I can speak to zeiss customer service from awhile back.
I had the parallax knob on an old model conquest start slipping, I sent it in to their headquarters in CA and within a week they sent me a brand new HD5.
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I've spent the past two months checking out atacrs for my match rifle.
I took a gen3 Razor, Atacr5-25, and an atacr 7-35 out for about 30 minutes for some optical comparisons.
I immediately noticed the 5-25 was super disappointing in every optical category, honestly I'm shocked how bad it...
Both barrels are 26"
The rifle weighs 12lbs without the brake
The Criterion 6 creed barrel is 4lbs 14 oz which is significantly lighter than the straight profile 6.5 that's currently on there.
T3 action in KRG Bravo chassis, I put this together as a match rifle with a Criterion 6 creed barrel chambered by Solid Accuracy. 300 rounds through it, I have 300 once fired peterson cases and dies.
I put a McGowen 6.5 creed barrel on this March for NRL matches, with my 40 oz scope I'll be 6...
Uh the Tenmile is a little more than $199, it has good glass for the price but nothing that'll knock your socks off.
Looking through his NXS 5.5-22 was like looking through 20 year old mid grade optical technology, which is exactly what it is.
Compare one to a few other newer scopes in the $2k...
Light and bulletproof are going to limit you to a Trijicon, the glass is pretty good on the tenmile/credo but not quite on par with a mk5.
I will caution you on NF, the SHV and NXS have piss poor glass compared to both Trijicon and mk5s.
I was shooting a buddies rifle last month and his NXS was...
I have to ask though, is 2920 where you got the best accuracy and SDs?
I can run my 6.5 creed beyond 2800 with 147 eldms and H4350, but accuracy and an SD of 4 is at 2700.
A 134 eld at 2900 drifts 1.71 mils at 1k in a 10mph L to R crosswind, impact velocity 1730
A 147 at 2700 drifts 1.76 mils...
I'm trying to understand the benefit of a 257 over a 264, have you run the 134 eldm in your 25 creed? And if so what velocity are you getting
I have a 16" 6.5 saum and velocity with 147s is just under 2800 with H1000, RL26 is closer to 2900
Or.... Just get a 6.5
Love me some 6 for comp shooting but the minimal recoil advantages are totally lost when you start looking at bullets in the 120+ range pushed by cartridges big enough to make them make sense.
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Yeah glass quality is great to have but I also want a scope that tracks and holds zero. I saw a guy bump his G3 at a match last month and it went TU, he finished the shoot with a backup rifle.
Not to knock the G3 too much but a bunch of guys are also reporting parallax failures.
The 7-35...
It sounds like you really want a nice pleasant shooter.
I'm going to suggest a 22 caliber but not a 223 unless you're wanting to compete in tactical division.
A 22 arc (or better yet 22 BR) with 88 eldms around 2850-3000 would be a solid 500 yard deer killer, and it won't cost much more than...
I'm looking for feedback on the LRP S3, I'm looking at the 6-36x56 for NRL/PRS matches.
I'm looking for durability in addition to glass quality, eye box and all the other checklist items.
Sound off if you have any experience