Would you buy this scope?

[Stocky]

Im late to the party. Where do I find the rationale for the reticle design? Cant say I want to scrub this whole thread, though the drama was entertaining..


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Thread 'Minox ZP5 5-25x56mm THLR Field Evaluation'

Feb 16, 2022

This is a field evaluation of the Minox ZP5 5-25x56mm with THLR reticle scope. This scope was purchased for an evaluation, to determine the merits of the THLR reticle in October of 2021. Being that the purpose was to determine the suitability and function of the reticle, the risk of the scope breaking from the drop eval was to great then. However because I had enough time to get it fixed or acquire another before needing it again if it did break, and because it needed to be done, I conducted the eval today. It is different than the standard evals as the scope was shot and used pretty...

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Has info on the original thlr reticle

 

[Sled]

Rods
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That's a chain in the fire world.

 

[Formidilosus]

Got back just before dark. Rushed it and mounted one up and commenced to shooting.

Groups initially were odd and larger than the guns norm. Stringing, or seeming to jump poi. Finally unmounted, and remounted scope. Groups were a bit smaller, but still not quite right.

But, with almost no light left I went ahead and attempted the drop Eval. Top left is 8 shots. Adjusted up .1 mil, and left .1. Drop eval is center dot. This one was conducted on solid frozen ground, and a single 1/2” mat (not two pads). The 9x36” drops shifted off the dot (#7). Went to the bottom center and fired three- all centered. Hmmmm. Went to the pads and drops 4 times or so from shoulder to head height, then 2-3 times from shoulder height on the frozen ground (bottom left). The third shot went more left, and I noticed the buttstock wiggling.




The screw that holds the buttstock onto the main chassis had gotten loose.

So, inconclusive.

Got back to the house, tightened that up and will eval all three properly tomorrow.

 

[JDZ]

We don’t have the scopes yet. I can’t give any information like that without seeing them.

You mentioned eye relief is good as well as eye box. Excited to hear more and comparisons when you get it mounted to a rifle. Eye relief spec should simply be a calculation by the manufacturer.

If there’s been any talk of the realm of coatings and glare reduction, I’ve missed it.

Also will be interested to see dimensions, like mounting length and optical bell length, for those of us that still like using old rifles with long actions without pic rails. (I know…)

 

[JDZ]

That's a chain in the fire world.

A chain is 4 rods. 66 feet.

A link is 7.92 inches and a chain is 100 links.

 

[waspocrew]

I'm definitely not an early adopter by any means, so I'll probably sit the first wave out. I'm very interested in this scope though. All my scopes are MOA, but this would tip me over into trying MIL finally haha.