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Vixen optics
I know there's a few floating around and had the chance to look through one at shooters supplies riccarton today, it was a 3-12 ($500 model) with a BDC reticle and I was fairly impressed ! Very bright and clear optics and they've been in the business for 150 years so I would think their optics rifle related are as good as any!
I'm wanting to hear experiences etc as I'm rather keen now, shooters supplies Riccarton are REALLY helpful and a gold star for service aye and they were open even on a Sunday!
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Steve's Wholesales import them. And they don't deal in rubbish.
Vixen Rifle Scopes Open)
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I had a look at some Vixen scopes at the Sika show very impressed with the Series V-111 1 to 6 x24 extremely bright with great resolution,
Check this site out "www.sambardeer.com" they sell them in OZ and have some good write ups on Vixen products
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I looked through the same scope as shooternz, looked real nice and pretty clear optics. Pity about the weight and forced illuminated option, would be keen if it was a fraction lighter and no electronics
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Hey guys know its an old thread but does anyone else actually have one of these? Was in at Shooters and look pretty good next to a Vortex that was twice the price
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Yep i have the v111 in 2.5 to 15, Its very clear I have lined it up next to vortex glass and it seems brighter in low light....... its a 50 mm obj not sure what the vortex was 6 to 24 x ?
It dials ok but I have not done much work with it yet to comment more fully, I want to do a box test on it at some stage.
The eye relief is good and even wound up high is far enough away on my Model 7 ( I read another thread where someone was commenting about lack of eye relief with the short LOP on the remmy 7.
Its got the illuminated reticle ... I leave it turned off, I can find the reticle ok without it at present, but on dim light situations it may be a plus.
The size of it is a bit ridiculus on the wee 18 1/2 inch barreled Model seven. In hind sight I should have gone for the lower power as I probably wont shoot past 300M, but it'll do.
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Seeing and writing in this thread prompted me to go out and do some more evaluating on this scope.
It uses mm per 100 M in the clicks ...... something I hadnt picked up on before :pacman: so 1 click = 7 mm at 100 M
I was pleased about this as when I dialed I tended to over run a bit. I did a quick box test and ended back at zero easily enough. My point of aim didnt change and I just dialed in elevation and windage to end up on another grid spot ( I use targets with 5 square bull eye blacks) They are grided off into 25 mm squares.
So I dialed up 3 inches ( 12 clicks )and across 6 (24 clicks ) and got near to where I wanted, in reality I had just dialed in 84 mm and 168mm.
I dialed down and back across for the lower left target and was off a similar amount. I dialed it back to zero and hit back on center again. So when I got home I was checking out the dials and realised the cause for the "error" I am confident that this scope dials accurately and well I just need to remember its not 1/4 inch clicks.
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7mm @ 100 M equals almost exactly 1/4" (not MOA) @ 100 yds. As near as damnit is to swearing. Or for the pedantic 1 click = 0.252 inches @100 yds. Seems a reasonable coincidence.
Quite interested in this brand now.
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Thanks for that Zimmer, I thought it was good value, anyone interested in a looky look is welcome to have a peek through it.
As a victim of my upbringing I tend to work in a mismatch of millimeteres and miles :o or parts there of, makes sense to me most of the time
The Vixen company dont even show rifle scopes on their web site, when I enquired about this I was told that they dont want to be seen as promoting blood sports.
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Hi guys
If you want prices on these Vixen - ask
My Euro Supplier stocks these and he does not stock anything that is not up to par
He also says they are great value for the $$ (or in his case Euro)
Let me know and I will get you a price - which I can guarantee be less than anywhere else in NZ
European Optics from Europe