22lr PRS shooters who made the switch to ZCO glass

[Jwoo]

Seems like I may be missing something.

I understand the clarity is top notch and eye strain can be reduced but have you had a noticeable increase in points during a match? Is there more nuance than optical clarity and turret feel? I watched shooters chase gear to improve scores but I have been a bit reserved while using the fast follow method.

What am I missing? Is this the 1 and done?

-Jay

 

[Emerson0311]

Seems like I may be missing something.

I understand the clarity is top notch and eye strain can be reduced but have you had a noticeable increase in points during a match? Is there more nuance than optical clarity and turret feel? I watched shooters chase gear to improve scores but I have been a bit reserved while using the fast follow method.

What am I missing? Is this the 1 and done?

-Jay

My switch from Athlon Ares ETR to Gen 3 Razor did increase my points, as long as my DOPE, positional skills, and work flow are tight and efficient enough to give me time and brain power to devote to what is happening down range. Once your shooting skills and time management are dialed in, wind and small targets will crush your point total. Good glass us how you see every miss and edge impact you can and adjust to make the next shot better.

 

[V-Ref]

https://marchscopes.com/scopes/d42hv56wfml-g2/

March-FX Wide Angle 5-42x56mm Genll in MIL for PRS shooters

 

[ZCOklahoma]

As a self-proclaimed gear chaser since 2017, I can tell you that 90+% of shooters would increase their scores a lot more with a weekend class than a new scope. I have found myself in this category. I do feel like any gear upgrade MIGHT buy you 5 points max, but no more. It's like losing weight, we will buy tons of equipment and gym memberships and do anything, but diet and exercise.

 

[Badjujuu]

Went from PST Viper to Razor to NF ATACR to ZCo now.

Sure, clarity improves and it's compared to starting with ruger precision rimfire, going to B14, then CZ and finally ending up giving to RimX or Vudoo.

Some of us will chase the gear for sure...where more practice would fill in the points gap.

Personally wasn't chasing points just wanted to see what else is out there and made mistakes of looking thru other folks glass.

If you're unstable on a prop, can't make wind calls and your dope and time management sucks , I don't care if you're running TT, you're points will show it.

I could easily go back to razor or NF and be fine without Zco, what's funny is I'm running a gen2 razor on my 6gt and Zco on my 22lr..

Another point is that nowadays you'll see matches with 80% of vudoo and rimx and the top 5 point margin is 2/3 misses. So having better glass could gets you more clarity and wider POV, better turrets, shit even confidence so if that gets your that extra 2 or 3 points in a match it moves you up generously.







My 2c...

 

[ECK]

Personally going from a reticle in 0.5 mil increments to 0.2 mil did a lot more for me since it seems like we (or at least I do) hold a lot in rimfire matches.

 

[darth_ritis]

I've become an optics snob as my eyesight has gotten a bit worse in recent years. To me, clarity and micro-contrast / definition are top factors for seeing a heavily shot up target in shadow with a dark bush behind it. Reticle choice is a close second for me in choosing an optic. I've had ZCO and loved it tremendously, except the 15 mils per revolution turret that I can't see well enough anymore. Top-tier glass, for sure.

 

[dscl]

In the right conditions the ZCO has earned me more points. In a match last year the fog/haze/dew was terrible and folks running scopes like the Razor or Nightforce had a really tough time seeing targets. The folks running TT or ZCO did not.

 

[Hoser]

I started with S&B and never left.