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Best 3-18x

Common to Khales in general or just the K318 model?

I have 3 Khales, but no K318. The K318 seems like a great scope on paper, bummer if parallax binding is a common issue. I haven't had any issues with my Khales (all K624's), but it's only a sample size of 3...
The 318
 
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I've had the ATACR 4-16x T3 and still have the Leupold mk6 3-18x T3 and the NX8 2.5-20x T3.

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I sold the ATACR when I sold all scopes I owned with low power > 3x. Decided I didn't want to give up much FOV when using clipons.
The L&S Mk6 3-18x is the oldest scope I own, I got it in April 2014 from a Hide vendor for $1700. Originally it had an h58, no illum and the m5B turrets (those turrets sucked). But L&S upgraded it for me to T3, with illum and to the M5C turrets (which do not suck). And it does everything the NX8 2.5-20x does and maybe I trust it more :)
The mk6 is 23.6 oz and 11.9 inches, and still a leader in its class on size and weight.
But the mk6 is only available now on used market, so if I was buying today, I'd get another NX8 2.5-20x. Its the perfect mag range for my bolt gun use cases and gives up no FOV with longer distance thermal clipons like UTC/x/xii or Theon ELR.
 
I bought a U.S. Optics Foundation 3.2-17x50mm with MPR reticle recently.

It was a great deal at EuroOptics.

I like it a lot so far and @koshkin gave it good marks.

USO also makes their Foundation line in a 5-25x52mm so in theory you could have two rifles, two scopes, same reticle.

-Stan
 
Kahles K318i… 👍🏼
Ended up getting one myself… 😏 Just came in this week, and got it mounted and bore-sighed, ready for zero’ing this weekend. It’s the CCW RSW SKMR3 model, so it matches my K624i’s with the SKMR4 reticles. 👍🏼

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