Rifle Scopes Minox zp5 vs zero compromise vs Schmidt and bender
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I got rid of my Schmidt's to buy Minox. I love the reticle. Can't afford zero compromises.
I have all 3 and have shot them all the same day.
That’s all I have to say about that.
The price of used like new ZP5s from the Mauser deal makes it hard to justify buying anything else. It’s a pretty great scope.
Not really how it works...
Generally you can get really good glass above 1500
Then you arw paying for features and ever slightly improving glass.
The reticle is how you interact with the target.
Controls are what you manipulate
Glass is just the means to see it.
Decision matrix
Application
Features
Price
Preference
Tangent Theta
Yes this right here, TT leads the pack on the alpha level scopes.
But realistically above 3k it becomes personal preference you really can't pick a bad scope out of the ones mentioned.
I have all 3 and have shot them all the same day.
That’s all I have to say about that.
Why did you shoot them all? Couldn't you have spared at least one?
Probably TT, but I've never used one. I prefer the controls and glass on the Minox over Schmidt.
You really need to consider the reticle though. That's why I have a Minox and not a Schmidt. The reticles are certainly personal preference.
Maybe someone should start a thread that contains videos of people spinning the knobs on their scopes.
You asked which one and asked how they rank. Glass is the same, tracking is the same, that leaves price and reticle to me. Since I bought 3 scopes and their spotting scope for 1700 for the scope and 1300 for the spotter, the price was no comparison. So that leaves reticle, This is my personal opinion, in order is how a view scopes, will it track perfect, what reticle does it have, how nice is the glass. So the reticle is huge for me. I find it amazingly easy to use. The only thing I did not like about the Minox series scopes was the length.
The Minox is long but is it any longer than a schmidt? It doesn't bother me much, however shorter is nice. My M7Xi with a sunshade is the same length as my Minox without a sunshade.
I have two ZP5s and a ZCO 527. IMO glass is definitely not the same. While the ZP5 is very good the ZCO has an edge. ZCO has 25yd parallax vs the 50m parallax on the ZP5. I haven't spent as much time with my ZCO as my ZP5s but I think I like the ZCO turrets better. IMO everything else is a wash.
What does the OD of your ZCO turrets (where the numbers are) measure? I'm trying to get an idea of click spacing.
