Is anyone making throw levers for the ZP5s? Also, what is everyone doing for sunshades as it looks like they don't come with them.
No need to make a throw lever for the ZP5s, they have one built into the mag ring.
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Is anyone making throw levers for the ZP5s? Also, what is everyone doing for sunshades as it looks like they don't come with them.
No need to make a throw lever for the ZP5s, they have one built into the mag ring.
Not exactly the same as a throw lever. I haven't bought a throw lever for either ZP5 because the clocking is wrong on the ones I've seen for sale. I want the groove for the fin offset from the handle at least 45 degrees so most of the throw is to the left of the action, otherwise the bolt handle in my TL2 can hit the throw lever. I'm running a "universal coaster" throw lever in the meantime, which can be clocked any way the shooter wants it.
Got my minox today! (thanks cstactical) mounted it up this evening in a set of ARC rings that were in the box with it. Initial impression is great. First thing I noticed, it's light as a feather compared to a gen 2 razor. Reticle is awesome. Much better than the EBR-1c of the razor. For my shooting, I need something between the half MIL hash and the AMG as well as this MR4 are a god send. The clicks are not bad but I would say that both vortex scopes, the AMG and the gen 2 razor, have better clicks. I was real hoping that the minox would have clicks like the premiers did. The AMG is just about the same as they were. All in all, so far so good. The razor served me well for a few years but I'm at the point where the weight, reticle and stiff mag ring made me part ways. If they ever come out with the gen 2 razor with the EBR7 reticle of the AMG in it, I'd think about coming back. That may be worth the weight of that beast again to me at least. This minox is pretty F'ing sweet. Hope to get out tomorrow and do some load development with it.
I'm wondering the same thing, the Minox with mr4 reticle and the AMG are what I'm looking at for my next rifle. Turret feel and low light performance are the main things I'd like to know about between the two. I've had many of Vortex optics and stil have some. For the most part they are great, I've never tried anything but Leupold and Vortex. I do have a Steiner p4xi but I know that one isn't made in Germany.Looking forward to your report... What do the clicks compare too? And how does it feel going from rev1 to rev2? Is the glass that much better than the AMG? Thanks
Looking forward to your report... What do the clicks compare too? And how does it feel going from rev1 to rev2? Is the glass that much better than the AMG? Thanks
Thanks for the first hand input.. I'm not so sure I like the stiffness between revs, even though I probably wouldn't use the second one.. Also disappointing to hear the turrets aren't more crisp, I just keep getting hung up on these thinking I wanna try these one day..
Just wanted to reach out to you in regards to this post, Minox (Or Kahles for that matter) do no wrap plastic around their boxes or tape their boxes shut. These are also the newest models which just came from Germany a week or so prior to your order. If you have any other questions or concerns than please feel free to contact us at 916.670.1103.
Just wanted to reach out to you in regards to this post, Minox (Or Kahles for that matter) do no wrap plastic around their boxes or tape their boxes shut. These are also the newest models which just came from Germany a week or so prior to your order. If you have any other questions or concerns than please feel free to contact us at 916.670.1103.
Please feel free to PM me your number or call 916.670.1103 as I do not see your order for two Minox Scopes if they are MR4's and we're the only dealer in the U.S. to have them at this time. I'd be happy to clarify any confusion.
And since this is relevant, this is what showed up today
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As I said above, " They did lessen the second turn resistance, it was changed around late last year IIRC."
So the MR4's have the current revision turrets while other 5-25's that came from Germany either late last year or early this year come that way, other ZP5 5-25's that were in inventory in that time period from both us, Minox USA and Blaser should have been sent back to Germany for the revised turret. As of right now, we are still the only dealer that receives Minox ZP5's with the MR4 reticle.
I'm very interested in a comparison between the Tangent Theta and the ZP5. The TT is the only top level scope I have yet to see in person, and given its price, I'm not surprised. Others who have compared the two have said the TT is an excellent scope, rich in features and glass, but the price difference between it and the Minox was greater than any difference in performance. I believe the words used were "Save your money. Buy the Minox" or something to that effect.
I'm interested in the comparison as well. I have a TT. And I'm in the market for a second scope soon. Was thinking about the Minox, but the thing with the turrets kinda concerns me. The reticle looks great though.
I have two MR4's left from that batch that came in yesterday, you can find out about the turrets for yourself![]()
I'm interested in the comparison as well. I have a TT. And I'm in the market for a second scope soon. Was thinking about the Minox, but the thing with the turrets kinda concerns me. The reticle looks great though.
Not only do I not use it, but it isn't even that stiff.
Great to hear. Sounds like it could be a question of individual perception, expectations, manufacturing variance, and just working it a little. Can't wait until mine get here.
Watch the video that was posted about the turrets. From the vid, they look great. I seen reviews on the Steiner military turrents being an issue as well and my experience has been quite the opposite, same with the glass. I'd take a few posts in here with a grain of salt.
Mine came in this afternoon, and I got to play with it a fair amount and compare to my other scopes. I am able to look at things from 50 yards to about 1200 yards at my house, ranging from rocks, cedars, oaks, houses, and metal buildings.
First off, the second rev stiffness is a nonissue. I'd say that has been fixed if it was an issue. It's a nice tactile feature, and very easy to turn through on my scope. The MR4 reticle is very nice, very clean, and usable. The locking diopter works very well, and I can't stress enough to take the time to focus the reticle. I found that putting the reticle on a dark green background like cedars is a great place to focus it because this is going to be a tougher background to see the reticle. If it comes into focus on a tough background then it will be bold anywhere.
The knurling on the knobs feels very good. The illumination is optimized for night/lowlight/NV. Parallax knob has a nice tension. Zoom is smooth, fin on zoom ring is fine, not as high speed as a dedicated throw lever though. Clicks have a nice spacing and clunk more than click which I prefer. I don't like turrets that are too tight and clicky and over-run. I want to hit the trough of the adjustment easily. My windage turret actually has a bit more tension and if the elevation turret had this same feel, I think everyone would be in love with the turrets. My elevation turret is good and similar to my AMG.
Okay, glass. I can't say I'm an expert on glass, but I like looking through top tier glass and I've come to expect it and basically won't settle now. The Minox glass is very good from initial views today, and I'll need to get it out on some targets to further evaluate. It is not as good at dusk as my Premier. It darkens a bit from 20-25x, but that is physics, simply put.
The one thing I'm going to nitpick and I'm hesitant to because I don't want to turn people off the new hotness, and have a bunch of blue-balled optic freaks out there. For whatever reason, on my scope, I find the clarity/resolution/crispness at the very top edge of the scope to be off. It does not interfere with the great image throughout the rest of the scope, but it's there. I have good edge to edge clarity side to side and at the bottom, but a bit of fuzziness at the top edge. My Premier 5-25 and NF ATACR 4-16 F1 have fantastic edge to edge clarity with a very defined edge all the way around. The AMG is right there but maybe not perfect, but at least uniform. This kind of confirms that my Premier is still my go to Benchmark, the NF 4-16 is a beast killer and I just think it's a great scope for what it is, and the AMG is the do all things very well, but maybe slightly tight eyebox, but really not bad and I'm getting comfortable with it.
I was critical of my AMG when I first got it, but it has grown on me. I'm not going to sell the ZP5 short yet, everything about it is spot on but the top edge clarity/resolution bugs me. Has anyone else noticed this or have any insight or greater explanation on edge to edge clarity. Are they trying to push the FOV too far and lose resolution at the (or an) edge? Let me know what you think/find, etc. Could just be my scope, and by no means would I consider it a deterrent in purchasing. Just an observation.
I think you are totally spot on with your assessment and I have to agree with everything you have stated (positive and negative). I thought the image was beautiful up to 18x and then after that I lost what I'd consider a considerable amount of resolution, not to mention I didn't feel edge to edge clarity to be on par with my expectations. By all means I thought the scope was great and I'm glad I had the opportunity to own one to see what the jazz was about, it just didn't tickle me as much as some of the other top tiers have. I opted for an old trusty schmidt PM2 5-25 and to my eye this is as good as it gets with the NF ATACR's riding closely.
...I find the clarity/resolution/crispness at the very top edge of the scope to be off. It does not interfere with the great image throughout the rest of the scope, but it's there.
I was just going to ask how the Schmidt PM II 5-25 compares to this optic, cause I just ordered one instead of the Minox..
In the 2 minutes I had between dinner I cranked erector back to middle of travel and all is good now! I haven't evaluated it extensively but just doing that made a night and day difference!
Mike was on the ball today and I appreciate his assistance! I can say all is good and proceed with confidence with this optic. I'll get it mounted up again and give any other feed back that I can.
I had the same freakout moment when I got mine. Once you zero and get the erector away from the end of its travel, it'll be beautiful.
To be honest, consistently the only people that have a problem with the 2nd Rev indicator feature are people that have never actually held the scope. It's really a non-issue. Even then, at a normal DA for where I'm at in north Texas, 14 mils gets me to 1500 with my 6.5. How often do y'all really dial more than 14mils...?
I shoot out to about 1500 sometimes (a little farther). Not regularly. But sometimes. And it takes my rifle about 17 mils to get there. Sometimes more. Sometimes less. Depends on the location and the weather. Non-issue, though. Stiffness in the turret isn't my concern, reticle shift is. Maybe this issue is an anomaly and just on the one particular scope tested. But there is a bit of reticle movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSU8-e9o5xY
0.2 mil of shift at 100 is over half a foot at 1000. How often would I be shooting with the turret somewhere within that 2nd rev transition? I don't know. But I don't want to be caught in that situation. So that's what's giving me hesitation as far as a purchase decision goes. I'm not trying to take a shit on these scopes. Please don't jump down my throat about having a legit concern. My plan is to stop by CS Tactical and check one out in person. But I'm out of town for work at the moment. So when I get backAnd I'll bring my TT along for a comparison. I'll check out a Nightforce while I'm there. These three are basically what's on my list for my next rifle.
I shoot out to about 1500 sometimes (a little farther). Not regularly. But sometimes. And it takes my rifle about 17 mils to get there. Sometimes more. Sometimes less. Depends on the location and the weather. Non-issue, though. Stiffness in the turret isn't my concern, reticle shift is. Maybe this issue is an anomaly and just on the one particular scope tested. But there is a bit of reticle movement: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mSU8-e9o5xY
0.2 mil of shift at 100 is over half a foot at 1000. How often would I be shooting with the turret somewhere within that 2nd rev transition? I don't know. But I don't want to be caught in that situation. So that's what's giving me hesitation as far as a purchase decision goes. I'm not trying to take a shit on these scopes. Please don't jump down my throat about having a legit concern. My plan is to stop by CS Tactical and check one out in person. But I'm out of town for work at the moment. So when I get backAnd I'll bring my TT along for a comparison. I'll check out a Nightforce while I'm there. These three are basically what's on my list for my next rifle.
I'm really wanting to check one of these out with the mr4 reticle but there are no high end scope dealers in my area that I know of. When I get my Tikka 223 varmint I'm going to swap the scope from my 260 to it, and I just may have to get the Minox to try out. What kind of warranty these come with?