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Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 23, 2022, 08:45:45 AMThe last vx6 I did was just like Stein observed. Didnt show till about 4 MOA but by 20 MOA it had walked 2.5 MOA.On my rifle 20 MOA is about 800 yards. Are you saying the vx6 will be off by 20 inches to the left or right? That seems like a non-starter for anybody actually trying to shoot that far. For you guys that own the NF NX-8, how much time do you spend messing with the parallax adjustment to get the parallax out? It doesn’t have yardage printed on the turret like the Leupolds do. Is it fairly obvious that the target is in focus or do you still have to move your head around to make sure the reticle isn't moving around?
The last vx6 I did was just like Stein observed. Didnt show till about 4 MOA but by 20 MOA it had walked 2.5 MOA.
Its definitely the erector system Stein. Ive done tracking tests on quite a few vx5 and 6's the last few years and every single one starts walking horizontally. Over on rokslide there is a member who is doing very in depth testing of scopes. Its definitely worth jumping over there and doing a deep dive. Lota of scopes still to come. He isn't biased and he doesn't pull punches.https://www.rokslide.com/forums/forums/rifle-scope-field-evaluations.133/That link takes you to a main page. I recommend reading the green link about how the tests are conducted and then below that link are the seperate scope evals.
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 23, 2022, 08:28:36 AMIts definitely the erector system Stein. Ive done tracking tests on quite a few vx5 and 6's the last few years and every single one starts walking horizontally. Over on rokslide there is a member who is doing very in depth testing of scopes. Its definitely worth jumping over there and doing a deep dive. Lota of scopes still to come. He isn't biased and he doesn't pull punches.https://www.rokslide.com/forums/forums/rifle-scope-field-evaluations.133/That link takes you to a main page. I recommend reading the green link about how the tests are conducted and then below that link are the seperate scope evals.I've been following this thread. Very eye opening. I have a feeling it's going to get pretty expensive for me... Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk
Leupold needs a good metaphorical slapping across the back of the head.
Quote from: Karl Blanchard on February 23, 2022, 04:54:45 PMLeupold needs a good metaphorical slapping across the back of the head. Unfortunately, I think there's a few companies that could benefit from the same.
Quote from: grundy53 on February 23, 2022, 04:49:00 PMQuote from: Karl Blanchard on February 23, 2022, 08:28:36 AMIts definitely the erector system Stein. Ive done tracking tests on quite a few vx5 and 6's the last few years and every single one starts walking horizontally. Over on rokslide there is a member who is doing very in depth testing of scopes. Its definitely worth jumping over there and doing a deep dive. Lota of scopes still to come. He isn't biased and he doesn't pull punches.https://www.rokslide.com/forums/forums/rifle-scope-field-evaluations.133/That link takes you to a main page. I recommend reading the green link about how the tests are conducted and then below that link are the seperate scope evals.I've been following this thread. Very eye opening. I have a feeling it's going to get pretty expensive for me... Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk one of my all time favorite scopes ever is my old mark 4. Ive owned a lot of good leupolds over the years. With that said, I can't wait for Form to start drop testing the vx line and breaking the internet. Leupold needs a good metaphorical slapping across the back of the head.
The VX line is priced similarly to Vortex mid to upper and likely will perform similar. The model for those is you drop it, it either shifts and you re-zero or you break it, send it in and they fix it. It's pretty common for people to be concerned if they give their scope a drop or smack it on something. I don't know many people that think their scope they paid less than $1,000 is going to be super rugged and withstand multiple drops without losing zero.That said, it looks like the zero drop test is claiming victims in the $1,000 - $2,000+ range and that is something that concerns me as I look for my next scope. Paying that kind of money I would want something that tracks and holds zero reliably.I would expect sub $1,000 Vortex and Leupolds (and any other brand for that matter) to both track relatively poorly and fail the drop test. Put them on your rifle, zero, don't touch them and don't drop them, check your zero when you travel or have reason to believe they have been subject to impact. That's basically how they have been used historically and how they should be used today. Works great for the 100-300 yard shots the vast majority of game are taken with.
I'd agree with most of that except for the part about people not having absolute confidence in their sub 1k scopes. Id argue the opposite. I think you'd be hard pressed to find a guy who wouldn't argue to his grave that his vortex razor isn't the end all be all to rifle scopes.