You associated with March at all? Doesn't change anything at this point but just curious.
I wonder why more people don't use March in PRS/ELR? (Genuine question) They should sponsor some shooters if they aren't already as it looks like the reticle designs and other scope features are there.
I would really like to mess around with a Mini Genesis, looks pretty sweet. But in reality at 5k range I would probably just get a TT.
I do not work for March, nor do I sell riflescopes or anything else. I am a long time rifle competitor who bought his first March scope in 2013 and I still have it. I'm very much into optics and I like to think I understand a little bit how a riflescope works. I was invited by March to be in their booth at recent SHOT shows because of my above "credentials", that I could talk riflescopes with competitors and shooters, as a long time user of optics and March scopes in particular. They sometimes send me stuff to test and I write a little report and send it back to them.
I have come to learn a great deal about March, the engineers and their products and I have gained tremendous respect for their riflescopes the more I find out about how they are made and the materials and techniques they use. I am sure other top tiers optics have similar of equivalent manufacturing techniques.
What impressed me the most about March is the attention to detail for the longevity of the riflescope. When I spend $3000+ for a scope, I like to know it was built for the long run. I used my first March, a March-X 5-50X56 for 7 years on my F-TR rifle. It has seen over 25,000 rounds and countless matches, car travel, hotels, drops, etc. At the end of 7 years it still looked perfect. I sent it back to Deon to swap out the reticle for another one as my eyesight has changed in that time and I'm creeping up on 70. The new reticle they put in is perfect for me and that scope is going on strong, approaching 10 years and it still looks pristine.
From what I gather, Deon is a small company and they do sponsor some shooters in other countries, but there is only so much they can do at any one time.
I have played with a Mini Genesis; it is an awesome scope, completely designed for ELR, something that I do not do and will probably not get involved in. My main focus is F-Class, thought I have done some PRS. I'm just too old and have some challenges that prevent me from doing more PRS. But I will try again soon.
Back to the Mini Genesis, it's a very different concept compared to traditional riflescopes, and I can assure you that for ELR, it has everything else beat because of its design; you are always looking through the middle of the Super ED lenses and thus always getting the best IQ, regardless of the adjustment on the riflescope. Nothing else comes close. Well except for the Genesis 6-60X56 HM. I played with one of those at a SHOT show but never in real life.
