher price tag.

    The VX3i is very light, but doesn't have as good turrets for dialing and pretty rubbish FOV.

    The Leupold Mark 5HD or Vortex AMG are proper long range scopes but are a lot more expensive and higher weight.
    But tbe 3.5-18 is only 26oz so not too bad really.

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    If you were just wanting to go flat out light as possible I wouldn't thumb my nose at the good old vx3 4.5-14 with cds turret, had a few of them before finally moving onto a vx6 and for the money they can't be beat, was easily ringing gongs at 800+, dial good, glass is decent, leupold warranty, price is good, the only downfall being no parallax adjustment but that didn't seem to be a big deal in real world hunting and shooting steel
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    I'm no stranger shooting out to 1000yds on game (shots are commonly is 500-800 yds where I hunt). Paralax adjustment, repeatable turrets, great glass are very important but I'm also trying not to overload the rifle with weight. Ive always traditionaly used something like a March - worked great but if I'm being honest the glass / brightness wasnt that great. Maybe their 50mm version might be improved. I havent looked through a VX6 yet but sounds like that might be the best bet.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 199p View Post
    Alumina caps standard, xtra magnification and tmoa
    Also has a internal level

    Let us know how you get on.
    Last edited by Willus; 12-04-2018 at 04:34 PM.

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    I've got a VX6HD with the illuminated TMOA. I like the level indicator, the centre part of the reticle flashes when you are cantered. Glass is great, and the eye box is fairly good at x18. Also as mentioned are the Alumina caps which are better in the wet than I thought they would be. Big price difference to the VX5 with lower mag, but I've convinced myself the extras are worth the $$. I sold a Z5 to move to this and didn't notice the weight in real life carrying & hunting.
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    I have the 2.5-25x52 milrad March at the moment and it is a huge step up from the 42mm objective version and would probably be about perfect for your sako

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mathias View Post
    I've got a VX6HD with the illuminated TMOA. I like the level indicator, the centre part of the reticle flashes when you are cantered. Glass is great, and the eye box is fairly good at x18. Also as mentioned are the Alumina caps which are better in the wet than I thought they would be. Big price difference to the VX5 with lower mag, but I've convinced myself the extras are worth the $$. I sold a Z5 to move to this and didn't notice the weight in real life carrying & hunting.

    So was the TMOA scourced locally or an import?????

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    Quote Originally Posted by matagouri View Post
    So was the TMOA scourced locally or an import?????
    Local through importer

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    Quote Originally Posted by camo wsm View Post
    I have the 2.5-25x52 milrad March at the moment and it is a huge step up from the 42mm objective version and would probably be about perfect for your sako
    How much did that set you back? Interested

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    Quote Originally Posted by The Claw View Post
    Maybe the Tangent Theta 3-15x50 (TT315M) - not as light as the March or VX5/6. And expensive now. Still pissed off with myself for selling the one I had...

    Leupold Mk 6 3-18 with M5C3 turret.

    Bushnell LRHS 3-12 or 4.5-18
    I’m happy you sold it
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    I’m happy you sold it
    Haha! You still have it?

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    @The Claw I also sold my premier light tac 3-15x50 wicked scope and my mate still has it on his lrm and won't part with it either... I've tried a few times
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Claw View Post
    Haha! You still have it?

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    Yeah it’s mounted on a tikka hahaha
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    Quote Originally Posted by MSL View Post
    Yeah it’s mounted on a tikka hahaha
    I think that you should give it back to me so that I can put it on something better like a Sako. Swap it for a VX5

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