March tracking error

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    I was looking at reviews on March optics and found a couple of them that reflected tracking errors in March scopes. I believe they were both 3-24 models.
    I have been lusting after the 4.5-28, but, damn, a 400 dollar Arken can track but not a 3000+ optic?
     
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    Years ago March used different “mils”which led to tracking differences. That’s not an issue anymore with new scopes. Here is some info on it.

    Thanks. I'm aware of the mil value change. I'm talking about induced error when doing a box test, one example was 2/10's of a mil off at 10 mils dialed, reticle moved 10.2 mils
     
    Perhaps you should link to the actual review you are basing this on and then we can see if they were in fact using modern production March scopes or some older or pre-production scopes?
     
    I have been working with March to bring my reticle the FML-WBR to life and help assist them in getting a PRS specific design to market which is now available. I can say we have absolutely beaten the snot out of two of them over the course of months and had absolutely ZERO tracking issues. In fact one was dropped from shoulder height to crushed rock bell first and were able to complete the gap grind 2 day pro/am match with it. Upon looking later we found it fell so hard it actually bent the scope mount retaining mechanism and the scope was fine. The newer March stuff is super robust and has the thickest tubes on the market in most cases (example this one is 4mm thick) most offerings are 1.5mm body thickness.

    March also has been behind so many optics designs with LOW that a large portion of the market has been influenced by March designs. All scope manufactures have issues but I doubt seriously this was a modern gen march optic.

    I’d be glad to hear more and pass info along to the March team directly.
     
    I have been working with March to bring my reticle the FML-WBR to life and help assist them in getting a PRS specific design to market which is now available. I can say we have absolutely beaten the snot out of two of them over the course of months and had absolutely ZERO tracking issues. In fact one was dropped from shoulder height to crushed rock bell first and were able to complete the gap grind 2 day pro/am match with it. Upon looking later we found it fell so hard it actually bent the scope mount retaining mechanism and the scope was fine. The newer March stuff is super robust and has the thickest tubes on the market in most cases (example this one is 4mm thick) most offerings are 1.5mm body thickness.

    March also has been behind so many optics designs with LOW that a large portion of the market has been influenced by March designs. All scope manufactures have issues but I doubt seriously this was a modern gen march optic.

    I’d be glad to hear more and pass info along to the March team directly.
    I actually decided to pull the trigger and ordered a 4.5-28 high master, the one without the locking turrets, it was on sale at eurooptic
     
    Perhaps you should link to the actual review you are basing this on and then we can see if they were in fact using modern production March scopes or some older or pre-production scopes?
    This guy looked at one, according to him, it wouldn't hold zero and the glass was shit.
     
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    This guy looked at one, according to him, it wouldn't hold zero and the glass was shit.
    I’d encourage you to do some more research outside of a single guy, I don’t know his test or installation methods, shit that could also be a difference in load for a rifle on different days there’s so many variables that you really can’t account for. I will say this, March is known for having incredible glass and they have absolutely dominated the F-Class market with the 8-80 Majesta which is almost exclusively used at 80x which directly contradicts the statement “glass is good up close but at mag the glass is bad” and I know far less about the older tracking system on that scope versus the newer system but I can say that the tracking in the fclass scopes I’ve seen and my PRS scope have been fantastic, that’s coming from a PRS shooter where dialing and zero are absolutely critical to any success. You simply put can’t believe everything on the internet, maybe he did get a bad one, maybe he did install and load the rifle to shoot consistently, maybe he did hate the glass personally… but then again maybe he didn’t actually do as well at any of those things as he thinks he did.

    I often build rifles for shooters and they go oh the gun has a flyer it won’t shoot and it looks just like that on paper and another pro shooter or I get behind the rifle and amazingly enough… one hole groups. Also no one says the thousands of times they have a good experience they only log into something to flame when they have an issue.
     
    I’d encourage you to do some more research outside of a single guy, I don’t know his test or installation methods, shit that could also be a difference in load for a rifle on different days there’s so many variables that you really can’t account for. I will say this, March is known for having incredible glass and they have absolutely dominated the F-Class market with the 8-80 Majesta which is almost exclusively used at 80x which directly contradicts the statement “glass is good up close but at mag the glass is bad” and I know far less about the older tracking system on that scope versus the newer system but I can say that the tracking in the fclass scopes I’ve seen and my PRS scope have been fantastic, that’s coming from a PRS shooter where dialing and zero are absolutely critical to any success. You simply put can’t believe everything on the internet, maybe he did get a bad one, maybe he did install and load the rifle to shoot consistently, maybe he did hate the glass personally… but then again maybe he didn’t actually do as well at any of those things as he thinks he did.

    I often build rifles for shooters and they go oh the gun has a flyer it won’t shoot and it looks just like that on paper and another pro shooter or I get behind the rifle and amazingly enough… one hole groups. Also no one says the thousands of times they have a good experience they only log into something to flame when they have an issue.
    Understood and agree, I give much more creedance to the reviews by BigJimFish and Glassaholic here on the hide. That is why, as stated above, I ordered one. Anxiously awaiting arrival.