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Zeiss v4 4-16 questions
craigapphunt:
For those who own one or have had experience with one specifically the updated version with exposed locking windage dial.
1. Has it held zero, tracked accurately, and been durable
2. 50mm or 44mm
3. How's the eye relief and eye box throughout the mag range
4. What reticle did you go with
jrebel:
I bought one last year to try based on reviews of other members. I went with the 44mm objective lens and z plex reticle. I was putting in on a youth rifle and wanted small, lightweight, and a simple reticle. It is not a rifle I will be shooting to 1000 yards so figured.....KISS rule applied.
As for the turrets....I have only owned it for about 8 months and put maybe 100 yards down range. It appears to track very well out to 500 yards and then back to 100. The eye relief is very nice and comparable to any leupold I have ever shot. The price is right for a mid range scope. The turret clicks are positive and easy to dial......not quite as positive as other higher end scopes I have shot, but still very nice.
All in all....would I buy it again?? Yes
Would I recommend it to a friend?? Yes
Will I switch all my scopes to this model....No, but for the application I'm using it for, it is pretty awesome.
Mtnwalker:
Can't speak for the 4-16 but I'm not all that impressed with the optics on my 6-24. I bought it to replace a VX6 that I had lost confidence in, so far it seems to function and track well but I cannot for the life of me get a good focused image of the target and reticle at the same time. First Zeiss product I've ever had a complaint with, I have older conquests that IMO have much clearer optics. In that aspect the old non-HD vx6 blows it out of the water. :dunno:
craigapphunt:
--- Quote from: jrebel on December 06, 2022, 10:25:26 AM ---I bought one last year to try based on reviews of other members. I went with the 44mm objective lens and z plex reticle. I was putting in on a youth rifle and wanted small, lightweight, and a simple reticle. It is not a rifle I will be shooting to 1000 yards so figured.....KISS rule applied.
As for the turrets....I have only owned it for about 8 months and put maybe 100 yards down range. It appears to track very well out to 500 yards and then back to 100. The eye relief is very nice and comparable to any leupold I have ever shot. The price is right for a mid range scope. The turret clicks are positive and easy to dial......not quite as positive as other higher end scopes I have shot, but still very nice.
All in all....would I buy it again?? Yes
Would I recommend it to a friend?? Yes
Will I switch all my scopes to this model....No, but for the application I'm using it for, it is pretty awesome.
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Thanks for the insight. I'm looking for a sub 30 oz, tough, reliable, forgiving scope to go on a 7mm rem mag project I have in the works. I'd like to keep the bottom end magnification no higher then 4-5x and would take as much magnification on the high end as I can get without blowing over my weight cap.
pickardjw:
1. I've only had mine for one season. Have sent maybe 50 rounds down range with it. It has tracked accurately out to 20 MOA and in between and held zero so far. If you look on Rokslide, there's a guy username Formidilosus that drop tests scopes for durability. The Zeiss V4 does not pass his test there, though it does typically pass tracking tests. I believe NF, Trijicon, and SWFA are the scopes that typically do pass both his tracking and drop tests.
2. I have the 44mm. No experience in low light conditions with it.
3. I'm happy with the eye relief at different magnifications, but don't have a ton of experience with other scopes.
4. I have the ZMOAi-T30 illuminated reticle. It is awesome, big fan.
Buddy liked it so much on my gun he bought one too. You can typically get a demo from Redhawk for a discount. They have a very good reputation and the used/demo optics honestly look brand new, include all the original packaging, etc.
https://redhawkrifles.com/used-zeiss-conquest-v4-4-16x44-rifle-scope/
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