I agree with you 110%
"That said, if ZCO were to come out with something similar to the Vortex AMG, keep it FFP, keep it mil/mil but drop the weight by about 10oz, well that would be something to write home about. " ----This is exactly what I'm talking about!
How bout a "goal" spec sheet. I'll start....
Magnification: 3-18, 4-20, 2.5-15, 3-21, ???
Focal Plane: FFP
Objective outer diameter: 44-50mm
Field of view @100 yards: 40ft at low end mag
Internal adjustment range: 30 mil or more
Click value: .1 Mil-rad
Parallax adjustment: approx 10m
Tube diameter: 30mm
Weight: less than 25oz.
Reticles: MPCT1/MPCT2
Glass: ZCO'S
Turret: micro ZCO's (locking with reduced mass and 5 mils/rev)
Diopter: locking
Illumination: ZCO's
Please add/subtract/and or correct (I'm not an optical engineer).... I'm just talking out loud and wishful thinking
I Know it’s not a ZCO, but Nightforce has the nx8 2.5-20 that fits this bill.