MAGFED308
05-09-07, 11:50
A RANGE TEST BY A CIVILIAN AND MY 2 CENTS FOR WHAT ITS WORTH
I WENT TO THE RENO GUN SHOW A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE INTENTION OF GETTING A NEW SCOPE FOR THE BOLT GUN , BUT I DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFERENT, AND BY DIFERENT I MEAN PRICE, BECAUSE NORMALLY I DON'T HESITATE TO DROP A $1000 OR MORE ON GLASS.
SO WHEN I WENT TO THE RENO GUN SHOW I RAN ACROSS A TABLE WITH 2 OF NEW MILLETT TRS 4 -16 X 50 SCOPES, SO I GOT THEM BOTH.
WELL FIRST OFF I'M NORMALLY USED TO A FIXED 10X OR ADJUSTABLE UP TO 10X. THIS SCOPE IS ADJUSTABLE UP TO 16X BUT AT THE 300 YARD RANGE I FOUND MYSELF TURNING DOWN THE POWER TO NO MORE THAN 12X AS MIRAGE WAS REALLY SCREWING WITH MY EYES.
I PERFORMED A COUPLE OF SIMPLE TEST TO SEE HOW THE TURRENTS DELT WITH REZEROING, I DID THE BOX DRILL WITH NO PROBLEMS, WELL NOT EXACTLY, I DIDN'T GET THE 5TH ROUND IN THE SAME HOLE AS THE FIRST SHOT BUT I CALLED IT AND IT WAS ABOUT A 1/4 INCH LEFT. AND THE OTHER TEST I DID WAS TO TURN THE TURRENTS 3 FULL TURNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND BACK TO ZERO WITH NO PROBLEMS.
THE HIGHEST SETTING ON THE GREEN ILLUMINATED RETICLE WAS NOT VISABLE IN THE DAY LIGHT BUT WHO USES THAT FEATURE DURING DAY LIGHT ANYWAY, THE GLASS WAS NOT AS CLEAR AS SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED OPTICS OUT THERE BUT FOR THE MONEY, PROBABLY THE BEST I'VE PEERED, THE LOCKING SYSTEM ON THE TURRENTS ARE A NEAT FEATURE AND SEEMED TO WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM, AND I LIKED THE LARGE FOCUS KNOB ON THE LEFT SIDE, SO FOR MY PERSONNAL EVALUATION I BELIEVE THIS SCOPE IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY I SPENT ON IT.
(COULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE DURABILITY EVALUATION AS I TRIED TO AVOID DROPING , KICKING , THROWING , BEATING , ETC. MY RIFLE THIS WEEKEND, BUT I'M SURE IT WOULD PROBABLY DO FINE).
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I WENT TO THE RENO GUN SHOW A FEW WEEKS AGO WITH THE INTENTION OF GETTING A NEW SCOPE FOR THE BOLT GUN , BUT I DECIDED TO TRY SOMETHING DIFERENT, AND BY DIFERENT I MEAN PRICE, BECAUSE NORMALLY I DON'T HESITATE TO DROP A $1000 OR MORE ON GLASS.
SO WHEN I WENT TO THE RENO GUN SHOW I RAN ACROSS A TABLE WITH 2 OF NEW MILLETT TRS 4 -16 X 50 SCOPES, SO I GOT THEM BOTH.
WELL FIRST OFF I'M NORMALLY USED TO A FIXED 10X OR ADJUSTABLE UP TO 10X. THIS SCOPE IS ADJUSTABLE UP TO 16X BUT AT THE 300 YARD RANGE I FOUND MYSELF TURNING DOWN THE POWER TO NO MORE THAN 12X AS MIRAGE WAS REALLY SCREWING WITH MY EYES.
I PERFORMED A COUPLE OF SIMPLE TEST TO SEE HOW THE TURRENTS DELT WITH REZEROING, I DID THE BOX DRILL WITH NO PROBLEMS, WELL NOT EXACTLY, I DIDN'T GET THE 5TH ROUND IN THE SAME HOLE AS THE FIRST SHOT BUT I CALLED IT AND IT WAS ABOUT A 1/4 INCH LEFT. AND THE OTHER TEST I DID WAS TO TURN THE TURRENTS 3 FULL TURNS IN BOTH DIRECTIONS AND BACK TO ZERO WITH NO PROBLEMS.
THE HIGHEST SETTING ON THE GREEN ILLUMINATED RETICLE WAS NOT VISABLE IN THE DAY LIGHT BUT WHO USES THAT FEATURE DURING DAY LIGHT ANYWAY, THE GLASS WAS NOT AS CLEAR AS SOME OF THE HIGHER PRICED OPTICS OUT THERE BUT FOR THE MONEY, PROBABLY THE BEST I'VE PEERED, THE LOCKING SYSTEM ON THE TURRENTS ARE A NEAT FEATURE AND SEEMED TO WORK WITHOUT A PROBLEM, AND I LIKED THE LARGE FOCUS KNOB ON THE LEFT SIDE, SO FOR MY PERSONNAL EVALUATION I BELIEVE THIS SCOPE IS WELL WORTH THE MONEY I SPENT ON IT.
(COULD NOT GIVE AN ACCURATE DURABILITY EVALUATION AS I TRIED TO AVOID DROPING , KICKING , THROWING , BEATING , ETC. MY RIFLE THIS WEEKEND, BUT I'M SURE IT WOULD PROBABLY DO FINE).
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u200/kwackerb279/Picture139-1.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u200/kwackerb279/Picture138-1.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u200/kwackerb279/Picture137.jpg
http://i168.photobucket.com/albums/u200/kwackerb279/Picture136.jpg