Rifle Scopes New March 1-10x24 - viable as replacement for G3 Vortex Razor 1-10?

[ormandj]

I know there's a few people with these scopes on rifles now, and I'm in the immediate market to buy - I was curious - do people see the March 1-10x24 as a viable replacement for the Vortex 1-10? The reticle designs I've seen don't show a true tree, with the stadia lines being a fixed length, so I'm curious how usable it is when holding for windage (reasonable wind values, not 40mph) at distance. This is for a 6mm ARC build, so will be shot out to 1000 yards. Obviously the Razor has this covered. The March has less weight and parallax adjustment available, which I see as a positive, but I'm unsure about the reticle, the red dot brightness, and the usability as a red-dot fill-in as the Vortex does relatively admirably. I also can't stand the color of Razors, but I'm willing to overlook that if it's the better optic.

What are people with hands-on time of both optics opinions on the March vs. the Vortex for an AR15 in a longer-range cartridge like 6mm ARC/6.5mm Grendel/224V/etc? Is the reticle/dot up to the task? I really appreciate any early information available, since I don't have the opportunity to demo either, and definitely need to get an order in. This will be both for target out to 1000 as well as hunting pigs and the like, hence the desire for a LPVO.

 

[RTV]

Interested in this as well however I fear our answer is just going to be "wait for the review."

Seems like the march would be a better range/hunting/DMR optic and the Razor is moreso geared for the 3 gun/door kicking/general purpose crowds.

 

[ormandj]

Interested in this as well however I fear our answer is just going to be "wait for the review."

Seems like the march would be a better range/hunting optic and the Razor is moreso geared for the competition/door kicking crowd.

I'm happy to wait for a review for a full load of info, but surely someone can just give their quick opinion at least on the specific questions regarding reticle, dot, parallax, and so forth. I'm not kicking in doors, but I do spend a lot of time doing drills in addition to hunting/LR shooting, so something that functions reasonably well at all would be ideal. I have very high hopes the March will be a great option, but seeing the DR-1 reticle and not knowing about the dot brightness nor the FOV/etc, it's hard to form an opinion.

The reticle isn't a let down, but it's not what I was expecting (more of a tree); at least some wind-holding capability beyond open-glass. I might be over-thinking that, with the stadia as they are, perhaps holding for wind isn't a huge deal even if it's a little beyond the existing stadia width. I dial when I can, but sometimes holdover is nice. I'm halfway in-between on this aspect.

Someone who has had them in hand to explore would be easily able to answer these questions.