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    Athlon Cronus g2 uhd 10x42

    I have pair that was a replacement for some 8.5x42s that were faulty out of the box. I've been pretty impressed with them, not used them hunting much as 10x is too much IMO. But for spotting at shooting comps and spotting animals off tripod around home I've been happy with them. Durability...
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44mm SHR-Mil Q&A

    I thought it was but perhaps not? Looking through the pinned threads there doesn't appear to be any Tract scopes, so maybe it wasn't fully documented?
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    Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44mm SHR-Mil Q&A

    Drop test is discussed at the 44-47 minute mark. As I expected, sounds like Maven haven't done anything special to get the scope to pass the test. Its just dumb luck that it passes whereas the same design from Tract doesn't. I highly recommend skipping the first 44mins as they only spend a...
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    You likely wouldn't be able to tell my tearing one apart. Maven have said there were no significant changes internally between the RS1 and RS1.2.
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    Kahles, ZCO, Swaro and Ziess all make scopes themselves but also outsource some of their models. They are all European companies so any outsourced scopes will likely be labeled made in Japan or China. It's very hard to know exactly where scopes are made in many instances, Leupold have some...
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    Maven rs1.2 and tract toric the same?

    Both scopes are made by LOW (Light Optic Works) an OEM in Japan that makes scopes for many many companies. The Tract, Maven, and the Trijicon 2.5-15 are all made by LOW. OEMs generally have a range of base model scopes that companies can choose from, for the most part the scopes will be the...
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    Any Opinions on Athlon Optics Cronus G2 10x42 UHD Binoculars

    I can't offer much of a review, but I have these binos and find them rather excellent. I've not experienced any optical issues, they are easy to get behind on a tripod, have a surprisingly good resolution (I don't have any alphas to compare against). I've used a variety of cheap/mid range binos...
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    Rifle Scope Eye Box and Magnification

    Of the Slides known good scopes (SWFA, NF, Bushnell) the only one I have a reasonably amount of time behind is the Bushnell LRHS 4.5-18. I haven't found that to have a tight eyebox, certainly not unuable like some scopes are. I haven't seen an unusable scope for many years now, most newer...
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    Rifle Scope Eye Box and Magnification

    If you are wondering if there are variable scops that don't have tight eye boxes, then yes some are definitely better than others. Many are very forgiving. Don't feel as though you need a fixed power to have a forgiving eyebox. I can't however comment on the SWFA 3-15 as I haven’t used one.
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    Why do I suck at long range?

    Without knowing the accuracy of your rifle/ammo at those longer distances you can't rule out that the ultimate accuracy is holding you back. But if you are getting erratic misses that you don't see at closer distances and you are always shooting across a deep canyon, I'd say wind is the big...
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    New Steiner H6Xi Line

    The problem is it they put something like the Maven SHR reticle in it the folks at Snipershide who want this for "tactical" purposes would be unhappy. Personally I don't have an issue with tree reticles ever for hunting. I do however think this is the wrong reticle for this scope. .2mil holds...
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    VOTE: Maven's Next Scope

    8x seems a bit low for target usage and to high for hunting. A lightweight super wide FOV 6x scope would definitely be nice, like the SWFA but modernized.
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    VOTE: Maven's Next Scope

    Not sure how I feel about 3x scopes, maybe I‘d buy a lightweight FFP 3.5-10 or 4.5-14, but I can’t help but feel a 3.5-14 (4x) should be entirely possible.
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    2024 New Midrange Optics?

    I think a mashup of the TMR and PR2 would be good. Leupold were meant to being doing something similar for the 2-10x30, but goodness knows when/if that’ll happen.
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    2024 New Midrange Optics?

    Whats a good reticle to you? You could do a lot worse than the TMR for a reticle visible on lower magnification
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    Any info on Apex Optics?

    Well that's confidence inspiring...
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    Any info on Apex Optics?

    They definitely should know the answer to those question, or atleast be able to find out. Did they comment about additional reticle options.
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    Any info on Apex Optics?

    What questions did you have? They must've been awful specific to get a response like that. As far as I can tell Apex is a very small company that is only a few years old, I'd be suprised if they more then a couple of staff members. I'd also guess that talking to the Engineer meant the OEM not...
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    The New Leupold Mark 4HD?

    The Burris XTR3 took 18months after annocement to turn up on the shelf. The illuminated version 3 years. It's barely been a week since this was announced.
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    The New Leupold Mark 4HD?

    He doesn't post much on SH though only on a few particular threads, certainly not enough to get into arguments. I follow him on Locals, I have mentioned the drop tests a few times and he isn't that keen on them. I think he had a run in with Form at a much earlier time, hence the pot shots.

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