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
Rifle Scopes Burris XTR3!!!
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Say it ain't so? I thought I could still have my thin reticle if I wanted it!
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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I hope they thickened it up a reasonable bit.
There is liking a thin reticle and then there is unreasonably thin, which unfortunately seems to be the trend.
It's fair to assume most people buying the 3.3-18 version are not leaving it set at 18x all the time, otherwise they would've bought the 5.5-30, so making it properly usable at 3.3-8x would be excellent.
When Vortex first did the PST Gen2 line the 3-15 had a .052mil thick reticle vs .03mil i n the 5-25 and that suited the 3-15 perfectly.
When they switched to the EBR-7c they made them the same thickness which I think was a terrible idea.
In my opinion a super fine reticle in a 3-20ish scope adds absolutely nothing and just makes it less practical on mimimum magnification.
Long story short;
If the 3.3-18 has a .05mil thick reticle Burris will have nailed this scope, at least in my very noisy opinion.
@Birddog6424 whats the deal with the Burris throw lever and race dial?
The throw lever doesn't seem available anywhere other than Amazon (nil stock), the race dial is slightly more common but still not widely available.
Do you know if these will be available at launch of the new models?
The throw lever doesn't seem available anywhere other than Amazon (nil stock), the race dial is slightly more common but still not widely available.
Do you know if these will be available at launch of the new models?
On the previously posted X-ring video, Mr X-ring says it is the pro model.
Somewhat implies that there will also be a non-pro model too
I just want to see the "Buy It Now" button... and maybe a 30% off for 2 button next to it 
I just want to see the "Buy It Now" button... and maybe a 30% off for 2 button next to it
So New Years came and went. Was hoping the official roll out was going to be then. I guess we waiting for Shot Sow now?
Wait, is that a slight blemish in the finish, that tiny nick right above the 30, well if that's indicative of the quality, I'm sticking with Barska
Seriously though, that hexagonal knurling looks slick, I wonder how tactile it is in wet and cold. Stop giving us these strip show pics and show us the full monty
Thanks @Birddog6424, excited to see them. I’ll be placing my order as soon the vendors start allowing preorders.
Fantastic!
Really curious to how the elevation turret works, the "button" not being at 0Mils makes me think it's not a ZL button and it looks suspiciously like there are no set screws on the turret.....
Hanging out to see what the new reticles are going to be.
I saw that Burris will not be at SHOT this year. I hope we see some decent reviews that drop the same time as the official reveal.
@Birddog6424 Can you say if there are new/additional reticle options (maybe this has already been asked??).
So there have been tweaks to the glass quality? You were always impressed so I imagine that comment reflects new glass.
Are you going to be shooting the Leupold steel classic? I’m thinking of selling my Minox to outfit my rimfire and would like to compare it. Really like my xtr3 especially the reticle thickness and design.
Hopefully just the tremor. Going to a thicker reticle so it's easier to see and changing to a smaller dot that is harder to see counteracts each other
^Translation - hang in there you lowly plebian bastards!
I wait for the 13th.
I wait for the 13th.
After shooting behind a first gen Razor AMG I don’t mind the cross. But I do like the floating dot as well. I wonder how much of a premium Horus will add the to the Tremor 5?
Obviously don't know what all the changes are but if the XTR3 has been labeled as the scope to beat under 2k.
Seems like they'll need to have made a lot of improvements to be pushing towards 3k.
That being said the Tremor 5 can cost 5k and most people won't be to bothered.....
Dealer told me price would be lower than the last one - maybe MSRP, but street won't be as discounted? Find it hard to believe better glass and real price reduction, when this was already the best value in the marketplace @~1600 street, but hopefully we shall see on the morrow.
price would be lower than the last one - maybe MSRP, but street won't be as discounted? Find it hard to believe better glass and real price reduction, when this was already the best value in the marketplace @~1600 street, but hopefully we shall see on the morrow.
The dealer is right... and he's not..
I'm ready for this to get out in the open so we can talk about this stuff. There's a lot going on..
Either there's waaayyy too much margin in this industry, or it's being run by idiots. You've gotta be pissed... sure, go ahead, pump it, we got your back. Umm, guys, XRS3 is out. Guys, G3 dropped. Guys? Faaaaaack, now they're going to make fun of me on-the-line.
The new XTR III and the new pro are illuminated. The prices have gone down on the XTR III while the quality has gone up, the PRO model is in a whole other ball park. Pro will ship late March.
nothing new on the 2's that Ive heard.
3's and the pro will be red/grn illuminated
will be starting a new thread for the new scope timor so we can stay on topic in this thread.
heart you guys
DT
Are you getting both new XTR3's and the razor G3? I'd like to see them compared.
Nothing else interests me other than the 3-18 being illuminated. I think that scope with illumination is the LR hunting scope to buy. Will be looking into this for the future.
Hope the costs isn't going to be giraffe pussy like the G3.
I couldn't help myself...
But seriously, assuming the new XTR III is a 6-36, the G3 Razor's price feels out of place. With Burris and Bushnell's offerings, I'm surprised they launched it at such a high price point.
Doesn't even have to be illuminated, just a thicker reticle IMO.
So the glass is imporved in the XTR Pro it seems?
I hope they clear all this up in the offical launch as I have no idea what is happening with/to this XTR 3 line.
2 things;
- That turret looks bloody huge.
-Removing the turret just to write on it is a very subtle flex.....
I love huge turrets. If there's anything I wasn't in love with for the XTR III it was that the turrets seemed smallish to me.
I need it illuminated. I got bit on a hunt with a NF ATACR 5-25 that didn't have illumination on a trophy whitetail in KY. Swore I'd never hunt again without illumination. I could see the deer, but couldn't see the reticle.
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