I have the meoptas and they are great. I remembered meoptas being heavy too, but maybe that was at the 10x range. at the 15x level it’s all very comparable. I didn’t look this up, but I think they were only around 2oz heavier than SLC 15x. I did hold the Sigs in Cabelas a while back and do recall them being heavy, but they looked great to me and were at a good price.
I’ve been very pleased with my meoptas And I can say their customer service was great. I dropped mine recently from chest height - onto concrete. Ouch. They landed with a solid thud on an outside edge. Glass was fine but barrels had been knocked them out of alignment. I bought them unused/new in box but secondhand, so I thought I was SOL and this was going to cost me several hundred to get repaired. Clearly it was my fault. But, after talking to a Meopta rep they repaired them under warranty for no charge! All it cost me was outbound shipping to one of their US locations, who then forwarded it to their factory, and they shipped it back to me. Couldn’t be happier. Can’t say this would be everyone’s experience, but it made me a raving fan.
(But I am anxious to get my hands on a pair of those 18x Mavens when they come out.)
You can’t cheat the mountain