Thread: Dial up scopes

Sorry, forgot to mention NF and Steiner. They were all out of my weight spec.

Can you still get March in NZ ? (again, a bit heavy for what I wanted)

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Yes, March are available. I've got 2, both 3-24 FFP.

Heavy? 640 grams doesn't seem all bad.

I have a vortex LH HD, 3-15x42 supposedly better glass than most of the vortex stuff, noticeably better than the vx3 3.5-14 it replaced, lightweight, 1 inch tube. It seems to dial well but the clicks are mushy, turrets are compact, under covers and well marked. It has the g4 reticle which I was unsure of initially but now I really like it, there is another more fancy reticle available the hs4. I got it for under 1k us 2 or 3 years back, I saw they have been on closeout on some US sites. They are around $1500 here I think.

The zeiss v6 are quite rugged. 650gr. Get one with a a20 plex type reticle and ffp isn’t a problem. Dial the wind. A mate of mine is the March rep if you want one. The nightforce nx8 is 800gr if that’s not too heavy. I think they are a great balance.
I had a mate get the mk6 leupold when they first came out and the he said it wasnt very good. Focus was very touchy And small eye box. Something to do with the short and compact the lenses are too close together. Todd Hodnett was telling me they just didn’t work good. The mk5 was much better with all their military training.

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

The zeiss v6 are quite rugged. 650gr. Get one with a a20 plex type reticle and ffp isn’t a problem. Dial the wind. A mate of mine is the March rep if you want one. The nightforce nx8 is 800gr if that’s not too heavy. I think they are a great balance.
I had a mate get the mk6 leupold when they first came out and the he said it wasnt very good. Focus was very touchy And small eye box. Something to do with the short and compact the lenses are too close together. Todd Hodnett was telling me they just didn’t work good. The mk5 was much better with all their military training.

Yup parallax is a touch fussy on VX6 the HD is pretty good.

Originally Posted by Cowboy06

The zeiss v6 are quite rugged. 650gr. Get one with a a20 plex type reticle and ffp isn’t a problem. Dial the wind. A mate of mine is the March rep if you want one. The nightforce nx8 is 800gr if that’s not too heavy. I think they are a great balance.
I had a mate get the mk6 leupold when they first came out and the he said it wasnt very good. Focus was very touchy And small eye box. Something to do with the short and compact the lenses are too close together. Todd Hodnett was telling me they just didn’t work good. The mk5 was much better with all their military training.

What todd doesnt know about high end optics is not worth knowing.
I have not long put the 4x32 nx8 on my go to rifle and I reckon it pretty well much covers all the bases if you need more ruggedness than most.
They are definitely noticeably lighter than the 5.5x22 nsx and with the separate magnification ring and PTL it's a game changer in hunting optics.
There is nothing I dont like about them and looking at investing in another one soon.

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@Jit, I haven’t used the vx6 scopes. I’ve used a vx5hd that I set up for someone. I’ve heard a few with broken turret locks. The windage doesn’t seem to move very well from New.
I was referring to the mk6 scope in the parallax line the one for sale on here.

Yup the turret locks aren’t perfect and could be a bit more positive to press. But at least they have locks.

I find the mag ring stuff on all of them. But again none of this affect their function.

They are threaded for a power throw lever eh?

I have a vx5hd and that is epic glass and dials well but I have to say my old sightron stac 3-16 dialled as well as any scope i have ever used. Super repeatable and to test one day I went 100m, 1000m, 800m and back to 100m on target's without issue. A little on the heavy side, no zero stop but for a sub 800 scope it was great

https://e.ampro.co.nz/product/5503-b...ategoryId=8096

Anyone mentioned sightron, I have three, really like them, good price too. Don't know about weight, that has never bothered me.