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<blockquote data-quote="Mikecr" data-source="post: 1110995" data-attributes="member: 1521"><p>There is a lot more to scopes than glass.</p><p>But considering glass only, you need to know there is just nothing special about Leupold or Nightforce glass. It's not bad, but nothing close to Swarovski either.</p><p>However, combining other attributes, I would take a Leupold(Mk4s) over Swarovski every time.</p><p></p><p>As far as March,, well I can't walk into a store and look through one. I have no way to look through one. Nor can I find any real information about other/field functioning attributes.</p><p>For instance; Flip-up scope covers are a must for my varmint hunting. I learned a long time ago that I cannot clean glass without ruining coatings, so the best plan is to simply mitigate the issue with covers, and flip-ups are the only field practical covers.</p><p>March is offering 'tactical' scopes yet I see no plan for lens covers in their lineup.</p><p>If they knew anything about field use, they would have recognized that Leupold Alumina flip-ups are by far the best available. So they should have produced a March version of these, or at least threaded their scopes to accept them(or Alumina or std camera filters).</p><p>And I wonder if the eyepiece turns with power change(like NF). If so, rear flip-ups for sure need to be Aluminas, as these can be immediately countered turned. The plastic Butlers suck.</p><p>And while many suggest March glass is good, few mention contrast or field resolution. I've read a couple complaints from users implying they couldn't tell a rabbit from a dog at distance -but targets looked great.. With a Mk4, I can certainly tell a rabbit from a dog at ~1kyd.</p><p>The March reticles look awfully fine to me for field use. I don't understand why they're not offering a medium-fine crosshair(instead of target-fine). If their scopes do provide good contrast, the reticles offered could disappear amidst a field background.</p><p>I would also like to know if anyone has tested March's adjustment increments. I assume repeatability as that was March's beginning purpose(target). But are they actually adjusting in MOA, or some generalization of it(like NF). So far the Mk4 is the only scope I've tested and read testing at true MOA.</p><p></p><p>These are some of the other considerations aside from glass only. There are more.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mikecr, post: 1110995, member: 1521"] There is a lot more to scopes than glass. But considering glass only, you need to know there is just nothing special about Leupold or Nightforce glass. It's not bad, but nothing close to Swarovski either. However, combining other attributes, I would take a Leupold(Mk4s) over Swarovski every time. As far as March,, well I can't walk into a store and look through one. I have no way to look through one. Nor can I find any real information about other/field functioning attributes. For instance; Flip-up scope covers are a must for my varmint hunting. I learned a long time ago that I cannot clean glass without ruining coatings, so the best plan is to simply mitigate the issue with covers, and flip-ups are the only field practical covers. March is offering 'tactical' scopes yet I see no plan for lens covers in their lineup. If they knew anything about field use, they would have recognized that Leupold Alumina flip-ups are by far the best available. So they should have produced a March version of these, or at least threaded their scopes to accept them(or Alumina or std camera filters). And I wonder if the eyepiece turns with power change(like NF). If so, rear flip-ups for sure need to be Aluminas, as these can be immediately countered turned. The plastic Butlers suck. And while many suggest March glass is good, few mention contrast or field resolution. I've read a couple complaints from users implying they couldn't tell a rabbit from a dog at distance -but targets looked great.. With a Mk4, I can certainly tell a rabbit from a dog at ~1kyd. The March reticles look awfully fine to me for field use. I don't understand why they're not offering a medium-fine crosshair(instead of target-fine). If their scopes do provide good contrast, the reticles offered could disappear amidst a field background. I would also like to know if anyone has tested March's adjustment increments. I assume repeatability as that was March's beginning purpose(target). But are they actually adjusting in MOA, or some generalization of it(like NF). So far the Mk4 is the only scope I've tested and read testing at true MOA. These are some of the other considerations aside from glass only. There are more. [/QUOTE]
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