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Send all the Kahles to me!
I was able to pick up one (SKMR3) from the PX last week and I love it. Wouldn't have been able to afford a new one...i just hope their still available in a few weeks when im ready to snatch one.
LSW, top parallax, MSR2...sign me up!
Different answer for each:
K318:
you can probably count on one hand how many you’ve seen. They don’t come up often. Not as many in the wild as 525 since it’s a 318. Also, typically a more niche optic, so people don’t sell them one they get them as they serve their purpose well
K624:
Older model. People are upgrading to k525 or something else
K525:
Few things. While it’s an awesome optic overall, it is a bit behind on glass when compared to its peers. Both in resolution and FOV. I think most people would deal with it if it were one or the other.
Also, the if Zco stands the test of time, being only $900 (or less depending how much you got your k525i for) more, almost invalidates the k525i from being an option. If you have $2700-$3k to spend, you can spend $3600 at that point.
You get a better reticle, less picky parallax, better glass, and it’s only .5” longer.
Basically, if the Zco pans out, the k525i is fucked.
Mainly, the lesser glass and smaller FOV compared to its similarly priced peers is what’s driving the sales though.
I think it's a reflection of how many Kahles scopes are out there. Lots of shooters like trying different scopes.
When it comes to the top tier scopes your splitting hairs honestly. I bought a Tangent Theta, and if I am honest most of the time I cannot tell a difference in optical quality between it and my Kahles. I really like the TT a lot, but it definitely does not make my Kahles (525 or 624) obsolete.
what's the dealio?
Different answer for each:
K318:
you can probably count on one hand how many you’ve seen. They don’t come up often. Not as many in the wild as 525 since it’s a 318. Also, typically a more niche optic, so people don’t sell them one they get them as they serve their purpose well
K624:
Older model. People are upgrading to k525 or something else
K525:
Few things. While it’s an awesome optic overall, it is a bit behind on glass when compared to its peers. Both in resolution and FOV. I think most people would deal with it if it were one or the other.
Also, the if Zco stands the test of time, being only $900 (or less depending how much you got your k525i for) more, almost invalidates the k525i from being an option. If you have $2700-$3k to spend, you can spend $3600 at that point.
You get a better reticle, less picky parallax, better glass, and it’s only .5” longer.
Basically, if the Zco pans out, the k525i is fucked.
Mainly, the lesser glass and smaller FOV compared to its similarly priced peers is what’s driving the sales though.
lotta "if's"
At the current going PX price for the 525, the difference is more like $1000.
Even if you can afford the 1k delta, is the the ZCO 1k better? (rhetorical)
I just bought a PMII. I sure fucking hope so.Scope ADHD. The next scope will be the last one you'll ever need, promise.
At the current going PX price for the 525, the difference is more like $1000.
Even if you can afford the 1k delta, is the the ZCO 1k better? (rhetorical)
I just bought a PMII. I sure fucking hope so.
The problem with buying a PMII is that you end up buying several more. The first one is just the beginning.
Similar titled threads have run the gambit over the last month or so except it was "Vortex" then "Nightforce" lately "Schmidt and Bender" and now Kahles. Just like everything else, the grass is always greener somewhere else...........................and sometimes it is.
Scope ADHD. The next scope will be the last one you'll ever need, promise.
Why is everybody selling the Gen II Razors?
Ill go ahead and say it. At the price point of the used K624's I'd go with one of them over a used K525. I was an early adopter of the K525 and quickly sold it off. The stiffness of the parallax, the smaller FOV, and poor depth of field really turned me off to the optic. Its a good optic, there are just better options for the money. Yes, the glass is better in the K525 than the K624. So much better to warrant the cost? Idk. The CA in the K624 really bugged me. The K525 certainly minimizes the CA.
I think those are the main complaints for sure. I honestly couldn't stomach the CA in the k624i but i understand your sentiment. My K525 isn't going anywhere but the small FOV and DOF are the most notable drawbacks of the optic. It doesn't hinder me but it is a complaint for sure. The k318i is the more impressive of the two. For what i paid i could've had a Minox with a MR4, which i'll get to see this weekend. K525 also loses some on the high end other than that the glass quality seems to be up there with the best. I can even handle the FOV coming from the MK5 wasn't all that different. DOF honestly bothers me the most it's shallow AF. At the end of the day as mentioned above reliability, reticle, and features at this price point should be the deciding factor. And honest to God there is no other reticle i like more than the SKMR3 and inevitably when the SKMR4 comes out i'll have both my Kahles retrofitted with it.
OP for the sake of worrying if that's what the PX is causing, i wouldn't Vortex has been on the PX quite a bit, they're still one of the most used scopes out there and now that the price is reduced if you can stand the weight they're honestly impossible to argue against.
Mpct1 and mpct2
Perfected skmr and skmr3