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Rifle Scopes March PRS edition 5-42

Judgeh

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Nov 19, 2023
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I am by no means a high level shooter. I’ve been in the game right at a year and still have a lot to learn and a lot more impacts to get.

Just like any PRS shooter I’m always looking to move on and upgrade gear.

I started with a MK5 and quickly moved to NF and shot with that majority of my first year with that I always took the opportunity to look at other high end scopes when I got a chance to see what I liked. I was never overly impressed with what a saw from some of the high end offerings especially with the price tag involved.

Ironically I bought a March PRS edition WBR reticle on blind faith after some trusted friends who all shoot “ultra premium” optics looked through one at a match I was unable to attend and all gave it the green light saying it was pretty solid at a quick glance.

I have had my hands on one for a couple weeks now and have run it at 2 matches so far with more coming. I have to say I’ve really been thoroughly impressed at the capabilities of the scope. The image is in my opinion one of if not the best out there! The glass cuts mirage phenomenally well.

The wide angle glass make it easy to run higher power than normal (20+ compared to 15) and still have good target acquisition. I compared it to another newer wide angle scope and in my opinion there wasn’t much comparison to be had.

The turrets don’t suffer from having too tight of clicks from being 15 mil or spongy tactile feedback. Being writeable from the factory is also a very nice quality of life bonus!

The reticle I absolutely love as well. I ran MIL C with the NF and enjoyed that one. The WBR reticle seems to be an improvement in every way you could hope for being very thin but still readable and useable in situations where time is short. Leaving a lot of glass real estate for spotting and watching impacts. The half mil marks are a very nice addition as well as the 1 mil hold under

All in all I feel that this is an excellent scope this is definitely a top level contender in the competition world just from what I have been able to observe. It excels in areas other scopes struggle for sure and for a good price. I definitely wouldn’t knock one until I’ve tried it. I know more and more of these are showing up in the wild go see what you’re missing out on and check one out!
 
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I am by no means a high level shooter. I’ve been in the game right at a year and still have a lot to learn and a lot more impacts to get.

Just like any PRS shooter I’m always looking to move on and upgrade gear.

I started with a MK5 and quickly moved to NF and shot with that majority of my first year with that I always took the opportunity to look at other high end scopes when I got a chance to see what I liked. I was never overly impressed with what a saw from some of the high end offerings especially with the price tag involved.

Ironically I bought a March PRS edition WBR reticle on blind faith after some trusted friends who all shoot “ultra premium” optics looked through one at a match I was unable to attend and all gave it the green light saying it was pretty solid at a quick glance.

I have had my hands on one for a couple weeks now and have run it at 2 matches so far with more coming. I have to say I’ve really been thoroughly impressed at the capabilities of the scope. The image is in my opinion one of if not the best out there! The glass cuts mirage phenomenally well.

The wide angle glass make it easy to run higher power than normal (20+ compared to 15) and still have good target acquisition. I compared it to another newer wide angle scope and in my opinion there wasn’t much comparison to be had.

The turrets don’t suffer from having too tight of clicks from being 15 mil or spongy tactile feedback. Being writeable from the factory is also a very nice quality of life bonus!

The reticle I absolutely love as well. I ran MIL C with the NF and enjoyed that one. The WBR reticle seems to be an improvement in every way you could hope for being very thin but still readable and useable in situations where time is short. Leaving a lot of glass real estate for spotting and watching impacts. The half mil marks are a very nice addition as well as the 1 mil hold under

All in all I feel that this is an excellent scope this is definitely a top level contender in the competition world just from what I have been able to observe. It excels in areas other scopes struggle for sure and for a good price. I definitely wouldn’t knock one until I’ve tried it. I know more and more of these are showing up in the wild go see what you’re missing out on and check one out!
Appreciate the feedback and you sharing your experiences with the March! The more that get into the wild the more people are going to see just how fantastic this optic actually is.
 
I'm quite pleased with mine as well! Similar time frame of ownership, same exact reticle. Compares pretty dang well to a 735 tangent. The TT has a bit more contrast and zero edge distortion VS the March. The mirage control is very close between these two, which hasn't been challenged by any scope I've been behind from ZCO Khales NF Schmidt. I haven't had the chance to get behind an 8-40 zco or the 5-40 khales yet.
 
I'm quite pleased with mine as well! Similar time frame of ownership, same exact reticle. Compares pretty dang well to a 735 tangent. The TT has a bit more contrast and zero edge distortion VS the March. The mirage control is very close between these two, which hasn't been challenged by any scope I've been behind from ZCO Khales NF Schmidt. I haven't had the chance to get behind an 8-40 zco or the 5-40 khales yet.
You’re not missing anything with the kahles. Promise.
 
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You’re not missing anything with the kahles. Promise.
I'm not surprised, I've never found them to exceed anywhere. Idk how they're swaro owned with mid their glass. Their dials, turrets, knobs fit and finish dexterity of all the controls has always been top shelf, but their glass has always been mid pack, and fov even further behind. Granted the DLR fixed the FOV issue but nothing else was improved upon.
 
I'm not surprised, I've never found them to exceed anywhere. Idk how they're swaro owned with mid their glass. Their dials, turrets, knobs fit and finish dexterity of all the controls has always been top shelf, but their glass has always been mid pack, and fov even further behind. Granted the DLR fixed the FOV issue but nothing else was improved upon.
The 540 turrets leaves PLENTY to be desired!