Rifle Scopes Burris XTR3!!!
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In all honesty I am going to sell this scope because the elevation turret is way too rough for my 16-year-old daughter who is going to use it
Goddamn right, I worked my ass off to get to this point in my life and I will absolutely pick and choose whatever the fuck I want.I love first world problems!
How so? It's a one and done.It only sticks to itself so there's no residue left behind either.
i do think the knurling is rough but in a good way. I run extra agressive grips on my 2011 also. I like it for me but I can see how a child wouldn't like it.
i do think the knurling is rough but in a good way. I run extra agressive grips on my 2011 also. I like it for me but I can see how a child wouldn't like it.
The new turret doesn't have aggressive knurling at all. Mine isn't as tight as a couple of my older XTR3s. But its more tactile. The turret is larger and easier to grip.
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One more and I’m going home.
Where‘s Shankster when you need him?
Where‘s Shankster when you need him?
wow…i havnt thought of the shankster for an easy 5 years. thanks for all the memories. now to find some eye bleach laugh out loud
knobs not interchangeable but the new larger knobs are smooth and by far the best ive used. gen 2 razor was my old fav. these new ones are so big, shankster would like em. haha. i mean so big that even tho its 12 mils now, the spacing is a tad larger than the xtr3
good times. keep the memes coming. haha.
knobs not interchangeable but the new larger knobs are smooth and by far the best ive used. gen 2 razor was my old fav. these new ones are so big, shankster would like em. haha. i mean so big that even tho its 12 mils now, the spacing is a tad larger than the xtr3
good times. keep the memes coming. haha.
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Just spoke to one of the decision makers at Burris. He told me a LOT about where Burris is headed here at the outset of 2022. A lot of really positive things going on!
He's headed into a meeting today to discuss the rollout out of 2022 offerings. I think its looking like they will be trickling out information as Dorgan and I have been doing, but it will be more revealing. We are trying to give you guys information and answer questions without making those guys mad at us for stealing their thunder
So hopefully they will start dropping more info here shortly. Dorgan and I will bring it over from the various social media outlets they intend to use. And I can confirm that there will not be a months long wait to get these products to market. They are in production and will be for sale at Shot. It may be possible for us to give a heads up as to what retailers have bought them if you are interested in getting your hands on one.
He's headed into a meeting today to discuss the rollout out of 2022 offerings. I think its looking like they will be trickling out information as Dorgan and I have been doing, but it will be more revealing. We are trying to give you guys information and answer questions without making those guys mad at us for stealing their thunder
So hopefully they will start dropping more info here shortly. Dorgan and I will bring it over from the various social media outlets they intend to use. And I can confirm that there will not be a months long wait to get these products to market. They are in production and will be for sale at Shot. It may be possible for us to give a heads up as to what retailers have bought them if you are interested in getting your hands on one.
Would like to know once this info is available as well. Thanks
The 3.3-18x arrived today.
I never had a problem with my 4-20x XTR II but this XTR III is a heck of an upgraded model. The glass looks good with just a hint of purple fringing if I’m at a light transition. The field of view is incredible. The scr2 reticle is nice and thin, I think I’ll like it coming from normal scr mil and mr4 reticles.
For $1100 this was a killer deal.
I never had a problem with my 4-20x XTR II but this XTR III is a heck of an upgraded model. The glass looks good with just a hint of purple fringing if I’m at a light transition. The field of view is incredible. The scr2 reticle is nice and thin, I think I’ll like it coming from normal scr mil and mr4 reticles.
For $1100 this was a killer deal.
Yeh, that's a great buy on that scope.. I love my 18x and hope to get another one here soon.
Literally this is where you find out info. I shoot for burris in Australia and I provide them with information from here
I live in New Zealand and it took the NZ importers (Beretta) about 18 months to get any stock, they only got in the 5.5-30 model and only got the MOA model.....
To top it off it cost 700USD more than the Steiner TX5i, which is total BS.
Still haven't seen any 3.3-18 scopes here.
Burris USA should start sending stuff direct to us far away countries so that we don't have to wait 24months for a new product and don't get priced gouged by inept distributers.
True, but the TX5i and XTRIII are both made in Greeley and both ship from the US.
So how the XTR3 in the US can be the cheaper scope but by the time it reaches NZ has doubled in price god only knows....
Same length, 13", but I can only speculate on maybe 1 to 2ozs heavier than the existing model. So 30ozs'ish..
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Same thing here. It's something about international sales. Part of my contract with beretta I get things very cheap and they can't even match retail in the states
This post has aged well.But you aren't factoring in the people who sell the NX8's to buy the XTR III's when they do come out.Seriously, I just don't see the NF competing at the same level as the XTR III just because they are close to the same price point, the XTR III is a 5.5x mag range while the NX8 is an 8x mag range - there are just too many compromises to make for NF to build an 8x mag range scope and sell at the $2k price point, my guess is that many early adopters will realize these limitations soon enough. But as you mentioned, Birddog, the fact that it says NF will probably be enough to keep those scopes hot on the market even if the XTR III is better. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying the NX8 will be worthless, I'm just saying at its price point there are some compromises that had to be made and I think those compromises will be more than what we see in the XTR III. If I'm wrong and the NX8 turns out to punch way above its class optically then kudo's to NF, but I will reserve that judgement until they get into unbiased hands for a competent review.
For those who might be wondering "what compromises", here is just a few of what an 8x erector tends to have:
Take a look at March, they've been making 8x FFP scopes for quite some time now, these scopes sell for over $3000 but still suffer from the above issues, the NX8 shares similar traits in high magnification range, 30mm tube and short body but sell for over $1000 more than the NX8, maybe NF figured out how to cut costs without compromising optical/mechanical quality, I would love that but I also have great difficulty thinking that NF has undercut their very popular ATACR line which costs quite a bit more; therefore, I think NF cut corners to get the NX8 at the current price point.
- More finicky eyebox (less forgiving)
- Shallow DOF
- you have to make more parallax adjustments
Back to the XTR III, I find it interesting that Burris is actually using a 7x erector in their design, but only using 5.5x mag range out of that, it could be to cut costs but they've also managed to provide a very impressive FOV for both the 3.3-18 and 5.5-30 and FOV matters more than magnification for me - I'll take a 6x scope that has greater FOV than a 5x almost any day. This is what DT is talking about when he mentions "the FOV cant be stressed enough when looking for targets under time duress" because if you can't see the target then you can't hit the target. Target acquisition is extremely important in our sport, and if you're competing or you're hunting then having that little bit of edge might make the difference in your timing or your ability to make the kill.
DTROS rifle porn from early in this thread has my wallet burning.
The 3.3-18 if nothing else the looks bloody cool.
Is it release time yet?
I have some 3.3-18x SCR2 XTRIII that I will sell bare scopes for $1200. They have excellent glass at that price.
You just made my day lol. I recently moved to Colorado and turns out I work 10 minutes from their facility. Maybe I should go visit…
A screaming good deal from Tyler Kemp..
More than anything this tells me the illuminated XTR III 3.3-18 should be available soon, hopefully prices won't be too far off from non-illuminated
The non-illuminated Comp version is being discontinued. There are some changes coming to the XTR3 that are going to make it a very strong choice at its price point.
Say it ain't so? I thought I could still have my thin reticle if I wanted it!
They just don't have the space to make them all..
Edit; What I'm getting in feedback on the reticle thickness, (and I've asked several people) is that the new one isn't "thicker" per se. It was described to me as being X amount of microns thicker, which didn't jibe with me, but it was clear it was thickened up in some manner to accommodate illumination. It should be more visible due to this. But this reticle at a glance is by no means thick.
I’m glad they thickened the SCR2 up a little bit. I’ve got 20/10 vision and on the 3.3-18 against anything that wasn’t a white target it wasn’t really useable in anyway until about 6-8x. Even then at higher magnification it was still challenging to pick up details in the middle. Illumination would have helped that situation especially for shooting in anything other than bright daylight. Illumination + a little bit thicker SCR2 reticle = win in my book. Made in America, with accurate/repeatable tactile turrets, good size knob w/ big white numbers, good glass, large FOV, illumination, excellent reticle, lifetime warranty, etc. I’m going to buy a couple.
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