I worry about it fitting on my long action. The Razor LH 2-10 barely fits.
New scope for a western hunt?
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SWFA 6x MQ or an Athlon Helos 2-12. Those are pretty much all I use now, and I live and hunt out west.
As someone mentioned, elk are huge.
As someone mentioned, elk are huge.
My March DFP 1.5-15x42 in Mil came in a week ago so here's some comments about it.
The IQ is better than I thought it would be based on the IQ in my March DFP 1-10x28. 15x is fine yet a little out of focus at the edges of the FOV periphery. Not great that this is the case but I knew that going in so I ignore it since I'm looking mostly centered where 85% of the FOV gives a nice clean image.
The daylight bright center dot is a step brighter than in my 1-10. This feature was near the top of my list of my requirements and the whole illume system works well. I used it on my plate racks, other various steels at distance, and that red CD was awesome to have for quick shooting, no matter the magnification, this depending on distances or the specific way I was using it. For me this is HUGELY useful and I love having it!
When shooting at our 70Y 1/5th scale silhouettes I found it easier using the red CD to hit them offhand than without the CD being lit.
Of course the rest of the scope is top notch. It's compact, fairly light, Shuriken turrets are wonderful, all controls luxurious, good reticle design, and DFP.
DFP is HUGE too! Man what a great MPVO problem solver this is, especially combining with the illume! I don't need holds for low magnification and there the SFP reticle is easy to see. If holds are desired just increase magnification where you want it to be to use the FFP hashes.
One bad thing though. It needs to go back for warranty because there is a problem with the FFP reticle sliding off to the left very slightly when changing magnification counterclockwise. When I move the magnification clockwise the reticle alignes correctly again so that's how it is for now but I'm enjoying the scope so much that I'll wait until the USA warranty department is live before I send it off.
All in all I'm glad I got it.
Edit, if I was hunting any game, no matter the size, this would be my #1 choice for a riflescope and that by far. I already DRT'd two ground squirrels shortly after receiving this scope and with the lit CD it made doing so easy. One head shot and one small window for a center chest shot, both offhand. There's a lot of "just right" in this scope, enough to over look any short commings!
The IQ is better than I thought it would be based on the IQ in my March DFP 1-10x28. 15x is fine yet a little out of focus at the edges of the FOV periphery. Not great that this is the case but I knew that going in so I ignore it since I'm looking mostly centered where 85% of the FOV gives a nice clean image.
The daylight bright center dot is a step brighter than in my 1-10. This feature was near the top of my list of my requirements and the whole illume system works well. I used it on my plate racks, other various steels at distance, and that red CD was awesome to have for quick shooting, no matter the magnification, this depending on distances or the specific way I was using it. For me this is HUGELY useful and I love having it!
When shooting at our 70Y 1/5th scale silhouettes I found it easier using the red CD to hit them offhand than without the CD being lit.
Of course the rest of the scope is top notch. It's compact, fairly light, Shuriken turrets are wonderful, all controls luxurious, good reticle design, and DFP.
DFP is HUGE too! Man what a great MPVO problem solver this is, especially combining with the illume! I don't need holds for low magnification and there the SFP reticle is easy to see. If holds are desired just increase magnification where you want it to be to use the FFP hashes.
One bad thing though. It needs to go back for warranty because there is a problem with the FFP reticle sliding off to the left very slightly when changing magnification counterclockwise. When I move the magnification clockwise the reticle alignes correctly again so that's how it is for now but I'm enjoying the scope so much that I'll wait until the USA warranty department is live before I send it off.
All in all I'm glad I got it.
Edit, if I was hunting any game, no matter the size, this would be my #1 choice for a riflescope and that by far. I already DRT'd two ground squirrels shortly after receiving this scope and with the lit CD it made doing so easy. One head shot and one small window for a center chest shot, both offhand. There's a lot of "just right" in this scope, enough to over look any short commings!
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Way more hunting opportunities are lost or bungled due to scopes being over powered than underpowered.
There is almost zero 400yd shots on deer or elk that can’t be made very comfortably with a quality 10-12x scope.
A 2-10 or 3-12 scope is great for 99% of actual hunting situations.
Make sure the reticle is very visible in any light.
Scope size and weight matter more than rifle weight.
There is almost zero 400yd shots on deer or elk that can’t be made very comfortably with a quality 10-12x scope.
A 2-10 or 3-12 scope is great for 99% of actual hunting situations.
Make sure the reticle is very visible in any light.
Scope size and weight matter more than rifle weight.
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