Try to look at one first if you can because you might not like something about what ever scope you pick. Another one to think about is the pmii 5-25 dt p4f I’ve seen them on optics planet for $2600 & you can usually find 10% off codes which could get you a pmii for $2350 & a lot of people have won prs & fclass with that p4f reticle. I like my mk5 a lot it’s a very good scope & will complete with the best. Any of these top scopes I doubt you will be dissatisfied with. So pick the one with the reticle you like & best price you can find
My friend has the xrs2 & the dmr pro. We both think they are almost the same scope with different mag range. They compare very well to the mk5. I think the pro is better than the 44mm mk5 & right there with the 56mm. I would put the dmr2 pro just under the razor & the mk5 but really close, so close that next time there’s a another sale, I will get one. There are several sites selling the pro for around $1550 regular price & $1300 or just under for the sale price which makes it hard to beat for the $$$. I wouldn’t trade my mk5 56mm for it if I had to pick 1. The mk5 is light, very bright in cloudy conditions, & a good value for non illumination sale price. To me the razor, xrs2, dmr2 pro, & mk5 are best scopes for the money & they are so close in performance that price & features would be the reason to pick 1 vs another. Some people need illumination but don’t care about weight than the razor or xrs2 makes sense & if weights a big issue than the mk5 or amg would be good & dmr2 pro for least costing best scope
That's cool, so is Spuhr selling those separately now vs. the leveling tool when you buy their mounts? One should also note that not all scopes have perfectly perpendicular reticles to the flat of the scope, they should be but you should verify with a plumb or level after. Also, I prefer to mount my scopes so the reticle is perpendicular (the vertical stadia to the horizon) with my natural hold (I tend to cant straight stocks to the left slightly) and so mounting my scope in such a way provides for much less adjustment when settling in behind the rifle - this tool will not work for those situations.
I always plumb & check the tracking when mounting, the level usually puts me right on or very close to perpendicular. It makes things a little easier to dial in
Yeah the spuhr leveling kit is separate from the 1 piece mount designed for separate rings using the rail between the rings. There’s also the arisaka level which can be used for other 1 piece mounts, it has a flat bottom, slides between the mount & scope with a wedge
Thankfully I've got double secret inside connections. I did have a buddy who ordered one directly through Leupold a few months ago on a discount certificate he'd received somehow and he got his about a week before I did. So I'm guessing they're getting ready to stock their retailers really soon.
It’s personal preference, the h59 (0.039) has slightly thinner horizontal lines than tremor 3 (0.05) & tremor 3 (0.05) has slightly thinner vertical lines than the h59 (0.055). They all have .2 mil open centers so that’s 24 inches of open target at 2 miles. I like the thinners horintal lines of the h59 better for xlr vs tremor 3. On the tremor 3 the bottom grid has 0.025 thick horizontal lines which might be an advantage for holdover if you don’t have enough elevation to dial. I’ve only shot out to 2k yards with the h59 & 2 miles is a different ballgame
I checked mine on cardboard & was good. Then I took it out to 1000 yards dialing 10.3 mils with my 308 175 tmk hand loads hitting an moa target & removed the scope & put on my pmii dialed 10.3 mils & hit the same moa target. So it has been tracking well so far for me, I haven’t heard of any not tracking at my range or from my uncles gun shop customers who have a mk5hd
