What’s the consensus of the 10-80 majesta compared to the previous 10-60.
Worth the jump?
Thanks
The Majesta is a March-X8-80X56 HM. The other riflescope you mentioned is the March-X 10-60X56 HM. Up until the Majesta was released, the 10-60X56 or the High Master, as a lot of people call it, was the best F-Class scope available. The Super ED lenses it uses have a delaying effect on the IQ degradation due to mirage. I had one for many years (still have it, it's my backup scope), and I was always shooting it at 50X, regardless of conditions. This scope has an AOV of 20°, which is pretty much the standard for riflescopes. When DEON designed the Majesta, they put in everything they know about building a riflescope, hardware-wise and optics-wise. They used the same Super ED lenses from the 10-60X56 and then added a pinch of pixie dust to further help retard the IQ degradation in mirage. They also fitted the scope with a wide-angle eyepiece, just like in the March-FX 5-42X56 and the AOV of the Majesta is 25°. This is a 25% increase in linear FOV, or 156% in total. (We shoot two dimensional targets.) The riflescope was released with several different offerings for reticle and one of them was the first ever reticle designed specifically for F-Class competition, the MTR-WFD reticle. Since its introduction, the Majesta has won a large number of F-Class competitions and has become the de facto premier riflescope for the discipline.
This optical supremacy comes at a high price, and a heavy weight. It is an extra 9-10 ounces heavier than the 10-60X56 and I think it's an additional $1000 over the that scope. I know all the top shooters in F-Class, and a lot of them have the Majesta with the MTR-WFD reticle and most of them have more than one. In F-TR, we are more conscious of weight, so the penetration of the Majesta is much smaller, but it is growing as people build new rifles and incorporate the weight of the Majesta in the design.
So, in answer to your question, is it worth the jump? A lot of top F-Open shooters seem to think so. In F-TR, you need to be more circumspect and plan accordingly.
ETA; If you have more question, feel free to PM me, or ask here.
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