Unicorn rifle scope - it can’t be just me…

[HNTR_NW]

Out of interest, what does the SWFA 6x weigh? I don't think it's listed on their website.

Mine weighs 20oz on the dot iirc

 

[Dobermann]

S2h scope is so heavy zerotech don't even publish the weight on their website.... but about 26 oz (750gm) - unfortunately misses the mark widely on making a LW FFP scope and falls pretty square in the bracket of existing over weight products

That's in line with most FFP scopes of that mag range and reliability - the three most relevant comparison scopes would be the LRHS/LRTS 4-16, Maven RS1.2, and Trijicon Tenmile 3-18.

March F 3-24x42 is 20.8 oz (590 gm) for FFP, 30mm, very robust & reliable so it is possible to do

Do you have a link to some testing of the March that shows it to be 'very robust and reliable'? I'm sure many of us would be interested in seeing that.

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

This is close to a Unicorn scope with the mildot reticle.
19 oz and as durable as anything made.
Of course NF dropped it.

 

[nm.otter]

Out of interest, what does the SWFA 6x weigh? I don't think it's listed on their website.

591.5 grams (20.9 oz) for my MQ Gen2 (with large elevation turret and capped windage).

Factory page says 21.3 oz.

 

[bigunit]

On paper I think the vx3hd 4.5-14 x40 is the perfect scope. If it was reliable and the cds dial was in mils it would be the best and lightest. But alas....

 

[B_Reynolds_AK]

On paper I think the vx3hd 4.5-14 x40 is the perfect scope. If it was reliable and the cds dial was in mils it would be the best and lightest. But alas....

It sure was, up until it wouldn’t track correctly.

 

[pathnz]

That's in line with most FFP scopes of that mag range and reliability - the three most relevant comparison scopes would be the LRHS/LRTS 4-16, Maven RS1.2, and Trijicon Tenmile 3-18.

yes, as i said, it is in line with existing options

Do you have a link to some testing of the March that shows it to be 'very robust and reliable'? I'm sure many of us would be interested in seeing that.

I don't believe in throwing scopes on the ground, but in several years of actual hard use in competition/work/recreational hunting I have documented no POI shifts with regular zero checks across 3 different March F scopes, some of these I have posted in this thread.

Thread 'Scope Zero Check Thread'

Dec 13, 2024

I got to thinking that a thread for posting zero checks would be awesome. It could end up being a great collection of data/information.

I'm thinking everyone posts a target whenever they check zero along with notes about shooting conditions and what the rifle has been through since the last zero check. I'm betting we could all learn a lot if we get this going.

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I have not experienced any issues with reliability or function.

 

[Ryan Avery]

You must had gotten the special March scopes. The ones I have tested are hot garbage.


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[bigunit]

It sure was, up until it wouldn’t track correctly.

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Yep. I got tired of doing the windage shuffle every time I went to the range. It was never far off but always off none the less so I unloaded it and went with trijicons.

 

[HNTR_NW]

It sure was, up until it wouldn’t track correctly.

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I owed 7is leupolds mk5 hd’s, vx6hd’s, vx3, Vx5hd’s, Vx freedom. They all failed at one point or another with moderate use. Needless to say they are all gone.

Sad because I think they make some awesome “looking” scopes.

 

[pathnz]

You must had gotten the special March scopes. The ones I have tested are hot garbage.


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very specific

I have only used the March F 3-24x models and can't speak to any of the others

 

[Dobermann]

Correction- the 3-9 is still an 1/4moa adjustment on the turrets.

The 2.5-12 is .1mil adjustments

The 2.5-12.5 is interesting ... still 22.4 oz, so a bit of a weight savings, but not massively so, from the LRTS/RS1.2/RokScope range. And quite a jump up from the 3-9's 13.4 oz ...

Stuck with SFP but at least parallax is 10 y to infiinity.

 

[Dobermann]

I would love it even more in mils, with a 30mm tube, uncapped turrets, and <12 ounces. To me, that should be the design goal for the lightweight S2H scope.

I'm with you.

Do we have a dedicated thread about 'What's the next scope you want Shoot2Hunt / @Formidilosus / @ZeroTech Optics to bring to market?' or are we still piling them into one of the existing three other threads? I think I lost track along the way ...

 

[43.6N]

Would you buy this scope?
16oz 2-8x32?
Or fixed 8x32?

Mil turrets
Capped windage
THLR or Mil dot duplex reticle.
Can pass a drop test.

 

[HNTR_NW]

Would you buy this scope?
16oz 2-8x32?
Or fixed 8x32?

Mil turrets
Capped windage
THLR or Mil dot duplex reticle.
Can pass a drop test.

Yes! Except a 2.5-10 or 3-9 because it’s nostalgic.

 

[43.6N]

Yes! Except a 2.5-10 or 3-9 because it’s nostalgic.

I think objective diameter is going to be the main compromise to get it in the mid teens for weight while still passing a drop test.

Probably 32 or 36mm objective.
It’s starting to sound a lot like one of the OG 2.5-10 NF NXS

 

[HNTR_NW]

For sure, and that’s a compromise I would gladly make.

 

[schmidty3]

Would you buy this scope?
16oz 2-8x32?
Or fixed 8x32?

Mil turrets
Capped windage
THLR or Mil dot duplex reticle.
Can pass a drop test.

Make it a 1.5-9x32!!!!

Thatd be such a sweet Lil LPVO for 3 gun and woods hunting.

 

[nm.otter]

The theory seems to be that something less than a 6x erector can be made bomb-proof at a lower weight.

 

[pathnz]

Buy an existing design like the Primary Arms PLXC 1.5-12×36 and put a normal reticle in it, it's under 20oz and looks mint except for awful reticles