Great guy to deal with mine shipped today. Excited to play with it. Yes .08 i think it should be good specially with illumination and during hunting will be great. Hopefully its good on long range like 2000 yards on smaller targets should be.
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Rifle Scopes New Minox 5x25x56 LR
- Thread starter Danrobberg
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For comps I prefer the MR4 but hunting the LR. The only part that I dont like about the 0.08 is I like consistent line thicknesses. I like very defined ret so its good by me. They did a good job of pulling your eye to center with no added clutter.
I was ok nigthforce nxs, the thickness in the crosshair was 0.3, nice for make groups; then I got the zeiss V8 2.8-20, with the #60 iluminated reticle, and it cover all .5" dot at 200y or a sporting clay tarjet disc at 400, so aiming was very difficult; with the LR I'll not have that issue...?
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I looked up that scope and wow that dot is huge haha its like a Meopta optika 6 dot very big but that works for hunting. I think the minox will be no problem compared to those dots
After doing all the research, my options are only two, leupold mark5 Vs minox Lr, which one would you prefer?
Guys who have the minox lr. Setting zero stop? Its built in right and i have .8 below zero what about you guys? Instructions seem not to helpful. It also comes with a plastic ring not sure what that is for im guess setting focus?
But so far glass is crystal clear i thought it would be a touch brighter but i did not spend much time with it. Seems lile setting it up to my eye and parallax is alittle touchy but once set very nice. Turrets are great nice loud clicks. The reticle is very nice and clean very simple the dot is alittle big but was looking at 1 mile at man size targets and no issue still could aim at head. There is also a smaller diamond and no issue on that either. The illumination is really nice and simple
You're having trouble with the zero stop? I have the ZP5. To zero scope: loosen set screws on sizes of turret cap, slip turret so it's say 5 mils (it doesn't matter) above 0, tighten set screws, zero rifle, loosen set screws, slip turret to zero, tighten set screws, done. Don't pull the turret cap up and off the scope.
I think is the same turret system than the ZP5, zero stop is below "0" . What Plastic ring ???
After the zero stop is set you will be able to dial less than zero. That's normal.
Thank you. And to answer question just from feel i would pick the minox over the mark 5. But if you want a capped wind the mark 5 is the way to go. But i really like this minox all the turrets and focus to parallax and zoom just super nice feeling. I love the reticle and i dont mind the bigger .08 dot so far. Only thing i would change was more wind hold in reticle like 8 i stead of 5 but just for elr shooting. Great cross over scope so far
Most European scopes work the same way. I had a Steiner M5 and now an M7 both set the zero stop the same as the Minox.
You can shoot 1780 yards from your back porch? If so, envious does not even describe what I am feeling.
I have two of the ZP5 with the MR4. I have used them for hunting, but the reticle is a little thin for hunting. The light gathering ability is amazing on them. Two years ago at dusk my son couldn't see good enough to shoot a doe. I had him get behind my Minox and he made the shot easily. He couldn't believe the difference. His scope was a $500 Athlon Helos.
May have to get a LR just for hunting.
I did play with it in day time but i honestly dont remember i will try to check tomorrow in the light for you. Its something i never think about and i always forget i have it haha
So bad, what about at low magnification ? the reticle is hard to catch?
So the dot and the 4 lines light up thats it. The christmas tree doesnt light up at all which i like alot so it isnt so bright and wild
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Someone post before that he couldn't shoot an animal because at low magnification the reticle is very thin and hard to see, what about that,?
Honestly any first focal plane scope is hard to see on Lower mags unless you have a huge Center Dot like the meopta I think the minox does a pretty good job for me Bobby below 10 power has a little hard but the. Gives you a pretty good Focus point but I also live in Colorado and Hunt big Open Country and shoot pretty far usually but I also hunted with the 10 power swfa
I shoot a lot moving targets, sometimes before get dark , at 8x maybe a sfp is the way to go...
Look at the Bushnell LRHS for a usable FFP on lower power. I have one in 4.5-18 and a LRSTi in the same power. Shot several deer over 200 yards last year with it (the LRSTi) at 5x and no illumation. The LRHS at 4.5 has the circle of death.
My Minox LR has day time illumination for the most part in bright sun low mag its faint on bright back ground. Against dark back ground is good. Or as soon as the light starts to fade or overcast its bright enough to see.
So there is diferent points of view, but... I just need to know if the Lr is suitable for hunting & precision target?
So i bought the scope for an all around scope it will be for shooting targets out to 2100 yards and my plan is to shoot the nightforce steel challenge next year ( hopefully covid is long gone and dont have to worry about all the stupid travel and crazy stuff) then i will take the same setup hunting i live in colorado i hunt antelope mule deer and elk. Shoot from 75 yards to over 800 yards. I shoot at running game but i dont hunt in timber to much so even 12 power at 200 yards wont kill me. I think it is a great all around scope
Yes it is. Its a very good cross over design.
Been off a few days and come back to some great thoughts and testing of the LR. Love that you guys are sharing your experience with the LR. Appreciate the nice feedback on your purchasing experience with me also.
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