For those of you who may not know, MK Machining is owned by @Tyler Kemp who has been a Hide Member and Contributor for a number of years. Most of you may know him for his 3D printed throw levers that he sells at very reasonable prices, but MK also makes some billet scope levels along with other accessories, but his latest creation is a 3D printed turret magnifier. For the young folks out there the magnifier may seem like somewhat of a head scratcher but for those of us who suffer from presbyopia this is a welcome addition because when we open our non-dominant eye to view the turret it can be a blurry mess, but with the turret magnifier it brings it into nice focus and actually makes it bigger (it is a "magnifier" after-all).
After obtaining one of Tyler's billet levels I decided to replace my Vortex Lo Pro levels with them, was there anything wrong with the Vortex Lo Pro - not that I could tell other than aesthetics, while the Lo Pro may be one of the thinnest levels on the market, it has a huge section where the screw tension is located, MK Machining's billet level is a tad wider but has far less metal or at least it looks like it, making a more streamlined look to the overall package.
Tried to get an image from the perspective of my non-dominant eye, you can clearly see the turret setting through the magnifier (I tilted mine a little to the left to align more with my eye) as well as see the bubble level.
If you're looking at some of the 3D printed gear you'll notice the typical unfinished look; however, check out his Pro Series which uses a new process that the website describes as:
The below image shows the slim fit of the MK Machining billet bubble level.
In the image below you can see the standard polymer throw lever on the left and the pro lever on the right, the pro lever has a more refined look to it and does give more of a molded appearance look, for me personally, I prefer the "look" of the pro levers over the standard polymer. Also, MK's website also mentions a new FDE Nylon and a "Custom Carbon Fiber Nylon", not sure what the latter is but it sure sounds interesting.
MK also sells throw lever and level packages and Tyler has already mention on the Hide there will be a Black Friday special with the carbon fiber lever and billet level so keep your eye out for that.
One final note, I was looking for a throw lever for my Minox ZP5 scope but he doesn't list one on his website, so I gave him a call and we chatted for a bit about gear and he told me to try the Kahles throw lever for my ZP5 as the ocular has almost the same diameter. As you can see in the pictures below, the fit is perfect but there is a gap in the lever bump as the Kahles is wider than the Minox, but this is a minor issue.
With the throw lever in the normal magnification ranges it stays far clear of the bolt.
The material of the "Pro lever" is much more dense and just looks nicer.
At 5x on the scope the bolt is pretty close but still manueverable.
If you manhandle your bolt you might have an issue, but if you use the palm of your hand to push the round forward you shouldn't have an issue.
This is the Kahles throw lever which fits the diameter but there is a slight gap with the mag ring lever.
If you do not see your scope in the list, call Tyler up, if he doesn't have a lever he will offer a great deal if you're willing to ship him your scope so he can take measurements.
After obtaining one of Tyler's billet levels I decided to replace my Vortex Lo Pro levels with them, was there anything wrong with the Vortex Lo Pro - not that I could tell other than aesthetics, while the Lo Pro may be one of the thinnest levels on the market, it has a huge section where the screw tension is located, MK Machining's billet level is a tad wider but has far less metal or at least it looks like it, making a more streamlined look to the overall package.
Tried to get an image from the perspective of my non-dominant eye, you can clearly see the turret setting through the magnifier (I tilted mine a little to the left to align more with my eye) as well as see the bubble level.
If you're looking at some of the 3D printed gear you'll notice the typical unfinished look; however, check out his Pro Series which uses a new process that the website describes as:
The below image shows the slim fit of the MK Machining billet bubble level.
In the image below you can see the standard polymer throw lever on the left and the pro lever on the right, the pro lever has a more refined look to it and does give more of a molded appearance look, for me personally, I prefer the "look" of the pro levers over the standard polymer. Also, MK's website also mentions a new FDE Nylon and a "Custom Carbon Fiber Nylon", not sure what the latter is but it sure sounds interesting.
MK also sells throw lever and level packages and Tyler has already mention on the Hide there will be a Black Friday special with the carbon fiber lever and billet level so keep your eye out for that.
One final note, I was looking for a throw lever for my Minox ZP5 scope but he doesn't list one on his website, so I gave him a call and we chatted for a bit about gear and he told me to try the Kahles throw lever for my ZP5 as the ocular has almost the same diameter. As you can see in the pictures below, the fit is perfect but there is a gap in the lever bump as the Kahles is wider than the Minox, but this is a minor issue.
With the throw lever in the normal magnification ranges it stays far clear of the bolt.
The material of the "Pro lever" is much more dense and just looks nicer.
At 5x on the scope the bolt is pretty close but still manueverable.
If you manhandle your bolt you might have an issue, but if you use the palm of your hand to push the round forward you shouldn't have an issue.
This is the Kahles throw lever which fits the diameter but there is a slight gap with the mag ring lever.
If you do not see your scope in the list, call Tyler up, if he doesn't have a lever he will offer a great deal if you're willing to ship him your scope so he can take measurements.
