Thread: Martch hunting scopes

Where is the best place to order these from?

My 6500 needs replacing and one of these or something close would fit the gun just perfect I think.

What other options is there?
Not looking for a night force weight wise scope but want a lightweight ish, good magnification and great dialling scope.

Cheers
Shane

You'll need a bit of magnification to hit the gongs over this way
NIGHT FORCE

Yeah im not sold on the nightforce eh.

I want a large magnification range not just high or low

Fair call on that one

New VX6 mate with CDS turret, I spoke with Greg Duley last week and he has been testing them, he said optically better than the March and they track very well.
If you ask me the March has a lot of compromises and i don't like them.

Lets be a little more specific about those compromises?

I have heard some things....

fussy eye relief on some?

but apart from the 42mm bell, haven't heard many complaining bout the optical performance..

great reputation for reliable tracking and optical performance in their benchrest scopes...

the 8x magnification aint much of a complaint...nor is the size and weight of the 3-24ffp or the 2.5-25 compared to the competition

I would be complaining bout the price and 5 year warranty....

Am considering one for myself ...would like to know some real experience and/or information on the pros and cons...

Please feel free to expand L.R. ....

The one I owned 3-24x42 FFP the eye relief was shocking was not usable above 20 mag. The optics are average I guess largely due to the 42mm objective. The alloy is also very soft and they mark very easily. They have some good features for a long range hunting scope however I feel they lay under the to good to be true banner for me.

ta..

yep eye relief is an issue.. and soft alloy would just p you off in that price bracket.....

Yep I'm not a big fan of them myself, however lots of other people are, but I find a lot of people are to proud of what they own to tell the honest truth, it always amazes me how defensive some people get over their optics.
I wish they were more of a 3-18x50 style scope, I think they would be a lot better package if they were not so ambitious with their mag range.

Originally Posted by L.R

Yep I'm not a big fan of them myself, however lots of other people are, but I find a lot of people are to proud of what they own to tell the honest truth, it always amazes me how defensive some people get over their optics.
I wish they were more of a 3-18x50 style scope, I think they would be a lot better package if they were not so ambitious with their mag range.

+1

Originally Posted by L.R

New VX6 mate with CDS turret, I spoke with Greg Duley last week and he has been testing them, he said optically better than the March and they track very well.

Is he going to publish an article in NZ Hunter on the VX6 at some stage (even though I'm overseas and won't get to see it first hand).

Yes it will be in the next magazine I believe.

I like the swarovski Z6 BT 3-18x50 have you thought along thais option ?
i ve put mine on my 300wm its sweet

Originally Posted by geezejonesy

I like the swarovski Z6 BT 3-18x50 have you thought along thais option ?
i ve put mine on my 300wm its sweet

Pretty sure he has Z5 5-25x56 same as mine, they are great scopes but the BT is not suited to LR work really.

The Mark 6 from Leupold would be a good option if they release them with a TMR reticle.

It's about the only scope I'm half pie excited about at the moment.