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According to the Firearm Blog article on the gun, they are controlled feed despite not having the huge Mauser 98-style claw extractor. Also, the .223 and 7.62x39 models have a super short mini action similar in size to CZ 527. The super compact size of the 527 is one it's best features, so it's...

I'm interested in one of these for the same reason - putting it on top of a .22LR. With a 25 yard parallax and relatively light weight, it's a good fit. 12 mils should get me to 250 yards, which is more than I need, and there's always holdovers if I really want to push it.

Dumb question, but since the turrets are splined on and not retained by screws, do you just pull them straight off the scope when you want to set your zero? Is there some sort of friction fit or seal to make sure they don't move too much?

I'm pretty sure that the minimum parallax on 4-12x40 AO Leupolds is 50 yards. It may be worth finding a VX-3 or 3i 6.5-20x EFR if most of your shooting will be done at 25 yards. They focus to very close distances, much like the 3-9x33 EFR on your Henry and they're 18 ounces. You could also try...

If that's the case, then you're welcome to try the Leupold out. They're behind the times on reticle design and turrets (5 mil only), and they don't have the best record for tracking, but they're very light and the small ocular gives you plenty of bolt clearance.

I have an Athlon Ares BTR 4.5-27x50 in my 455 Varmint and my friend has a 6-24x50 Midas Tac and a 5-25x50 Viper PST Gen 2 on his 10/22 and custom 455. Of the three, I like the Ares the most - I think it has a better reticle than the Midas (even the new tree version) and it's smaller and lighter...

I'd go with the Screw on Dial only if you can see yourself wanting to go back to capped turrets, or if you can see yourself taking the SOD turrets and moving them to another scope in the future. Otherwise I'd go for the M1s. They're tall, which is useful for target shooting, and there are...

I know these scopes are highly regarded by the target shooting community - both rimfire and centerfire. Weavers were popular alternatives, but they're out of production and remaining inventory has gone up in price. I think someone in that market would be well served by a Sightron SIII 8-32x...

This is what the elevation turret's guts look like on my Ares BTR with the turret secured by a big screw in the middle of the turret. The recess in the steel section is where the o-ring is from the factory. The functional parts look like brass.

I bought an Ares BTR for $600 during the sale in March. At that price, or near it, I'd get one of them over a Midas Tac. I prefer the reticle in the Ares even over the tree reticle now available in the Midas Tac and the turret feel isn't much behind the Midas Tac when the o-ring is removed from...

The 2.5-15x Ares BTR and 4.5-27x are the same scope externally - size, weight, etc. I'd much rather have 27x available for zeroing and very small targets than 2x extra on the low end. Now, when you're talking about scopes like the Vortex Viper PST Gen 2, where the 3-15x is much smaller than...

I'm not sure if the original 3 screw turrets have an o-ring, but the turrets with the large central screw do. The o-ring sits in the recess in the stainless steel base of the turret.

Did you remove the o-ring from the turret caps? Removing the o-rings on mine made the turret clicks better than my friend's Viper PST Gen 2, and much better than they were out of the box.

Just picked up an Athlon Ares BTR 4.5-27x for my CZ455 Varmint in a DJ-modified Boyd's Pro Varmint. I'm sure the sale Athlon is running on these was prompted by a new product coming out soon, but this is a pretty nice scope. I'm looking forward to taking it out to the range and comparing it to...

I'd guess the 5-30x is a lot heavier due to it's 34mm tube. The 4.5-27x could be a light weight option for long range hunting, while the 5-30x is aimed at the no-nonsense tactical crowd.