Maven RS.2 2-10x38 Anyone?

[Mtndawger]

Resurrection day for this old thread….

Did you end up buying one? Thoughts?
Anyone else have experience with this over the past couple years that is willing to chime in?

I have used this scope on my tikka T3x 280 AI and on a Fierce Edge 6.5 prc. I wanted to love it but for me the short eye relief was a deal breaker. I couldn’t ever get comfortable shooting my unbraked rifles in mountainous terrain in field positions. Thinking about getting dinged in the eyebrow affected how I shot. Was it actually a problem? Maybe or maybe not but that lack of confidence messed with me. I also wanted to love that reticle but could never figure out my holdovers at the magnification I wanted to spot my shots. My max magnification was usually about 8-9. Other than those things it is a very solid scope with smooth adjustments, way more than adequate glass, setting zero never presented issues. It would be a superb set and forget for offhand shooting in forest settings. I’ve owned a number of other brands Leupold, Burris, Athlon, Meopta in this price range and lower and it is as good or better than any of those. I sold this scope and now I’m using a Tract Toric 2-10x42 with the bdc reticle. 6 oz heavier but still light @ 18 oz. I’m experimenting with the tall turret and dialing. The reticle design is a bit thick but is easier to use for me than the maven was.

 

[fishdart]

I have this scope on a 6.5CM. Very clear, good light transmission, light-weight are pluses. My complaint with the SHR reticle is that the sub-tensions are too big. I generally like a 250yd zero on my rifles and don't dial. This scope reticle gives values of 440, 585, and 800 yards for the sub-tensions at 10x with that zero and my 130 TGK load.

 

[Kyguy]

I have this scope on a 6.5CM. Very clear, good light transmission, light-weight are pluses. My complaint with the SHR reticle is that the sub-tensions are too big. I generally like a 250yd zero on my rifles and don't dial. This scope reticle gives values of 440, 585, and 800 yards for the sub-tensions at 10x with that zero and my 130 TGK load.

THIS. If the subtensions were even remotely usable and this thing offered at least a consistent 3.5" eye relief, even better at 4", I'd probably have ten of them with both reticles. The eye relief is the big killer for me though.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Has anyone heard from Maven on why they designed this reticle? It makes no sense to me and I played with different cartridges and zeros in Strelok and nothing works well.

 

[Wyoming Nimrod]

My experience with the RS2 was on a lightweight (7.5lb all-up) .30-06. I figured the reticle out and was able to make consistent 500yds shots at 10x. Eye relief really was lacking for me, and even on lowest power I feel like your face has been just right in there or the sight picture/fov wasn’t great.

That said, I successfully killed 5 elk in those two seasons (a large 6x6 bull, two cows and two calves) and a mule deer buck at ranges of 50yds, 160yds, 260yds, and 500yds and in a variety of lighting conditions including absolute last light (500yds). So it works. But I also got scoped which is never fun but whaddya do.

The lack of eye relief makes extreme uphill and downhill shots and longer shots that require extra magnification pretty touchy. I have moved the scope to a Kimber MT .280AI and am now considering one for a lightweight .35 Whelen pre64 Model 70, which sounds like a bad idea as I type this…

Ultimately, imho, it is a great lightweight bomb-proof scope that holds zero, has capped turrets, pretty good glass, and a use-able holdover reticle, although there are compromises of course.

Honestly, if Leupold would make a VX3HD 2.5-8X with capped turrets and their B&C reticle then I’d have found the holy grail scope for this application…

 

[peaceful_ruler]

I haven't actually used the Maven RS.2 but from what I'm reading in this thread the king of ultralight scopes for big game might still be the Swaro Z3 3-10 w/ the BRH reticle. 13 oz, GREAT reticle, awesome glass, mine has been reliable for me thus far