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  1. koshkin

    SOLD FS: Tract Toric ELR 4-25x50 mrad

    I am done with my review of the Tract Toric 4-25x50 and now it is just collecting dust in my safe. It might as well go to someone who would be using it. I think there are faint ring marks from the Era-tac mount, but aside from that it is in excellent condition. $1100 shipped within CONUS. SOLD
  2. koshkin

    Mounts - Gray Ops vs Area 419

    I have two Area 419 mounts. There will be more in the future
  3. koshkin

    Primary Arms Optics - Discovery 2025: PLx Compact Long Range Scopes Unveiled

    I think you are missing my point. Machined tubes are not anything special. Neither is the rest of the claims. How much you hear about these things only depends on how shameless the marketing people at each company are.
  4. koshkin

    Primary Arms Optics - Discovery 2025: PLx Compact Long Range Scopes Unveiled

    I do not know of any decent scope company using extruded tubes. I’ve visited a bunch of them and they all machine them out of billet. Wall thickness argument is the same kind of nonsense. I think we had a long thread about it a year or two ago. Most riflescope marketing people have a hard...
  5. koshkin

    Primary Arms Optics - Discovery 2025: PLx Compact Long Range Scopes Unveiled

    Almost the entirety of riflescope marketing and advertising by all companies is certifiably illiterate bullshit aimed at obfuscating anything that might actually offer information.
  6. koshkin

    Primary Arms Optics - Discovery 2025: PLx Compact Long Range Scopes Unveiled

    FOV seemed better corrected in the PLxC. Eyebox seemed to be very forgiving. There was no tunneling. ILya
  7. koshkin

    Primary Arms Optics - Discovery 2025: PLx Compact Long Range Scopes Unveiled

    The Leapers Integrix 3-18x44 is actually quite impressive. I have been looking at an early production model for a few weeks now. The reticle is usable, but could benefit from a little work, but optically and mechanically, it is quite good. As far as PA's PLxC goes, I have not yet tested one...
  8. koshkin

    Tariff effects on imported optics

    I'll believe it when I see the DOGE refund. If I break even remotely even, I'll be shocked. If the administration is dead set on keeping the tariffs, they will have to push through some deep tax cuts. Otherwise, the House will be controlled by the Democrats in 2026 and they will be fully in...
  9. koshkin

    Area419 - The ULTIMATE TEST - 2025 Big Boy Precision Optic Shootout

    Between work travel, wife in the medical field and kids in the middle school, I am basically a human petri dish. ILya
  10. koshkin

    Area419 - The ULTIMATE TEST - 2025 Big Boy Precision Optic Shootout

    I suppose when I said that your body will be OK, but your mind will never be the same, I underestimated the power of the internet... ILya
  11. koshkin

    Tariff effects on imported optics

    I'll probably get in front of the camera and do a quick livestream to talk about the tariffs and a few likely scenarios for riflescopes. I have a couple of work things to do first, so probably in an hour or so. These are interesting times. ILya
  12. koshkin

    Area419 - The ULTIMATE TEST - 2025 Big Boy Precision Optic Shootout

    Thank You for joining us, Richard!
  13. koshkin

    Is the March FX 4.5-28x52 my new ZCO?

    If lifetime warranty and excellent customer service are your main criteria, than everybody should only use Vortex products and not look at anything else. I think we can safely assume that is not what you meant. We can have a discussion on whether it is a polite thing to crap on the brand you...
  14. koshkin

    Leica Geovid Pro 10x42 AB+

    I think Doug at Cameraland also had an open box model for well under $3k.
  15. koshkin

    Is the March FX 4.5-28x52 my new ZCO?

    Having worked for two Japanese companies in my career, I can argue the customer service part and cultural traditions both ways. However, in this case, since I know the people at March pretty well, I am not at all concerned with their ethics and willingness to support the customer. ILya
  16. koshkin

    Area419 - The ULTIMATE TEST - 2025 Big Boy Precision Optic Shootout

    Your body is perfectly safe. Your mind on the other hand, might never be the same...
  17. koshkin

    Area419 - The ULTIMATE TEST - 2025 Big Boy Precision Optic Shootout

    Is reviving a two week old thread necromancy? Either way, Craig from Area 419 will join me tomorrow at 6PM Mountain Time to discuss the Big Boy riflescopes comparison and look for ways to make these even more relevant to everyone's purchasing decisions. It is going to stream live to Youtube...
  18. koshkin

    I Spy New Baby Razor G3 4-24

    I doubt you'll see it released just yet, but if it is showing up in competitions, there is a fair chance it will be out before the end of the year. I have been told it is a rather impressive design, but I have not tested it. ILya
  19. koshkin

    Is the March FX 4.5-28x52 my new ZCO?

    It has to do with some sort of a Japanese law that pertains to businesses of certain size. I know for a fact that March has been providing service for scopes older than a decade just fine. They just can't put it on the website. ILya
  20. koshkin

    Is the March FX 4.5-28x52 my new ZCO?

    ZCO is an excellent scope. Nothing wrong with that. ILya
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