Have you looked a the Tract Toric, Delta Stryker and Maven offerings?
They are LOW sourced optics with good reputations for build quality, tracking etc...
The Zeiss S3 is also a LOW scope.
Where did I say they were the same design?
They have similarities in the fact that they are both high master FX series with wide angle lenses.
Oddly, I was agreeing with your statement that the design results in a tight eyebox and I gave an example of a March scope that that i own with similar...
It's a wide angle fov scope made by the same manufacturer. I suspect the same tight eye box exists is the same product line (FX series). But then you probably knew that.
I can concur. The eyebox on my 4.5-28 is incredibly tight and has caused buyers remorse.
The glass is very good, but so hard to get behind it is practically useless above 20x
I bought a complete Anderson lower as part of a budget build fun gun.
Fit and finish were fine, mated up to the upper just fine, damn thing shoots very well.
I did put a better trigger in it. Which was also on sale.
If you are considering an HPVO, Midway currently has the PST II 5-25 on sale for 600 bucks. Not the best reticle, but it is such a damn good scope, it is hard to pass up.
https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1020648416?pid=872076
I picked up a grnd pod, I am very pleased with it so far, but for just 64 more dollars, the atlas Cal has a wider stance and is more suited to the competition world. The atlas is going to be more stable, my choice was for specific uses.
There are so many options, if would make your head spin.
On this site, folks love the Gucci shit, me included.
A buddy of my shoots deer and more pigs than you can count every year with a cheap 3-9 sfp hunting scope.
350 yards? A good 2-7 would take care if the hunting. (Realistically).
I have...
The way I understand it, if you put the Tikka in a new chassis, you are no longer in production class. They have the new model coming out, don't recall what it is called.
I have experience with a gen 1 rpr. It is incredibly accurate for an out of the box gun. The current gen addresses the issues...