March FX 1-10 vs Leupold Mk5 2-10

[warrantchief]

Hi folks, I've decided I'm frustrated enough with the lack of parallax adjustment on my trijicon 1-8x28 that I want to get something else. The rifle is my "recce" with a 14.5" p&w but it is sub MOA with good ammo and I like to shoot it everything from carbine classes to distance (up to 600yards). It seems like the two choices are the scopes I mentioned for LPVO that include a parallax adjustment. I run the gun without a bipod. I have an 18" ar that I use as a comp gas gun with a steiner 3-18x, so I'm not trying to make a dedicated long distance gun.

The March is even more expensive than the Leupold and I've never looked through a March at all. I have a Leupold Mark 6 3-18x that I'm quite fond of, but thats my only experience with fancy Leupolds.

I'm leaning towards the 1-10 but I worry a bit about a 10x multiplier and how big the eye box would be at 10x. Anyone have thoughts or experiences on either scope? Thanks!

The one thing I really like about my trijicon is that the 1x reticle is quite good illuminated or otherwise for close carbine engagement distances. Not sure how the march or leupold would manage...

 

[simonp]

I moved up from Trijicon on a couple of my gassers to the MK5 3.6-18 and I am truly happy with the upgrade.

March gets a lot of good press but Ive never handled or looked through one so I stuck with Leupold.

 

[Burdy]

I finally got to check out the Mk5 2-10 this weekend at a match and I can't for the life of me figure out what that scope was built for.
I don't feel like there is any additional eyebox room over the premier 1-10's out there, its heavy, the turrets are a bit tall for my tastes etc. I do praise them for putting a parallax adjustment on there, because it will be needed, but I am just not sure what use case they were building it around.

 

[warrantchief]

Good feedback, thank you! I'm leaning towards the march 1-10x

 

[PappyM3]

I finally got to check out the Mk5 2-10 this weekend at a match and I can't for the life of me figure out what that scope was built for.
I don't feel like there is any additional eyebox room over the premier 1-10's out there, its heavy, the turrets are a bit tall for my tastes etc. I do praise them for putting a parallax adjustment on there, because it will be needed, but I am just not sure what use case they were building it around.

hmm, yeah I would have wanted better eyebox on the Mk5 2-10 and also brighter at 8-10x than the 10x LPVOs out there.

 

[Burdy]

hmm, yeah I would have wanted better eyebox on the Mk5 2-10 and also brighter at 8-10x than the 10x LPVOs out there.

I messed with it in bright daylight so hard to say on that one, it could be much better at low light...should be

 

[TheHorta]

March. All. Day. Long.

Honestly, it’s not even close. Maybe reticle choices would be the only possible reason to consider the Leupy.

 

[warrantchief]

I watched a bunch of different youtube last night on the previous gen. I'm gonna give it a whirl! Order placed. Should have it in late November, apparently.

 

[Vynz]

You are trying to compare two products that don’t compete in the same space. Either you really need a true 1x or you don’t. If you do need a 1x the Leupold doesn’t make sense as a comparison - it doesn’t have a 1x. If you don’t need 1x then you should be comparing to the March 1.5-15x44 FFP scope to the Leupold 2-10x instead of the March 1-10x.

 

[warrantchief]

I agree that the target market for the two optics are probably separate. The leupold is aimed at mk-12 clones, etc. But I'm not sure I agree about the true 1x vs 2x being the reason why. My 20" m16a4 clone with a acog is still a super relevant rifle for carbine style work.

Either way, I went with the 1-10x!

 

[TheHorta]

You’ll be blown away by the Shorty. Only issue with March is limited reticle choices. Not sure if ITAR plays a part in that, or if the Japs don’t like licensing fees, but it is what it is.

 

[Happiness Is A Warm Gun]

I absolutely love my March dual plane 1-10 shorty.

 

[PappyM3]

You are trying to compare two products that don’t compete in the same space. Either you really need a true 1x or you don’t. If you do need a 1x the Leupold doesn’t make sense as a comparison - it doesn’t have a 1x. If you don’t need 1x then you should be comparing to the March 1.5-15x44 FFP scope to the Leupold 2-10x instead of the March 1-10x.

Eh, I’d say they have enough similarities to cross-shop. Somewhat compact to compact FFP optic with 10x top end and adjustable parallax?