Q&A for Minox ZP5 5-25x56mm THLR scope

[Nine Banger]

Master Sporter recently donated its Maven to a different rifle, just need to know which rings.

Don’t worry about the kid, he’s spoiled.

I ordered a set of UM 34mm HIGH; for T3X; hope it works out.

 

[Bluumoon]

Master Sporter!

Master Sporter is still setup for 22CM, it'll barely move w all the weight, going to need at the mag to see impacts though.

 

[Dobermann]

I ordered a set of UM 34mm HIGH; for T3X; hope it works out.

I have UM's High Tikka rings on my T3X Superlite - but I prefer a more 'heads up' position.

 

[Dobermann]

@Formidilosus how does the ZP5 handle glare from the sun? I know that varies among scopes and even top tier scopes handle it differently. Nightforce handles glare quite well whereas (apparently) Tangent Theta handles it badly. The Minox is more similar to the TT than the NF so does it handle glare poorly as well?

If you do find glare to be an issue, I'm pretty sure it's the Kahles sunshade that has the same thread pitch. Pretty sure that also means there's a Tenebraex ARD that also fits.

For anyone who wants complete confirmation - hit me up, and I'll dig them out to confirm for sure.

 

[JohnJohnson]

Can you just remove the honeycomb from an ARD and use it as a sunshade that isn't 3"+ long?

 

[Dobermann]

Can you just remove the honeycomb from an ARD and use it as a sunshade that isn't 3"+ long?

The ARDs aren't long ... give me a couple of hours and I can measure it up.

 

[JohnJohnson]

The ARDs aren't long ... give me a couple of hours and I can measure it up.

I think they're somewhere in the area of 1.5-2" instead of 3" or more for a sun shade. I sometimes worry about sunshades being so long since it gives any impacts on them a lot of leverage to mess up the objective threads. That concerns me since I tend to just leave my sun shades on my scopes 24/7. But it's probably not an issue.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

but I prefer a more 'heads up' position.

Ew! haha.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Glare is not an issue more than the average scope with the Minox. Ask me how I know, I shoot in ******* Arizona.

 

[JohnJohnson]

Glare is not an issue more than the average scope with the Minox. Ask me how I know, I shoot in ******* Arizona.

Funny enough, I just got back from Arizona coues hunting a couple weeks ago and that's what inspired me to upgrade another rifle's scope.

 

[Formidilosus]

@Formidilosus how does the ZP5 handle glare from the sun? I know that varies among scopes and even top tier scopes handle it differently. Nightforce handles glare quite well whereas (apparently) Tangent Theta handles it badly. The Minox is more similar to the TT than the NF so does it handle glare poorly as well?

Haven’t seen any issue with flaring in use. Never paid attention to it.

 

[Dobermann]

Ew! haha.

Yes, Form has chided me ...

 

[Nine Banger]

Pretty sure I have UM's X-Highs on my T3X Superlite - but I prefer a more 'heads up' position.

Gotcha.

I ordered the Tikka rings so they only come in LOW and HIGH.

The LOW worked fine for my 4-16x42 atacr.

I'm assuming the bell will clear on the HIGH hopefully not too much and hopefully I won't need moleskin to raise my comb.

 

[rbutcher1234]

welp I ordered 2 ZP5 THLR scopes today. One for the Tikka sporter and one for my R8

 

[Gstew1930]

Ew! haha.

This is the perfect response

 

[Mik123]

If you want a more compact Minox hunting scope check out the ZP5 3-15x50 with the MR2 or MR5 reticle. Bought are usable at low magnification without illumination.

 

[Dobermann]

Gotcha.

I ordered the Tikka rings so they only come in LOW and HIGH.

The LOW worked fine for my 4-16x42 atacr.

I'm assuming the bell will clear on the HIGH hopefully not too much and hopefully I won't need moleskin to raise my comb.

Oops - it's the High in UM Tikka rings (1.3") that I have.

Apologies for the error; I had quickly searched on their site so I thought I was posting the correct ones, but I'd landed on their Premier Rings page. Have fixed in my inital post so I don't confuse anyone.

 

[Dobermann]

If you want a more compact Minox hunting scope check out the ZP5 3-15x50 with the MR2 or MR5 reticle. Bought are usable at low magnification without illumination.

I just posted this in another ZP5 thread, but worth adding here too as this is our main source:

The 3-15 scope is fairly heavy - at 920 grams, it's only 50 grams lighter than the 5-25 at 970g (32.45 oz vs 34.22 oz, or only 1.76 oz lighter).

And, of course, it doesn't have the THLR reticle, which is what most people in this thread are likely to buy a ZP5 for.

Like a better option will be the new 'Rokscope'.

 

[Nine Banger]

Oops - it's the High in UM Tikka rings (1.3") that I have.

Apologies for the error; I had quickly searched on their site so I thought I was posting the correct ones, but I'd landed on their Premier Rings page. Have fixed in my inital post so I don't confuse anyone.

I probably should have kept my lows just to check to see if if they work but the chart on the UM website makes it seem like the bell would hit the barrel with the Lows.

 

[Mik123]

Fair enough, the 3-15 is 7cm shorter and has a great reticle at lower power (probably the best ffp low power reticle). Another option for those that are interested in the Europtic deal.