Rifle Scopes Scope for DTA HTI for LR and ELR shooting

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Looking for scope recommendations / advice for optics on a DTA HTI which happened to be an impulse purchase. This will be 50 BMG and 375 Cheytac

I have narrowed my search down to the 4 following scopes
- Vortex Razor HD Gen II 4.5-27x56
- Steiner M5Xi 5-25x56
- Night Force ATACR F1 7-35x56
- Night Force ATACR F1 5-25x56


I currently have a Gen II 4.5-27x56 on an RPR and havent had the opportunity to look through a Steiner or Night Force in person.

This is going on a already heavy rifle so I am not super concerned about weight savings scope to scope.

One of the things i like about the Gen II that I currently own are 10 MILs per turret turn with indicator, Steiner seems to have a good two turn setup as well. Night Force seems to be lacking in this department.

I see that there isn't much love for Steiner in general, and I know there are not many positive reviews of the T5Xi but I am only really interested in the Military series.

Night Force does seem to have more elevation travel than the other options, but the Razor isnt too far behind.

Night Force does list both ATACR scopes listed as having slightly less FOV as the Steiner or Vortex

My original assumption on an optic that can hold up to the large caliber are
1. Night Force
2. Steiner
3. Vortex - I did ask them about this and they told me it would be fine. I also know their warranty is great but would just prefer to not use it and be out a scope every 30 shots if avoidable.



In terms of cost it goes from cheapest to most expensive
1. Vortex
2. Steiner
3. Night Force 5-25
4. Night Force 7-35


Would rather support USA so there is some sway there, NF and Vortex get slight push on that end.


Also sorry for the new post on an old topic and yes I have searched this forum and other sites as well

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/forum/...s-steiner-m5xi
https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/forum/...n-ii-4-5-27x56
https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/forum/...rch-5-40/page2

**Many other posts as well.**

Every Article here
http://precisionrifleblog.com/catego.../rifle-scopes/

Scanned through this as well.
http://opticsthoughts.com/?p=1673


Countless others and video reviews, etc....just makes the waters slightly muddier.

 

[phlegm]

Of the ones you listed, NF seems to have the best reception in the ELR crowd.

I've shot a co-worker's ATACR 7-35x some. I've only shot it out to about 975, but it's been great to use. Easy to get behind, generous parallax, and solid mechanical performance have me satisfied enough with it that I'll be getting one before long.

 

[dylanmj]

While I have looked through most of these scopes on your list, the only one I have enough experience with to comment on is the Steiner M5 with the MSR reticle. I found that for small targets between 500-800 yards the reticle thickness at higher magnification would obscure targets. While you will likely be shooting larger targets, the extra distance will make up for that. The MSR reticle does allow compensation for that because it has a very fine milling reticle in the lower left corner which would provide much better target visibility, but it will limit the amount of holdover you could do on the reticle if you need it. I would much sooner take out my Kahles or USO for extended long range shooting, and I do generally prefer some other aspects of those scopes relative to the turrets and chromatic qualities of the glass.

 

[CSTactical]

We have many options for you to choose from and help guide you in the correct direction, please call us at 916.670.1103 and Mike can get you set up.

 

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So we are at

+2 for the Night Force 7-35x56
-1 for the Steiner M5Xi

 

[hunter223]

I have a lot of high end scopes including two sb, several NF, vortex, zeiss etc. the 7-35 atacr is excellent mechanically has a ton of travel and the glass is as good as anything in my safe.