Scope Suggestion

[Maus1322]

Good afternoon people,

I am writing this to ask all of you for your experiences first hand with optics. These experiences will hopefully be relating to durability and glass clarity of your scopes. I am hoping that this may help me out with deciding on which scope to put on my new 6.5 PRC (Seekins PH2). I will let you know the parameters this scope must meet but first a little about the use for this scope.

I have some experience with Vortex Viper stuff but never ventured into a razor. I farm and ranch. I am always in and out of a side by side, tractor, and the ole F-150. I live in the icy tundra of the US. Temps range from -30f to 100f . So durability is a must. This rifle will be going everywhere with me. It's not uncommon to put on 20-30 miles per day on the old side by side checking cattle, fields, or traveling. So i would classify this scope having to be rugged but it's pretty open so taking a shot out to 700+ yards on ole wiley coyote isn't out of the question either.

Parameters I would prefer:

• Price - $2000ish or cheaper hopefully! (2500 MAX and it has to be something I didn't think of)
• Size preference- Minimum 2x and max of 25x and anywhere inbetween
• Objective lens - 50mm objective at the smallest preferrably.
• Turrets - Must have locking turrets
• Tube diameter - Doesn't Matter
• Biggest concern - holding zero

I have researched the shit out of this topic and wanted people to give me their experiences in this particular topic. I know Night force would be my best at holding zero but they don't have locking turrets do they? I'm leaning towards the new Swarovski Z5i+ but question the durability. I have looked into like a LHT by Vortex but keep shying away from them. I also have looked into possibly a Mark 5 but haven't fully committed to that yet.

I guess i hope for information from people who use their stuff daily. I appreciate your time and look forward to discussing this.

 

[T_Widdy]

Turrets - Must have locking turrets

If the turrets MUST lock then this is the best option I can think of

Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42mm F1 ZeroHold Mil-R Scope C552

Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42mm F1 ZeroHold Mil-R Scope C552

www.eurooptic.com

 

[Macintosh]

That's a lot of budget. The turret lock will be your bottleneck. Doesnt the 4-16x42 atacr have a turret lock?

 

[NSI]

S&B and NF have some models with locking turrets that pass the drop test.

Though Form had mixed results, several of us did find that the Leupold Mark 4 (not 5) with locking turrets indeed did appear resistant to drops across a number of mag ranges and tests.

-J

 

[Maus1322]

I really appreciate everyone's input so far. I forgot that the ATACR had locking rings. I researched it a little more. Was there any drop tests done with Swarovski?

 

[NSI]

I really appreciate everyone's input so far. I forgot that the ATACR had locking rings. I researched it a little more. Was there any drop tests done with Swarovski?

Yes. Not a happy ending.

-J

 

[T_Widdy]

I really appreciate everyone's input so far. I forgot that the ATACR had locking rings. I researched it a little more. Was there any drop tests done with Swarovski?

I think that 4-16x42 is the only locking elevation turret they have. Mine has been a great scope.

 

[El_bosque]

I was in a similor place, but couldnt find the best fit unless I removed my desire for Kockengen turrets. I went with the NF NX8 4-32x50 and have lovend it. Many trips out and about with it and surprisingly, I’m yet to move the turrets. Recently I have switched to the 2.5-20, loving it.

 

[Lando]

If you want the scope to hold zero you only have 4 options: Nightforce, Trijicon, Maven RS 1.2 only, SWFA. Locking turrets, not sure other than nightforce. Swaros, Leupold, Vortex etc. do not hold zero.

 

[NSI]

If you want the scope to hold zero you only have 4 options: Nightforce, Trijicon, Maven RS 1.2 only, SWFA. Locking turrets, not sure other than nightforce. Swaros, Leupold, Vortex etc. do not hold zero.

The S&B Klassiks and LPVOs hold zero. The latter at least has locking turrets. One might extrapolate that the more substantial S&Bs with locking turrets might have a good shot at holding zero (expensive experiment).

The Minox ZP5 THLR also holds zero but does not have locking turrets.

-J

 

[ETtikka]

Atacr

 

[Maus1322]

I want to thank everyone for their input. It is much appreciated.

 

[Mike D Texas]

Closest thing I can think of is the 4-16 ATACR.


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[tumbleweed419]

I will throw this out there. I do own Knightforce scopes and love them. If you are on a budget look at Tract scopes. Lets just say you get a lot of bang for your money and they hold zero. I have a 5X25 on my Seekins 300 PRC and it has never failed me.

Both owners (Jon and Jon} of Tract came from Nikon and stand by their products. If you call one of them will always answer. They sell direct to the customer and cut out the middleman so they can sell for less with a lifetime warranty. Take a look and see.

 

[NSI]

I will throw this out there. I do own Knightforce scopes and love them. If you are on a budget look at Tract scopes. Lets just say you get a lot of bang for your money and they hold zero. I have a 5X25 on my Seekins 300 PRC and it has never failed me.

Both owners (Jon and Jon} of Tract came from Nikon and stand by their products. If you call one of them will always answer. They sell direct to the customer and cut out the middleman so they can sell for less with a lifetime warranty. Take a look and see.

Can't disagree with this enough.

-J

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Jw @ tract sure made an impression around here. You should send your tract in for the evaluation. Or do your own and share results.

 

[ResearchinStuff]

Can't disagree with this enough.

-J

+1

For some reason the only emoji i have is the thumbs up.

 

[NSI]

Tract Toric Ultra HD 3-15x50mm Field Eval

This is a field evaluation of the Tract Toric Ultra HD 3-15x50mm. This scope was sent to me from from Ryan Avery for evaluation. It was sent to him from a forum member. The ammunition used was Hornady Black 168gr AMAX that was purchased by Ryan. The 20 round proof group was just over 1.1 MOA...

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-J

 

[grizz19]

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