What features of this reticle make it an upgrade to the TMR in your eyes?
Personally I prefer the tree, more distinct aiming point for low mag usage (2-3x) and numbering for the mils. I used the TMR for a few years and could get lost or spent too much time trying to determine, am I holding on 3 mils, 3.5 mils? Etc
Well, they tried. They didn't fully understand usable at bottom and top, but for Leupold they got closer than I thought they would. Question is, how long will it take them to actually offer this reticle…
They were all illuminated before.
Man, their marketing department completely dropped the ball. I’m trying to find out what is actually different about the Gen 2 and it’s just all hand waving.
Gotta love marketing, this apparently is the best scope on the planet for clarity, control and durability... better than all the Swarovski's, better than Zeiss, better than Nightforce, even better than ZCO and Tangent Theta. Maybe they should clarify what they mean by "unmatched"... unmatched within their own product line (I assume this is what they mean) because it is safe to assume the aforementioned scope manufacturers would have something to say about Leupold's claims
Larger objective means larger exit pupil for potentially better low light ability, larger objective sometimes means more forgiving eyebox but other factors impact this as well.
That is absolutely correct, this is where Leupold made its name. Their understanding of the crossover market is somewhat lacking, but I feel they are slowly learning, I just wish they would be leading - they certainly have the potential. But quite a few companies squander their potential
Would you then apply the same logic to the MK4 18x Vs the MK5 18x? And what would be your opinion of a direct comparison of those 2 scopes? I am just trying to wrap my head around it, looking for a AR15 suitable scope for 2nd Shooter adventure Matches.
Same logic can be applied to most any scope all things being equal; however, all things are often not equal so use this as a "general" rule. I would venture to guess that the Mark 4 4.5-18x52 draws in a wee bit more light than the Mark 5 3.6-18x44, but you would likely need to have them side by side to know for certain, also the longer design with 4x erector of the Mark 4 likely makes it a bit more forgiving than the Mark 5.
Tangent Theta has been offering toolless turrets for quite some time, Element also has a toolless design. I do like Leupold's flip up lever idea making it very fast to change zero. If they made their VX6-HD G2 2-12x42 in FFP and with the new CMR-MIL reticle from the Mark 5 this would be ideal, but as is the case for most of these manufacturers they don't understand that; they think 2-12 scopes and the like are hunting scopes and have little concept of the MPVO need for AR platform and crossover (hunters who also like to shoot steel and prefer FFP but in lighter scope bodies with a reticle that works at lower magnifications as well as higher) shooting. Some are starting to "get it" but it is taking a long time for the industry to recognize the gap in the marketplace and capitalize on it.
