The little March is quite unique. It is hard to imagine just how compact this optic is. For such a small package it performs well. I own some March FFP's as well as Schmidt, Premier, and USO. I run Schmidt 5-25's on most of my rifles. In terms of overall glass quality, I find that my March scopes have glass that equals any of my other scopes. However, resolution is slightly better in my March optics. Glass is very clear. I have owned several Nightforce NXS scopes and I do not think it is a fair comparison. In my opinion, March glass far exceeds the NF. Earlier this year I purchased a couple of ATACR's. I have since sold both. In my opinion,
again is March has better glass.
March has excellent turrets and have tracked dead on for me. The 3-24x42 has some limitations. The first being high mag with small 42mm objective which yields a small exit pupil. If you shoot primarily in daylight conditions then there is no issue. I understand the argument regarding the critical eye box, etc. I do not agree. After some use obtaining an adequate sight picture quickly will be no problem. The only real negative is the small exit pupil which will cause a darkened image earlier than a similarly powered scope with 50mm or 56mm obj. Despite the excellent glass in this little scope, the objective is too small for my needs. I went with the March FX FFP 5-40x56. I normally run them at 25x as I do not want to get too dependent on using 40x.
You will find many different and even paradoxical opinions regarding which is better, etc. I have no brand loyalty and try to be as objective as possible. I've owned and used almost every scope a available in search of the best optics for me. At the end of the day, just go with what you like best, not what others tell you to like.