Re: NEW IOR scope models have arrived
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: LibertyOptics</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ILya</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I am not a MOA/MOA guy, so that is not my cup of tea.
I am not convinced I like the new mil reticle, but it is an interesting design and probably worth looking at at some point. I am kinda split on that one. I do like the addition of the illuminated center dot to the 3-18x42FFP. It is a versatile design to start with and the illuminated dot makes it even better.
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Gee Ilya, I'm not exactly feeling the love here.....
I think the new MIL reticle took the MP8-A5 and simply expanded it vertically and horizontally and added the extra windage holdovers. As for the MOA reticle, aside from the preference for the subtensions, I do like the wide spacing and clean look to it. Like left-handers, about 10% of our customers are hard core MOA guys..IOR has added MOA scopes in the 3-18x42, 3.5-18x50, and the benchrest 36x42 scopes. With the upcoming new models they will have something for just about anybody.
As for the other models, yes guys, by the end of August all the rest of the lineup should be here
Scott
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Hmm. That was not my intent at all. I am a big fan of the 3-18x42FFP. Heck, I think I took delivery of one of the first five of those you received and I like the idea of it getting illumination.
While the new 3.5-18x50 is probably a superior scope, in some ways I actually prefer the 3-18x42 simply because it is considerably smaller and a fair bit lighter. Now that it has illumination, it becomes and even more attractive option.
As far as the new reticle goes, I am simply not sure whether I am going to like it or not. I am facing the same situation with Vortex Razor. I just got done testing the new scope with EBR-2B reticle, and I think I actually like the original EBR-2 more. The dots in the new one are a little more intrusive than I like.
With the new IOR mil reticle, I simply do not know how I am going to like it compared to the original A5 reticle. By the way, is the illuminated dot only available with the new reticle?
ILya