New scope for 7 prc (Steiner H6Xi, Zeiss V6, NF NX8)

[01lowbird]

Unless I missed it, whats the gun? gotta have all the deets.

 

[Tl15]

No experience with the NF, but I have a couple 3-18x50 V6’s, and I just ordered the 3-18x50 H6Xi from Europtic this morning. Same as you, I just couldn’t pass up the deal. EO’s return policy makes it essentially zero risk. If the glass is equal, my V6’s will be going bye-bye. Never liked the lack of illumination in the V6 lineup, and the Steiner will definitely trump on durability.

 

[Flatlander45]

you could save some coin and go with a Athlon Optics Ares ETR 4.5-30x56 Riflescope. lots of positive reviews and i just bought one for $795 for my 7mm prc

 

[Mtank79]

I’ve also given the Steiner a hard look. My other options are the swaro x5i 3.5x18x50 (can double as a club) , leupold vx6hd 3x18x50 & the Zeis v6 3x18x50. Will be mounted on a 6.5 prc for whitetail , muley & slight chance of elk.

 

[Willie IV]

you could save some coin and go with a Athlon Optics Ares ETR 4.5-30x56 Riflescope. lots of positive reviews and i just bought one for $795 for my 7mm prc

Tell me more about this Athlon please. What are your pros and cons? I'm looking to upgrade my optic on my 7PRC as well.

 

[Tl15]

No offense, but I wouldn’t trust an Athlon trying to cram in that many features and magnification. At the end of the day, it’s a Chinese manufactured scope that can still be sold at a profit for under $750. That should be telling about the quality of the components it’s built from. Hunting scopes, maybe. But on a dedicated long range custom build, it doesn’t fit the bill for me at least. YMMV

 

[jeffpenland123]

I would go with mils.

 

[Archer2]

No experience with the NF, but I have a couple 3-18x50 V6’s, and I just ordered the 3-18x50 H6Xi from Europtic this morning. Same as you, I just couldn’t pass up the deal. EO’s return policy makes it essentially zero risk. If the glass is equal, my V6’s will be going bye-bye. Never liked the lack of illumination in the V6 lineup, and the Steiner will definitely trump on durability.

Any feedback on the Steiner? I’m looking at purchasing one to try out also.

 

[Mtank79]

Any feedback on the Steiner? I’m looking at purchasing one to try out also.

He commented on a different post that he’s ordered a couple more Steiners.

 

[Tl15]

Any feedback on the Steiner? I’m looking at purchasing one to try out also.

I wrote up some of my observations in the thread below.

Post in thread 'Low light scope expectations. How much better are they than the Leica I might return?'
https://rokslide.com/forums/threads...-the-leica-i-might-return.386120/post-3949384

 

[Mtndawger]

Google Image Result for https://www.sportoptics.com/media/catalog/product/cache/9ebbf80f9a7c603d18a4c6320528f46a/h/6/h6xi-mhr.jpg

This shows the reticle subtensions. I wish they did this in mils. The mil reticle wind holds look really cluttered. But need real world opinion. Plus doesn’t look to be available anyway. I didn’t check it but they probably correlate with a 6.5 creedmoor velocity profile.

 

[LightFoot]

I grabbed a Steiner h6xi 3-18 in Mil. On sale 1199$ at euro. Almost 1k off. I’ll report back how I like it.

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.


>>>——JAKE——>

 

[Tl15]

I have an email in to Steiner to clarify the reticle. The manual that comes with it is sorely lacking in info. It’s just a picture with no subtension labeling and 30x written on top.

 

[wysongdog]

Looking forward to hearing your thoughts.


>>>——JAKE——>

Me too. This scope checks a lot of boxes for me. Maybe for that price I need to try one too