Maven RS1.2 2.5-15x44 new model

[Juan_ID]

I have a completely unfounded imaginary theory that the battery cap portion provides a bumper flex jolt absorption zone that helps in the zero retention testing...

Possible, only one way to find out but I doubt that’s going to happen.

 

[Juan_ID]

Maven sent an email today and I was hoping it was a re-stock notification for the RS1.2 MIL, but no...instead it was introducing a different MOA reticle. Now they have three reticles, two of which are MOA.

Both MOA scopes are in stock in both colors. No MIL scopes are in stock. That's what you call a clue, Maven!

I've got a fever, and the only prescription is MORE MIL SCOPES!

SHR-MIL (MIL)
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MOA-2 (MOA)
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SHR-W (MOA)
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I didn’t think that reticle was new, was pretty sure they had both of those options back when I bought my scope but can’t say with 100% certainty

 

[TheM1DoesMyTalking]

I didn’t think that reticle was new, was pretty sure they had both of those options back when I bought my scope but can’t say with 100% certainty

Here is Maven's description of it:



"The highly popular RS1.2 2.5-15x44 FFP riflescope just got even better with the addition of our unique and innovative SHR-W reticle - a reticle designed to offer unparalleled precision in the MOA platform without the complexity of our MOA-2 reticle. Ideal for those seeking versatility across a variety of hunting scenarios, the SHR-W combines the same level of precision with the added benefits of quick access holdovers, making it a perfect choice for those who seek both accuracy and adaptability in their riflescope."

 

[Juan_ID]

Here is Maven's description of it:

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"The highly popular RS1.2 2.5-15x44 FFP riflescope just got even better with the addition of our unique and innovative SHR-W reticle - a reticle designed to offer unparalleled precision in the MOA platform without the complexity of our MOA-2 reticle. Ideal for those seeking versatility across a variety of hunting scenarios, the SHR-W combines the same level of precision with the added benefits of quick access holdovers, making it a perfect choice for those who seek both accuracy and adaptability in their riflescope."

Maybe I’m confusing it with another model of scope that already offered that reticle option. Either way, I don’t care to see another moa reticle… ever

 

[HighUintas]

Omg MOA sucks so bad. It's the biggest revelation I've ever experienced in shooting, other than using a sturdy scope and torquing those rings tight

 

[sndmn11]

Possible, only one way to find out but I doubt that’s going to happen.

Fill the battery cap full of hot melt and retest

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Omg MOA sucks so bad. It's the biggest revelation I've ever experienced in shooting, other than using a sturdy scope and torquing those rings tight

I also switched to MIL two years ago now. I’ll never go back unless I absolutely have to.

 

[GreyBeck]

Now I wish I had waited and gotten SHR-W instead of MOA-2. Cleaner.

 

[ropeup79]

I’m pretty sure it’s s available on the RS1.

 

[Stocky]

Have you looked at it outside in very low light, on the lowest setting where you actually need illumination?

Hey @Formidilosus was going to setup a rifle to do a preliminary drop test on scopes before I break my hunting setups down. Do you have a preferred setup ie chassis, rails and rings etc. Was thinking the rokslide standard 223 etc but wondered if the factory stock would potentially induce a source of shift?

Obviously will test hunting rifle setup also but would be nice to save breaking a working setup to test an unknown.

 

[Formidilosus]

Hey @Formidilosus was going to setup a rifle to do a preliminary drop test on scopes before I break my hunting setups down. Do you have a preferred setup ie chassis, rails and rings etc. Was thinking the rokslide standard 223 etc but wondered if the factory stock would potentially induce a source of shift?

Obviously will test hunting rifle setup also but would be nice to save breaking a working setup to test an unknown.

My suggestion would be to not try to replicate the drop eval- you will break scopes figuring it out.

If you are going to do it, use soft soil- not rocks, not hard pack; soft soil. If it’s just the scope you are looking at, you have to proof the rifle- do you have a NF NXS or ATACR scope?


Have you read this?

Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards

This will be about the “why” of the field evaluations- specifically the drop “tests”. Let’s have a thought experiment. Let’s say you have spotted a buck across a valley, planned and executed a stalk which when you get to the last little knob up ahead, will put you within 400-450 yards of the...

rokslide.com

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Mine arrived today from the new batch. What part of the reticle is normally illuminated? Mine the centre dot is illuminated but about half the reticle on the right side has illumination glinting from behind. Assuming this isn't normal.

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Mine has illumination bleed like that too. Kind of disappointed, but like the rest of the scope.

 

[AZ_Hunter]

Here is Maven's description of it:

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"The highly popular RS1.2 2.5-15x44 FFP riflescope just got even better with the addition of our unique and innovative SHR-W reticle - a reticle designed to offer unparalleled precision in the MOA platform without the complexity of our MOA-2 reticle. Ideal for those seeking versatility across a variety of hunting scenarios, the SHR-W combines the same level of precision with the added benefits of quick access holdovers, making it a perfect choice for those who seek both accuracy and adaptability in their riflescope."

MOA… yuck.

 

[Stocky]

My suggestion would be to not try to replicate the drop eval- you will break scopes figuring it out.

If you are going to do it, use soft soil- not rocks, not hard pack; soft soil. If it’s just the scope you are looking at, you have to proof the rifle- do you have a NF NXS or ATACR scope?


Have you read this?

Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards

This will be about the “why” of the field evaluations- specifically the drop “tests”. Let’s have a thought experiment. Let’s say you have spotted a buck across a valley, planned and executed a stalk which when you get to the last little knob up ahead, will put you within 400-450 yards of the...

rokslide.com

Yeh I get that but definitely want to test a few scopes I own as well as some other bits and pieces. Happy to risk a scope in controlled conditions like you say. Lots of soft green grass here in NZ. Spend a lot of effort getting into the mountains here chasing "the one" and want to make sure everything I can do and control is as dialed as possible. Plus I'm sure some others will get benefits from the results.

I haven't I will read the thread shortly. I don't but as soon as a mil nxs comes available in NZ I will. Do you have a standard reliable recommendation for rifle setup? I've read your thread on how you put together a rifle but interested in your thoughts on componentry.

 

[WesternSlope]

@Formidilosus I read in another thread that you’re trying to replicate dropping it on wet sand. Why not do exactly that? Drop stuff on a sand box with some plastic sheeting? This is curiosity not criticism.

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus I read in another thread that you’re trying to replicate dropping it on wet sand. Why not do exactly that? Drop stuff on a sand box with some plastic sheeting? This is curiosity not criticism.

You could. And I will try that.

 

[Formidilosus]

Yeh I get that but definitely want to test a few scopes I own as well as some other bits and pieces. Happy to risk a scope in controlled conditions like you say. Lots of soft green grass here in NZ. Spend a lot of effort getting into the mountains here chasing "the one" and want to make sure everything I can do and control is as dialed as possible. Plus I'm sure some others will get benefits from the results.

I haven't I will read the thread shortly. I don't but as soon as a mil nxs comes available in NZ I will. Do you have a standard reliable recommendation for rifle setup? I've read your thread on how you put together a rifle but interested in your thoughts on componentry.

I understand.

For NF reticles, of what’s currently available- Mil-R.

 

[wind gypsy]

@Stocky - maybe at least a bedded rifle config would be better than a factory plastic tikka stock to have a more reliable system?

The glued in chassis method is a nice elimination of error but I wouldn't want to glue an action in either..

 

[wind gypsy]

Maven is kind of missing the mark with the MOA options.. "without the complexity of or MOA-2 option". Seems like having some small elevation hashes would be more useful and less obstructive than not having them but instead having the big ass bars further down.

 

[rbutcher1234]

Maven is kind of missing the mark with the MOA options.. "without the complexity of or MOA-2 option". Seems like having some small elevation hashes would be more useful and less obstructive than not having them but instead having the big ass bars further down.

Maven shouldn’t even offer an MOA option IMO. You are significantly short-changing yourself using MOA instead of Mils once you move away from zeroing prone on a range.