Rifle Scopes What do you want in a scope?? (Think outside the box!)

[steve123]

This. In every other market, as things improve they get smaller and lighter. Except the scope market apparently. How is is that Leupold is able to make a super light compact 3-18 and no one else can even come close?

I've got some carbines that a 4-14x44/30mm looks stupid huge on.

Sure would be nice to have a compact and lightweight 3-12x40 with a 1" tube that was full featured with FFP, mil/mil, illume, capped finger adjustable turrets, close focus and a well thought out tree reticle! Say a pound or so.

 

[supercorndogs]

A nice SFP 2-10x hunting scope with a mil reticle and adjustments. Top notch glass and a least 46ft FOV and 4in of eye relief, with a monstrous eye box. Just add it to the line suggested above.

 

[winniedonkey]

I want to design my own retiticle.

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[Conrad]

A nice SFP 2-10x hunting scope with a mil reticle and adjustments. Top notch glass and a least 46ft FOV and 4in of eye relief, with a monstrous eye box. Just add it to the line suggested above.

That pretty much much already exists, it's called the NIghtforce NXS 2.5-10x42 compact.

 

[supercorndogs]

That pretty much much already exists, it's called the NIghtforce NXS 2.5-10x42 compact.

44ft FOV, 3.5" eye relief, SFP, pretty high price tag for a hunting scope, but a good option.

 

[FALex]

eye relief? You asking for a measurement here? Scope needs a forgiving eyebox as well as quality eye relief.

tube diameter? 34mm to maximize mounting options

objective lens diameter? 56 unless he can go 60 with that 34mm tube

Magnification range?
a) CQB:1-8 b) 4-24x

Click value? You know the answer to this one

You didn't ask about reticle, but since I'm all about throwing my opinion around, I'd like a floating center dot and a Christmas tree comprised of dots (think of the Kahles SKMR 3 center crosshair with the AMR holdover tree). In fact, Kahles, if you're listening, please come out with this!!! You can even label it the FALEXR1. HAHAHA!!

 

[mattj]

Limiting to things I haven't seen mentioned yet:

Possibly feasible:
'Instant' zoom toggle from remote switch (low to high zoom without hands having to leave the rifle). ie, scan for target at min zoom, once target in-scope, tap the switch to zoom in, engage target, tap to zoom back out and resume scanning for next target.

More 'out there' (but probably feasible with current technology with enough cash):
Ability to sequentially 'tag' a list of targets ahead of engagement. Then when you start shooting, scope shows visual cues (arrows around the the edge of the FOV, for example) to the next target to help you rapidly re-acquire it. Bonus if the scope zooms out when you scan for the next target and then auto-zooms in as you get it near the center of the reticle (with override setting for mirage conditions perhaps). Combine the above with the mythical auto-doping scope for completely "hands off scope" operation. (Possibly make any control using just eye movements).

 

[automatik]

@TresMon any update on this?

 

[bigwatchpilot]

Something similar to what the alien in Predator had...but more like Iron Man.

Needs to look Tacticool...no cyberpunk or Elon Musk designs

Made in France or other swanky Socialist Eurotrash country that is en Vogue...no China or Philippines, I guess Made in ‘Mercia would be acceptable

Simple, light weight, rugged, repeatable, non-cluttered, lots of selectable digital info displayed - HUD Heads Up Display with eye tracking and selectable menus, big field of view, Bluetooth, auto correcting red-dot POA for atmospheric conditions and range, 2-20 zoom range, video capture/record, iCloud sync, titanium tube, 30mm tube, unlimited range, target lock and tracking, under $1199.

 

[Pointman308]

You’re all douche bags.

 

[Frankr]

Necro-thread?

 

[Steel head]

1x50 power and a bottle opener.