I got to spend some time with the new Burris RT Long Range RT25 yesterday. A buddy of mine bought one a couple weeks ago for his CZ455. We shot an NRL22 match together and then spent some time after making comparisons.
I'm impressed.
It has some drawbacks, its a $700 MAP optic. I think he paid about $600 for it. I'm not going to do a lengthy review, ill leave that to anyone else who wishes to do it. But I'll point out some pros and cons.
Cons;
Made in China. A drawback for some people, but as I mentioned elsewhere, they are rapidly becoming the new Japan. The Bushnell Forge binos and optics, most of all the Athlons, and a fair share of Vortex budget scopes such as the Strike Eagle seem to come from there. I had heard the Viper and Razor binos, all are coming from China now, just to name a few. Not to mention nearly the entire contents of your local Walmart Supercenter. I get it if folks refuse to buy their stuff. But in an effort to provide feature rich optics to the masses at an affordable price, that's where some manufacturers are going.
Lack of elevation. Its a 30mm tube with only 18mils elevation. That works out fine for 99% of the centerfire rifles out there. Its a little shy for a quality rimfire trying to get to 400 yards.
Finicky zero stop set. There's a couple steps involved due to the locking turret design. Not deal breaking or difficult, just slower than more traditional zero stops.
Pros;
Great glass. We've had it alongside an XTR3, GenII Razor, 35x ATACR, Strike Eagle, and Midas BTR. The glass is really quite good for its price point. Nicer than the Strike Eagle. Yesterday was overcast and a good test of optical quality. A handful of guys were pretty unanimous in agreeing the glass was surprisingly good.
Locking Turrets. Both the windage and elevation turret lift to turn, push down to lock. Clicks are tactile and accurate.
Built in cattail. Mounts anywhere on the magnification ring. The mag ring is super smooth, but the parallax was stiff out of the box. After two weeks the parallax is also really smooth.
Tracking. Its spot on. We did a tracking test on it last weekend. It was perfect. Yesterday we had it at 11.2mils and back to zero, it was spot on again. They didn't skimp on the turret quality on this optic.
This is going to make a very good entry level competition optic, which is the exact intent of its design.
I'm impressed.
It has some drawbacks, its a $700 MAP optic. I think he paid about $600 for it. I'm not going to do a lengthy review, ill leave that to anyone else who wishes to do it. But I'll point out some pros and cons.
Cons;
Made in China. A drawback for some people, but as I mentioned elsewhere, they are rapidly becoming the new Japan. The Bushnell Forge binos and optics, most of all the Athlons, and a fair share of Vortex budget scopes such as the Strike Eagle seem to come from there. I had heard the Viper and Razor binos, all are coming from China now, just to name a few. Not to mention nearly the entire contents of your local Walmart Supercenter. I get it if folks refuse to buy their stuff. But in an effort to provide feature rich optics to the masses at an affordable price, that's where some manufacturers are going.
Lack of elevation. Its a 30mm tube with only 18mils elevation. That works out fine for 99% of the centerfire rifles out there. Its a little shy for a quality rimfire trying to get to 400 yards.
Finicky zero stop set. There's a couple steps involved due to the locking turret design. Not deal breaking or difficult, just slower than more traditional zero stops.
Pros;
Great glass. We've had it alongside an XTR3, GenII Razor, 35x ATACR, Strike Eagle, and Midas BTR. The glass is really quite good for its price point. Nicer than the Strike Eagle. Yesterday was overcast and a good test of optical quality. A handful of guys were pretty unanimous in agreeing the glass was surprisingly good.
Locking Turrets. Both the windage and elevation turret lift to turn, push down to lock. Clicks are tactile and accurate.
Built in cattail. Mounts anywhere on the magnification ring. The mag ring is super smooth, but the parallax was stiff out of the box. After two weeks the parallax is also really smooth.
Tracking. Its spot on. We did a tracking test on it last weekend. It was perfect. Yesterday we had it at 11.2mils and back to zero, it was spot on again. They didn't skimp on the turret quality on this optic.
This is going to make a very good entry level competition optic, which is the exact intent of its design.
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