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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
Nikon or Vortex
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<blockquote data-quote="westcliffe01" data-source="post: 1092157" data-attributes="member: 35183"><p>Had some problems posting on this forum recently.</p><p></p><p>I have several Nikon scopes but will no longer be buying them. Going from Monarch 2 to Monarch 3 the attachment of the turret knob was changed so it is just spring loaded. Sounds cool until you inadvertently loose your zero when the knob makes contact with brush in the field or if you happen to put some upward pressure on the knob and find it spinning free in your hand...</p><p></p><p>Another point, the internal movement of the higher magnification Monarchs is very limited. Not good for long range shooting and you need a good setup / shims or you could run out of travel trying to zero a scope on a 20MOA mount.</p><p></p><p>Don't know the kind of hunting you are doing, but 6.5x is a very high minimum magnification and the eye pupil at the top end will be so small I question the actual magnification range you can really use. For target shooting of course it may be just fine. I think you will find that a 4-16 is a lot more useable magnification range with a smaller lens since you can use the entire range effectively. Just my 2c</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="westcliffe01, post: 1092157, member: 35183"] Had some problems posting on this forum recently. I have several Nikon scopes but will no longer be buying them. Going from Monarch 2 to Monarch 3 the attachment of the turret knob was changed so it is just spring loaded. Sounds cool until you inadvertently loose your zero when the knob makes contact with brush in the field or if you happen to put some upward pressure on the knob and find it spinning free in your hand... Another point, the internal movement of the higher magnification Monarchs is very limited. Not good for long range shooting and you need a good setup / shims or you could run out of travel trying to zero a scope on a 20MOA mount. Don't know the kind of hunting you are doing, but 6.5x is a very high minimum magnification and the eye pupil at the top end will be so small I question the actual magnification range you can really use. For target shooting of course it may be just fine. I think you will find that a 4-16 is a lot more useable magnification range with a smaller lens since you can use the entire range effectively. Just my 2c [/QUOTE]
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