Thought I'd share a closer look at my new scope:
The overall feel is solid but rough around the edges, mostly because of the heavy knurling on the mag ring, AO, and adjustment caps. Definitely affords you some good traction but perhaps a bit too much for bare hands. The matte finish feels grippy, like an old slate chalk board. I've thought I'd already scratched it numerous times just to find out that with a bit of rubbing it comes right off. It really does behave like an old slate. Not sure how it will stand up against metal rings though.
The adjustable objective turns comfortably with the thumb and index finger wrapped around it. Not too easy, not too hard, just right. From the numbering to the end of the scope is one piece, so you can put scope caps on it, but they will turn with the AO. From 10 yards to infiniti is approximately two thirds a revolution, so depending on the barrel/stock profile you may or may not be able to get away with scope caps up front. What I thought was a ding at first (between the "100" and "vortex" on the knurling) appears to actually be a very small screwhole (see the one by the "30") filled in with some sort of epoxy/glue.
The magnification ring takes slightly more effort than the adjustable objective to turn. It had a tight spot out of the box, but has already smoothed out after fondling it for a day prior to this mini-review. Rotation is 180 degrees with the protruding portion of the ring starting at 9 o'clock on 4x and 3 o'clock on 12x. The magnification indicator dot is top dead center facing up, requiring you move your head to see it.
The fast focus eyepiece is by far the tightest I've ever felt. It may smooth up with some use but it remains to be seen. I don't mind because I'm going to be using scope caps, so this will help make sure it doesn't accidentally change. It has metal knurling for grip as well as rubber right on the very edge for comfort in case you should bump into it.
I was worried that the elevation adjustments were going to be plastic. I'm glad to say they are metal, with knurling of course, like everything else on the scope. They can be reset to zero by loosening them with a coin. The clicks are very nice. I thoroughly enjoy spinning them around. They are a bit louder when you spin them in one direction than the other (working with vs. against the spring presumably). The elevation turret is marked from 1 to 14 with a blank space between 14 and 0. The windage is marked from 0 to 7 and 0 to -7 in the opposite direction with a blank space between the two 7's on the other side. The blank spaces correspond to 3 clicks, so not quite 15moa (14.75) for a full revolution. This is a con because if you are going to make multiple rotations you have to take this into account. Full adjustment is listed as 60moa, this one had 5 full revolutions plus an additional 5 clicks, which would put it at 75 MOA (14.75x5 )+(0.25x5). I will have to go to the range and see if it actually tracks this far.
The overall feel is solid but rough around the edges, mostly because of the heavy knurling on the mag ring, AO, and adjustment caps. Definitely affords you some good traction but perhaps a bit too much for bare hands. The matte finish feels grippy, like an old slate chalk board. I've thought I'd already scratched it numerous times just to find out that with a bit of rubbing it comes right off. It really does behave like an old slate. Not sure how it will stand up against metal rings though.
The adjustable objective turns comfortably with the thumb and index finger wrapped around it. Not too easy, not too hard, just right. From the numbering to the end of the scope is one piece, so you can put scope caps on it, but they will turn with the AO. From 10 yards to infiniti is approximately two thirds a revolution, so depending on the barrel/stock profile you may or may not be able to get away with scope caps up front. What I thought was a ding at first (between the "100" and "vortex" on the knurling) appears to actually be a very small screwhole (see the one by the "30") filled in with some sort of epoxy/glue.
The magnification ring takes slightly more effort than the adjustable objective to turn. It had a tight spot out of the box, but has already smoothed out after fondling it for a day prior to this mini-review. Rotation is 180 degrees with the protruding portion of the ring starting at 9 o'clock on 4x and 3 o'clock on 12x. The magnification indicator dot is top dead center facing up, requiring you move your head to see it.
The fast focus eyepiece is by far the tightest I've ever felt. It may smooth up with some use but it remains to be seen. I don't mind because I'm going to be using scope caps, so this will help make sure it doesn't accidentally change. It has metal knurling for grip as well as rubber right on the very edge for comfort in case you should bump into it.
I was worried that the elevation adjustments were going to be plastic. I'm glad to say they are metal, with knurling of course, like everything else on the scope. They can be reset to zero by loosening them with a coin. The clicks are very nice. I thoroughly enjoy spinning them around. They are a bit louder when you spin them in one direction than the other (working with vs. against the spring presumably). The elevation turret is marked from 1 to 14 with a blank space between 14 and 0. The windage is marked from 0 to 7 and 0 to -7 in the opposite direction with a blank space between the two 7's on the other side. The blank spaces correspond to 3 clicks, so not quite 15moa (14.75) for a full revolution. This is a con because if you are going to make multiple rotations you have to take this into account. Full adjustment is listed as 60moa, this one had 5 full revolutions plus an additional 5 clicks, which would put it at 75 MOA (14.75x5 )+(0.25x5). I will have to go to the range and see if it actually tracks this far.
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