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Leupold MK4 4-14x or 6-20x
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<blockquote data-quote="Pro2A" data-source="post: 2001206" data-attributes="member: 17889"><p>US military has typically viewed magnification as 1x for every hundred yard/meters.......10x for 1000yds/meters. But that is for young eyes also. You can always dial down, but not up beyond what the max is. Your Eye Mileage May Vary...... I have several Mark 4s in 4.5-14, 6.5-20, and 8.5-25 all 50mm.....in LRT (SFP) and ELR (FFP)....with and without Barrett BORS ballistic system. They always perform well. Good glass and repeatability, which is more important. These scopes have served well for maybe 50 years for civilian and military applications, and are sort of a cult attraction now. But, they are OLD technology and value. There are much better scopes in features for what you pay now at even reduced prices. Mark 4s are only 3x magnification range versus 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x in current scope offerings. Mark 4 has no zero stop......you gotta use shims.....not convenient. Only some versions are illuminated with the illumination knob resembling a growth on the scope tube ocular end at 10 o'clock.....medication won't cure that lump. Only 50mm objectives. Most are mixed turret/reticle Mil/MOA....really outdated...what the Hell was Leupold.....and the military...... NOT thinking?!?!?!?! We all know about the military thinking, but Leupold....REALLY???? Some really late models are MOA/MOA MIL/MIL with Christmas reticles as in TS-60 in FFP.....haven't seen one for sale for months now. If you gotta have one as a cult following, go ahead join my MeToo Mark 4 movement. If you want the most bang for your buck, shop elsewhere.......Sig Tango4, Tango6 and several Vortex models will put the featureless Mark 4 to shame today......and save you money. Saying that with well over three dozen Mark 4s in my safes. I even "culted up" some more and bought several more Mark 4s even after Leupold stopped civilian availability beyond lingering models in the distribution chain. One makes their choice and pays their money.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pro2A, post: 2001206, member: 17889"] US military has typically viewed magnification as 1x for every hundred yard/meters.......10x for 1000yds/meters. But that is for young eyes also. You can always dial down, but not up beyond what the max is. Your Eye Mileage May Vary...... I have several Mark 4s in 4.5-14, 6.5-20, and 8.5-25 all 50mm.....in LRT (SFP) and ELR (FFP)....with and without Barrett BORS ballistic system. They always perform well. Good glass and repeatability, which is more important. These scopes have served well for maybe 50 years for civilian and military applications, and are sort of a cult attraction now. But, they are OLD technology and value. There are much better scopes in features for what you pay now at even reduced prices. Mark 4s are only 3x magnification range versus 4x, 5x, 6x, 8x in current scope offerings. Mark 4 has no zero stop......you gotta use shims.....not convenient. Only some versions are illuminated with the illumination knob resembling a growth on the scope tube ocular end at 10 o'clock.....medication won't cure that lump. Only 50mm objectives. Most are mixed turret/reticle Mil/MOA....really outdated...what the Hell was Leupold.....and the military...... NOT thinking?!?!?!?! We all know about the military thinking, but Leupold....REALLY???? Some really late models are MOA/MOA MIL/MIL with Christmas reticles as in TS-60 in FFP.....haven't seen one for sale for months now. If you gotta have one as a cult following, go ahead join my MeToo Mark 4 movement. If you want the most bang for your buck, shop elsewhere.......Sig Tango4, Tango6 and several Vortex models will put the featureless Mark 4 to shame today......and save you money. Saying that with well over three dozen Mark 4s in my safes. I even "culted up" some more and bought several more Mark 4s even after Leupold stopped civilian availability beyond lingering models in the distribution chain. One makes their choice and pays their money. [/QUOTE]
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