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I just jumped on 6 of these as they were on a heck of a sale. There are some of the 4.5-14 left although the price has increased a bit. The 6.5-20 has disappeared completely from the page so maybe it's a closeout?
I found these and looks wise they are just like the MC Conquest. The elevation turret is exposed with 18 moa per revolution. More on that later. The windage is capped as the Windmax reticle allows for hold offs in 2 moa increments. Side focus down to 30 yds. The rest of the focus dial is only marked in tick marks, no yardages.
When I got home there was very little light left so I got out every other scope I had and compared them until dark. My old 6.5-20 Conquest was the only one that compared, it was the same as far as I could tell. Nothing else I had including Japanese Bushnells came close to last light brightness and resolution. Actually I had a 5-25 Zeiss HD5 but it was boxed up to ship so I didn't bother unpacking it to check but I'm sure it would have been just as good or better.
I love the reticle. I like the idea of dialing range and holding wind. The turret is ok but definitely not NF clicks. Also worth noting is that unlike the MC Conquest, the elevation turret rotates the direction most of us are used to. Included in the box on some of them is a card for a free custom elevation turret. No instructions at all came with it, just a lens cloth and scope cover and Cabelas warranty card saying bring it in if it ever goes bad and it will be replaced or repaired free of charge.
There is a down side. Vertical travel is only about 30-32 moa. What's worse for me is that on every one I've mounted you use most of it getting dialed in. Easily corrected with offset inserts with the Signature rings, but still, what's up with that. Of course it's a little worse with suppressors like I run since you're dealing with some barrel droop to start with. Unsuppressed won't be as bad. They must use a different internal mechanism than the MC Conquest did because those don't have this issue and have a lot more internal range.
Overall, for under $400 that I paid, it's an amazing scope. My initial tests shooting 200 yd groups showed no poi shift from high to low zoom on the one I tested that way so far.
I found these and looks wise they are just like the MC Conquest. The elevation turret is exposed with 18 moa per revolution. More on that later. The windage is capped as the Windmax reticle allows for hold offs in 2 moa increments. Side focus down to 30 yds. The rest of the focus dial is only marked in tick marks, no yardages.
When I got home there was very little light left so I got out every other scope I had and compared them until dark. My old 6.5-20 Conquest was the only one that compared, it was the same as far as I could tell. Nothing else I had including Japanese Bushnells came close to last light brightness and resolution. Actually I had a 5-25 Zeiss HD5 but it was boxed up to ship so I didn't bother unpacking it to check but I'm sure it would have been just as good or better.
I love the reticle. I like the idea of dialing range and holding wind. The turret is ok but definitely not NF clicks. Also worth noting is that unlike the MC Conquest, the elevation turret rotates the direction most of us are used to. Included in the box on some of them is a card for a free custom elevation turret. No instructions at all came with it, just a lens cloth and scope cover and Cabelas warranty card saying bring it in if it ever goes bad and it will be replaced or repaired free of charge.
There is a down side. Vertical travel is only about 30-32 moa. What's worse for me is that on every one I've mounted you use most of it getting dialed in. Easily corrected with offset inserts with the Signature rings, but still, what's up with that. Of course it's a little worse with suppressors like I run since you're dealing with some barrel droop to start with. Unsuppressed won't be as bad. They must use a different internal mechanism than the MC Conquest did because those don't have this issue and have a lot more internal range.
Overall, for under $400 that I paid, it's an amazing scope. My initial tests shooting 200 yd groups showed no poi shift from high to low zoom on the one I tested that way so far.
