Rifle Scopes New Meopta Scope - Optika6
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This is what people seem to forget, there may be better options for a dedicated hunting reticle or a dedicated long range/tactical/PRS reticle but there is very few FFP reticles that work well in a cross over scope.
The doughnut addresses the main concern with FFP scopes for hunting situations.
Correct. If I was designing a hunting reticle, I would have brought the thick lines in much closer instead using the donut. However, I was going for a much larger open/thin line area for precision shooting. The donut allows me to do that.
The thing where I had to make a judgement call was whether to use a 2 mrad donut with a dot-cross arrangement in the center leaving the rest of the donut open on the inside or whether to use a 3 mrad donut and add some additional structures on the inside.
I went with the first option, which seems to be somewhat controversial. The commentary on that has been very well reasoned on this forum. Perhaps, I should have gone the other way.
Personally, I kinda like it as is and the 3-18x50 with the donut and covered windage really seems to be working well. For people who do not like the donut, Meopta should probably introduce the MRAD reticle in the 3-18x50 in addition to MRAD1.
ILya
Just realized that I forgot to post on this thread that I finished up and posted my review of the Meopta Optika6 5-30x56.
Delta Titanium 1-6x24 is right around $800, I think, and has #4 reticle with day visible dot.
ILya
Hunting static or moving game from 0 to 300 yards. Same use hundreds of thousands of hunters in Europe have.
Believe it or not not everyone wants or needs a mil/mil/ffp scope with a tree reticle and exposed turrets to kill game.
You can also check with EdGunWest. He brings in Stryker scopes and I am sure he can get the Titanium as well.
That's lower than I remembered. It is built by LOW last I recall. It is not a fancy scope, but it is durable and works very well. Good optics and stays zero'ed. The reticle illumination is a single bright dot. The reticle is quite thick and bold.
This type of a scope is sort of a dying breed, unfortunately, because somehow most manufacturers decided they need wide and thin duplex reticles in low power hunting scopes. There are some exceptions, but not many.
I like them rather bold. I still use a comparatively prehistoric 1" tube Burris Fullfield 1.75-5x20 with a really massive #4 reticle. The reticle in the titanium is not quite that big but it really stands out. Keep in mind that there is a 1-5.8x24 Titanium and 1-6x24 Titanium HD. The HD version has a newer eyepiece with a larger image circle.
ILya
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Why do you specifically want the #4 reticle? The thick plex sections?
My PST 1-6 is daylight bright illumination and the reticle is thick enough to be easily visible.
Glass and FOV is good too.
When it comes to low power driven hunt type scopes, I personally use a Meopta R1 with the k-dot reticle. It works well for me during our driven hunts and it's not terribly expensive. My favourite low power is the Minox ZEi 5.2, though. It's an absolute stunner and I prefer it over the Swarovski Z6i. I haven't tried the less expensive ZX5i but it is supposed to be very good too. Also, Steiner Ranger is supposedly quite good for the money (manufactured by... is it Burris? I don't recall but I wager Ilya can fill us in)...
That said, and getting back to the topic, I ordered the Optika6 3-18 FFP today. Very much looking forward to mounting this on my little rifle.
That said, and getting back to the topic, I ordered the Optika6 3-18 FFP today. Very much looking forward to mounting this on my little rifle.
I just got what I wanted. Two, Meopta Optika6 4.5-27x50 DichroTech 4D 30mm SFP Riflescopes. I was on a waiting list a long time, got the call yesterday that they were in stock, called, they had two and the other wasn't promised so I got both. Extremely happy to get exactly what I wanted and to add these to my rifles.
All of my scopes are MOA, so I like this reticle. The 1 MOA dot in the center makes sense with FFP at low power, but at high power it would cover too much of the target. Unless, it is an open dot. I have seen a picture of that reticle where the dot is open. Can anyone confirm this on the 3-18 FFP.
Thanks for posting that reticle, I've been searching for it all morning.
I Got the 4.5-27 mrad1
The rtz is perfect. Feels better than the gen1 razor and the glass is about equal, maybe a touch better color. Though it does start to cloud after 22x. I would hazard a guess that The 3-18 is the top dog in The optika6 lineup. The eyebox is very good throughout the mag range. The mag ring and side focus are very good, and the adjustable cat tail is a nice touch.
Imo, it's better in every respect compared to the swfa 5-20, and for less$$.
Only time will tell if they hold up.
I'm hoping they put that mrad1 in the 2.5-15, while the reticle is usable, it would be better suited for a hunting scope that may be used for extended ranges.
The rtz is perfect. Feels better than the gen1 razor and the glass is about equal, maybe a touch better color. Though it does start to cloud after 22x. I would hazard a guess that The 3-18 is the top dog in The optika6 lineup. The eyebox is very good throughout the mag range. The mag ring and side focus are very good, and the adjustable cat tail is a nice touch.
Imo, it's better in every respect compared to the swfa 5-20, and for less$$.
Only time will tell if they hold up.
I'm hoping they put that mrad1 in the 2.5-15, while the reticle is usable, it would be better suited for a hunting scope that may be used for extended ranges.
I'm still not getting the reason for locking elevation but not windage on the 5-30. That plus the slop mentioned in the review is disappointing. I could deal with slop in a windage knob because I'm never going to dial it. It's also very confusing to figure out which reticle is which. They should take a cue from Athlon, I can download every reticle manual .PDF they have so there are no questions.
Just saw this on CameraLand.
I am not related to them, nor do I work for them, but have read on here that they have fairly good prices. Clicked on wrong one; they have one avail for $749.95 w/ SKU 653585 and an MPN of 653585; the above link should be correct one, now. You might want to try calling & telling them you are a member of SnipersHide; maybe they will give you a discount. Can't hurt.
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Just saw this on CameraLand.
I am not related to them, nor do I work for them, but have read on here that they have fairly good prices. Clicked on wrong one; they have one avail for $749.95 w/ SKU 653585 and an MPN of 653585; the above link should be correct one, now. You might want to try calling & telling them you are a member of SnipersHide; maybe they will give you a discount. Can't hurt.
I do beleive optika 6 it is a great value and good quality. But not a better hunting scope than my leupold unless you like heavy. With the right recticle and or battery illumination. It would be a good bargain
Sample set of 1 here, but I picked up a 1-6 second hand and noticed that the entire ocular housing is loose and rotates about a 1/4 turn independently of the mag ring. Going to try and get in touch with Meopta USA and see what they say. Other than that, I'm going to reserve judgement.
Great to read! I have one I will be mounting up this weekend on a Bergara 6.5 or .308 LRP. It should absolutely let me wring every cm of accuracy out of this rifle.
I pulled this off the Meopta FB page. The customer gives an initial impression of his Optika6 5-30x56 MRAD IR FFP. One thing I hear all the time is that guys can't believe the glass they get on the Optika6 scopes for the price. Always nice to over-deliver.
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Sadly, this is the best I could find for you.
www.eurooptic.com
Meopta Optika6 3-18x50 6.5 Creedmoor 30mm FFP Riflescope 653564
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Got back last night from Christmas visits. Scopes are coming today and will be going on a Bergara B-14R which also come today and my Tikka T1x with IBI barrel when the barrel gets here.
Meopta Optika6 1-6x24 Illuminated .223 30mm SFP Riflescope 653611
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It's pretty clear you don't understand how first focal plane scopes work.
Uhm...the dot in the center will cover the same amount of the target no matter to what magnification you have the scope dialed. Clearly you DON’T get how a 1st focal plane scope works.
Take another look. That “dot” is an open square, meaning that anything smaller than 1 MOA will be centered inside the open center. Here’s the reticle again for your edification:
