Leupold Mark6 1-6x Optic Updates

[Failure2Stop]

Really I have found it to be great.

I too have found it to be one of the best on any magnified optic.

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[MadAngler1]

I too have found it to be one of the best on any magnified optic.

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For most people it is the cure all. I'm not sure what advantage the Leupold Mark 8 has over the Swarvo Z6 1-6x. For me though, exit pupil is an issue. I really really wish I had better eyes. Trust me, I would buy the swarvo in a heart beat.

[bp7178]

Is there a reason you're sticking with one optic solution?

Given your situation, a 2.5-10x Nightforce and a offset RDS may be the ticket...

[Failure2Stop]

For most people it is the cure all. I'm not sure what advantage the Leupold Mark 8 has over the Swarvo Z6 1-6x. For me though, exit pupil is an issue. I really really wish I had better eyes. Trust me, I would buy the swarvo in a heart beat.

Unless your pupils dilate to some extreme size under normal lighting I don't see how exit pupil size effects sight through the optic other than eye-box constraints.

One other thing to consider, the more the magnification range the smaller the exit pupil will be at the high end, one problem I have seen with the 1-8x options.

[d90king]

Looks like the 3-18 is getting ready to drop so hopefully that means that the 1-6 isn't to far behind...

[lifebreath]

I'm -9D with astigmatism. I shoot mostly with glasses while wearing Sordins. It is very difficult for me to get a good sight picture with the Swarvo, as compared to the accupoint I recently sold (9.5 vs 17 mm exit pupils). Even when I wear contacts it's hard. In both cases, I had either scope mounted in a LT-104 (I got to try the Swarvo on a friend's AR). Perhaps a higher scope mount would help a little, but I have no problem with the accupoint.

I've got the Swaro and an Accupoint, and the Accupoint does have a more forgiving eye-box. However, the Swaro is still pretty easy to get behind, and its glass, BRT reticle and other features I find hard to beat. A repeatable, easy-to-find cheek-weld makes a world of difference. That means either a low mount and standard stock, which is bad for glass wearers, or a higher mount with a PRS type adjustment for cheek weld.

I have astigmatism and shoot with glasses. The best setup in this case with the Swaro is a high mount (like a LaRue SPR at 1.93") combined with a PRS stock (or similar). This gives you a good heads-up position for looking through the correct part of your glasses lens and gives you an easy-to-find cheek weld for getting behind the scope quickly and accurately.

I was a little worried initially that the Swaro would be hard to get behind quickly, like in 3-gun, but that just hasn't materialized as an issue.

[goteron]

I shot Kyle's 1-6 at a VTAC class in April, its a nice optic, even in awkward shooting positions its easy to get behind. I didnt have a chance to run it up agaisnt my aimpoint close up, but I was shooting at 50 yards both eyes open no problem.

[Failure2Stop]

I shot Kyle's 1-6 at a VTAC class in April, its a nice optic, even in awkward shooting positions its easy to get behind. I didnt have a chance to run it up agaisnt my aimpoint close up, but I was shooting at 50 yards both eyes open no problem.

Which reticle was he using?

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[rob_s]

I shot Kyle's 1-6 at a VTAC class in April, its a nice optic, even in awkward shooting positions its easy to get behind. I didnt have a chance to run it up agaisnt my aimpoint close up, but I was shooting at 50 yards both eyes open no problem.

The Florida class? I was in that class. Who were/are you?

[goteron]

Rob, the class immediately before in Louisiana. He left ours for Florida.

F2S, unsure of reticle. It was illuminated 5.56 BDC. Class only had a 50y range, so I didn't get to shoot the BDC.

I'm looking at this or the Z6i, I want capped turrets, BDC reticle. The Z6i is just about perfect for me, except price.

I'd like to compare them side by side. I did so with the Z6 and Mk8 and they looked good, the mK8 was just too much scope.