ZeroTech TRACE ADV 3-18×44 FFP Shoot2Hunt

[JCMCUBIC]

I'm not sure what part of what I posted you are responding to, here. I understand 2-12 and 3-18 have a 6x zoom ratio.

But that's precisely my point/question. If the zoom ratio, turrets, erectors, illumination setup, objective size, main tube size are all the same, where does it lose 25% of its weight? And why is 2 on the low end better than 3? What do you gain?

Smaller objective is likely. 2-12 is fine with me, but 1.5-9x36 is what I thought might be the route to go. It would be more compact going from 44 to 36 on the objective, keeping the 6x erector, and still maintaining a 4mm exit pupil at the highest power.

I'm fine with dropping to a 5x zoom ration at 2-10, 4x at 2-8, or keeping the 6x at 1.5-9. Whatever works best to get the reticle in a reliable, lightweight (<=20 oz), compact FFP scope.

 

[dårlig jeger]

Smaller objective is likely. 2-12 is fine with me, but 1.5-9x36 is what I thought might be the route to go. It would be more compact going from 44 to 36 on the objective, keeping the 6x erector, and still maintaining a 4mm exit pupil at the highest power.

I'm fine with dropping to a 5x zoom ration at 2-10, 4x at 2-8, or keeping the 6x at 1.5-9. Whatever works best to get the reticle in a reliable, lightweight (<=20 oz), compact FFP scope.

Dropping to a 1.5-9x36 makes sense if you're trying to get under 20 ounces.

I was just trying to make sense of the clamoring for a 2-12x. Even if you dropped to a 40mm objective and shed a few ounces, I don't think it makes sense. The point i was trying to make is that it's effectively the same scope as the 3-18.

 

[ChrisAU]

Smaller objective is likely. 2-12 is fine with me, but 1.5-9x36 is what I thought might be the route to go. It would be more compact going from 44 to 36 on the objective, keeping the 6x erector, and still maintaining a 4mm exit pupil at the highest power.

I'm fine with dropping to a 5x zoom ration at 2-10, 4x at 2-8, or keeping the 6x at 1.5-9. Whatever works best to get the reticle in a reliable, lightweight (<=20 oz), compact FFP scope.

Careful, you’ve found one of the biggest draw backs for high magnification erectors. The exit pupil on the 3-18 is only 6mm at 3x and 2.4mm at 18x.

Looking at it for the 20th time, I really hope that spec is wrong for the exit pupil at 3x and is a typo? I know it’s not 14.67, but surely not 6mm? @Formidilosus @Ryan Avery