Would you buy this scope?

[Macintosh]

…The numbers will be made for old people.

Ahem. You mean geriatrically gifted people?

Seeing that I just had a lengthy convo with a good friend about the best turret magnifier, this could be the most important feature for me.

 

[Shortschaf]

We talking cursive numbers or roman numerals?

 

[khuber84]

We talking cursive numbers or roman numerals?

Brail, for the blind.......

 

[Macintosh]

Relax kid, your day will come.

 

[nagibson1]

Remove the windage cap and dial away.

Jay

So long as it can be zeroed. That would be my preference too. I looked at scopes at Cabelas yesterday, and really experienced not all turrets being equal in any sense of the term. There was at least one that was capped, but under the cap was a zeroed turret that locked in place. But if the windage can dial like any scope, I won't remember in the heat of action how many clicks to come back to zero.

 

[Harvey_NW]

So long as it can be zeroed. That would be my preference too. I looked at scopes at Cabelas yesterday, and really experienced not all turrets being equal in any sense of the term. There was at least one that was capped, but under the cap was a zeroed turret that locked in place. But if the windage can dial like any scope, I won't remember in the heat of action how many clicks to come back to zero.

You zero out the turret cap after zeroing the rifle, after that you cap it and don't touch it. Dial for elevation, hold for wind.

 

[z987k]

In fairness, I think a lot of us don’t see value in a 5lb rifle anyway. I don’t shoot them nearly as well.

It's a matter of picking the right cartridge in a sub 5lb rifles. IMO, you need to stay under that 15ft-lb recoil threshold. That limits you to a 6.5G powder column in 264, or the 6CM/243win and down in that sized case.

 

[z987k]

Crazy to me that people argue that a lighter weight scope can't be durable, or don't see the point of it.

Why build an ultra-light rifle or own a 5 pound kimber and put a 30 oz scope on it? I have done exactly that when I put an Nightforce SHV on my Kimber hunter, it felt and balanced like crap.
So it wears an old Burris Fullfield that weighs like 17 oz and it feels SO MUCH better.
That scope has so far been reliable but it's still a $200 scope and has all the caveats that come with that.

guess I could put a Trijicon Accupoint on it, seems that and the Hurons are the only lightish durable scopes but those have several aspects that can be approved on.

I think the accupoint 3-9 might be the only scope made that meets both durability and is actually light.
It's MOA/MIL and SFP, the first can be overcome with a custom turret on the elevation. And SFP, well, it's not as big of a deal on a 3-9 as something with more top end. On a 5lb rifle we're not really hunting at distances requiring 15x or more on the top end anyways.

 

[Balderdash]

I think the accupoint 3-9 might be the only scope made that meets both durability and is actually light.
It's MOA/MIL and SFP, the first can be overcome with a custom turret on the elevation. And SFP, well, it's not as big of a deal on a 3-9 as something with more top end. On a 5lb rifle we're not really hunting at distances requiring 15x or more on the top end anyways.

I have a couple of Weaver GS 4.75X. I think they were 10-11 ounces. Only LW scope I've used that I found to be very rugged.

 

[nagibson1]

You zero out the turret cap after zeroing the rifle, after that you cap it and don't touch it. Dial for elevation, hold for wind.

Do you have a 'tree' reticle? I'm cool holding wind under 250yds. Beyong that id like the option to dial if I have time. Sometimes scale can be hard to estimate.