Would you buy this scope?

[Castle Rock]

Yes. I do not expect to have any issues.
The real decision is that there is a 6 month lead time once the go ahead is given, and the order is placed. So- it’s a catch22. If we give it enough to fully vet them to a level I would want- they won’t be here by hunting season. On the other hand, we can say yes to whatever order number in a week or two, and have a high confidence factor that the scopes are good.

I’m not sure what the answer is.

I’m pretty sure that they didn’t just make 3 of them, the parent company is down here with ties to NZ too, there are a few on here with the runs on the board to give them a fair workout within a couple of weeks, spread the load.

 

[waterengineer]

I also like the idea of a non-refundable deposit to get a scope in the first shipment.

 

[camp_86]

I am in for a depot/first round buy. Excited for the 2-8 or 2.5-10 for an ultralight build I have dreams of.

 

[Speaks]

So first off, while it would be cool to get them this year, having it for hunting season is not a massive deal. I can kill just fine with what I have now. Overall getting it right is key in the end.

But if 3 is not enough to test and feel really good more have to be ordered to really test. Opening testing up to a pool from here to get more real world feedback seems reasonable though I also totally get an argument to vet who is getting one so you get more clear signal vs noise. If it was opened more broadly people would need to clearly be aware and agree this is a full price beta test and no bitching if there are some issues.

I am not going to pretend I would be a hard core tester and put several thousand of rounds through it, I might, but how much I can shoot varries from year to year. I could commit to having it rattle around in a side by side a bunch though and put 1k or so over a summer.

I would also be open to a deposit or even full price down at order time (which is kind of immaterial to me, I trust they will show up even if late).

I wont wine either though if you get a batch out to a good group of testers + S2H course and I dont get an option to order until next summer.

Anyway looks really cool, excited for when it really comes to market. Very much appreciate all the work to bring this thing a step closer to reality.

 

[jonnyviceroy]

Count me in for a deposit as well.

 

[HuntHarder]

I know glass quality was far down on your list of important things, but its pretty important to me. Overall, what can we compare it to?

Fwiw, I think Swfa type is the absolute minimum quality I'd be interested in. Nx8/ Trijicon tenmile glass quality would be better.

I know Form said the eyebox is generous, so that's a huge plus to me as well.