Thread: New Scope options

Originally Posted by kiwijames

P.S. dont have kids

Got 2 of them...

The reticle is fine at 3x (in the centre) but the heavier posts give a good reference to the centre. With the illumination on its not a problem.
Here are some photos of the reticle (not that good sorry) on 3x, 8x, and 15x.





Illumination


Turrets


On the rifle

Im picking up my .243 ai this week and have had few thoughts about scopes, I've had a March with the "gay hunting turrets" for a couple of years and would have another one in a heart beat,"gay hunting turrets" and all but Im looking at either the Swaro z3 4-12x50, z5 3-18x44 either with the custom moa turret or the new leupold vx 6 2-12-x42 for this one.The one rev 13 moa you get on the swaro custom turret should get you well past 600 yds and the loopy I think is 20koa per turn it also has a 30mm tube but these no advantage over an inch tube if you dont need the extra elevation.The loopy should be in the $1400 NZ range so the cheapest of the three and it will take alumina flip ups which is a big plus.If Sam would stop posting pics of that bloody Premier I think I would very happy with any of the mentiond three.

Didn't the Z5 get bad reviews in the US? Kind of like the Conquest, a US built attempt at being Euro that failed?

Take them as you will,I dont take to much from reviews unless I have some idea of who wrote it and what their experience and knowledge is.Internet forums are a good example. Any idiot can post what ever they like, even me,and to many people believe it. OK for general impression if you can spot a theme running through a thread but unless I can get some good info from a reliable source then Ill just give it go and make up my own mind.

Originally Posted by sneeze

Take them as you will,I dont take to much from reviews unless I have some idea of who wrote it and what their experience and knowledge is.Internet forums are a good example. Any idiot can post what ever they like, even me,and to many people believe it. OK for general impression if you can spot a theme running through a thread but unless I can get some good info from a reliable source then Ill just give it go and make up my own mind.

yeah thats it. there are always going to be people that knock stuff no matter how good it is and some will be negative before the gear even hits the ground.
Re: no parlex adjustment on the vx6 , Not overly important for my use (mostly bigger animals) but more vaminting /target orientated it would be handy.

The 3-18 VX6 with CDS should be here before xmas this year.

Rumoured models at this stage on a few websites are..........

"I understand there will be even more new models than the 1-6x24 and 2-12x42 models. A few more choices will be:

1. 3-18x44mm, side focus, with choice of fine duplex, illuminated duplex, B&C

2. 3-18x50mm, side focus, choice of fin, illuminated duplex, B&C

3. 6.4-24x52 34mm tube, side focus, choice of fine duplex, illuminated B&C, varmint hunters reticle."