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

[Dobermann]

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.

You've caught me on my day off ... so here's mine in UM Tikka Highs in case that's helpful:

 

[Nine Banger]

You've caught me on my day off ... so here's mine in UM Tikka Highs in case that's helpful.

That is, thank you. Especially on a lite barrel.

My 42mm atacr was pretty close with lows.

 

[ID_Matt]

I think I am the black sheep here... ordered the standard MR4 reticle. Likely will be primarily a competition scope. Really wanted to try the THLR but can't convince myself I need a 36 oz hunting scope just yet!

 

[benconfused]

You've caught me on my day off ... so here's mine in UM Tikka Highs in case that's helpful:View attachment 972630

What is your bipod setup? Could you send me a couple pics of different angles (on your day off )

DM is fine if you don't want to clutter this thread up.

 

[5MilesBack]

Really wanted to try the THLR but can't convince myself I need a 36 oz hunting scope just yet!

This thing just keeps getting heavier. Listed at 34oz, now I've seen 35oz, and now 36oz......do I hear 40? The question is......why does the THLR reticle scope weigh almost 5oz more than the MR4 reticle scope (835 grams, which equals ~29.45oz)?

Ya, it's a heavy scope. But I'm already using a 30oz scope so what's a few more ounces.

 

[ID_Matt]

This thing just keeps getting heavier. Listed at 34oz, now I've seen 35oz, and now 36oz......do I hear 40? The question is......why does the THLR reticle scope weigh almost 5oz more than the MR4 reticle scope (835 grams, which equals ~29.45oz)?

Ya, it's a heavy scope. But I'm already using a 30oz scope so what's a few more ounces.

I was confused on the weight as well... everywhere I look seems to say 34-36 oz but the listing said the 835 grams which translates to 29 oz.

 

[Dobermann]

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.

Scrolling through my Minox ZP5 stash of photos, I found this one by dino67 - I'm guessing this was from the Hide:

 

[Dobermann]

What is your bipod setup? Could you send me a couple pics of different angles (on your day off )

DM is fine if you don't want to clutter this thread up.

Tier One Evolution, 230 mm carbon legs - but the first version, which I think is far superior to the second version. (I may have posted why about this a couple of years ago ... see what the search using username feature turns up.)

Very light; the aluminium leg version is 437 g / 15.4 oz (confirmed weight). I don't seem to have a weight for the carbon version to hand.

I like it as there's no buttons to depress to bring legs down - they just fold down when pulled, which some people think is one of the best aspects of a Harris or TBAC for example.

It's also an 'underslung' design / apex-over-bore design - Marc and Frank had a lot of discussions about the benefits of this on the ES podcast, and Marc has some posts about it (with marked-up images with an Elite Iron) over on the Hide (username Enough Said).

Anyway, Evolution v 1 looks like this:



On a rile, front view:



Stowed - pretty sleek package:

 

[Dobermann]

I was confused on the weight as well... everywhere I look seems to say 34-36 oz but the listing said the 835 grams which translates to 29 oz.

Minox's stated weight is 970g / 34.22 oz. Uncharacteristically, I didn't weigh mine before mounting.

Reburn weighed his at 1014 gr / 35.77 oz about 4.5% higher than stated weight: https://rokslide.com/forums/threads...25x56mm-thlr-scope.253284/page-9#post-3458848

29 oz seems highly unlikely.

(There were apparently some issues with the first versions brought to market, so perhaps there was a parts change-out - or perhaps the stated weight was based on a prototype ... I tend to find that almost nothing I weigh is the same as weights stated by manufacturers ...)