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

[Nine Banger]

Has anyone:

a) sent theirs back besides @rbuthcher1234 and I?

b) heard from anyone at Blaser USA about it?

I'll call if we don't hear anything.

My understanding was one shipment back to Germany per week for repairs.

 

[5MilesBack]

Mine was delivered to them on the 2nd. Haven't heard anything from them.

 

[Nine Banger]

Mine was delivered to them on the 2nd. Haven't heard anything from them.

I left a voicemail asking for an update on the first batch of ZP5s to arrrive.

 

[Schaaf]

Has anyone:

a) sent theirs back besides @rbuthcher1234 and I?

b) heard from anyone at Blaser USA about it?

I'll call if we don't hear anything.

My understanding was one shipment back to Germany per week for repairs.

Mine was delivered on the 4th. Haven't heard anything.

 

[3gunyotehtr]

Mine seems to be ok. I am going to put it on my coyote gun and shoot and hunt with it a bit to make sure that it is good to go.

 

[rbutcher1234]

Mine was delivered on the 4th. Haven't heard anything.

Delivered 1/29 and multiple follow up emails unanswered. Including one where I highlighted the auto response that specifically says they will confirm receipt.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

My zero was .5" high initially.

Gee, who would have guessed?

 

[schmidty3]

Gee, who would have guessed?

Well based on current reviews of a minox...

No one.

It was zero'd

I took it to a match. During the match it shifted half inch high apparently.

Take it back to the range. It hits high.

And mid session it reverts back to perfect.

Is that what you'd expect out of a scope?

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Lol. I told you the zero was off on the previous page. You were rude then, and rude again today. Your targets also show why your group sizes are inexplicably different than you've seen before, and how you ended up with a bad zero to begin with. If I believed you were capable of learning, I would tell you.

Have fun throwing your online hissy fit.

 

[Formidilosus]

Well based on current reviews of a minox...

No one.

It was zero'd

I took it to a match. During the match it shifted half inch high apparently.

Take it back to the range. It hits high.

And mid session it reverts back to perfect.

Is that what you'd expect out of a scope?

I think what he’s getting at, is you are likely overestimating your ability or expectations. None of those 5’ish round groups shown say that you as a shooter are .5 MOA on demand with that system. More like a 1.2 to 1.5 MOA on demand with large shot group sizes (20) and therefore .5 MOA “shift” is well inside your actual true cone.

 

[rbutcher1234]

@schmidty3

Shoot a larger (30+) group with that gun and really get an idea of the on demand performance. If I ever need to validate an optic, I put it on my 6BR. Which does things like this:

 

[schmidty3]

I think what he’s getting at, is you are likely overestimating your ability or expectations. None of those 5’ish round groups shown say that you as a shooter are .5 MOA on demand with that system. More like a 1.2 to 1.5 MOA on demand with large shot group sizes (20) and therefore .5 MOA “shift” is well inside your actual true cone.

Its certainly possible.

But every other group on that paper with the 140 hybrids, except the ones where im doing the tracking test, Are about 1/2-5/8" once corrected for my initial zeroing clicks (14 shots total, Bottom ocw target has 12 from 2 weeks ago, top target has the 2 shown in close up. The grids are 1/2" i believe). And like I said, the compiled tracking test groups are the biggest that gun has ever shot, and they opened up towards the low side mid test.

And every other group Ive shot with the 140s for the life of the gun has looked like that 144 load dev target and usually under 5/8" (the fliers on 42.3 and 42.9 were entirely because i had 10 seconds to send 3 before range went cold and even counting those its still about an moa).

It all could be within the margins, sure, and 1/2" high isnt awful, But its on probation.

 

[Dobermann]

@EuroOptic - Jake, seeing people not hearing from Blaser above, is there any chance you can contact Blaser to assist?

 

[rbutcher1234]

Minox just sent me an email confirming the scopes are in their possession.

 

[5MilesBack]

Minox just sent me an email confirming the scopes are in their possession.

As in.....in Germany?