Tract Toric

[Butleroutdoors]

Getting ready to replace PST Gen 2 with Tract Toric 4.5x30 56 and want to ask if anyone has feed back on this Toric scope?

Researched many of competing scopes: MK5, Cronus, Rzr, XTRIII, T5XI, and the Toric seems to keep bubbling to the top.

How is the glass quality at distance? How is the overall performance/quality?

Mounting it on Bergara Wilderness Terrain 6.5CM, mostly target shooting (normally 500-1400 yds, occasionally up to 2000 yards) and Antelope hunting. I like the locking turrets, esp for hunting as turrets tend to get bumped.

Any feedback would be appreciated.

Thank you in advance

 

[jinxx4ever]

i purchased one last year, almost twin to my Athlon Cronus in every aspect. In fact if u removed the names, don't know if u would know which is which. I've only reached out to 600yds so far, but it's a super nice scope. You'll be pleased. Haven't spent a lot of time behind it, but it flat out works. Have mine mounted on a 6 CM. Don't know if i've helped much, but

 

[Butleroutdoors]

Thank you both for your response. Couple of questions: does the Cronus have locking turrets and what other LOW scopes are in the quality/price bracket ?

 

[beetroot]

I have a Delta Stryker which is pretty much the same scope as the Cronus and Tract.

As far as optics and mechanics go the scope has been great, compared to the PST the glass is definitely an improvement.

Two things I don't like about the Stryker are the reticle (stupid design in the centre IMO) and the narrow (ish) FOV.
After being used to the PST super wide FOV the Delta Stryker feels like looking down a cardboard tube, it might not matter much to you but it's a factor I can't seem to get passed.

Once/if the illuminated version of the XTR3 comes out I'll be selling my Stryker and getting that, due to reticle and FOV.
I like the locking turrets on the Stryker but think the capped windage of the XTR3 will be good enough as every time I've had a turret get bumped/twisted it was always the windage turret.

 

[Butleroutdoors]

On the XTR3 is that the 30x model and do you think the FOC is larger than the Toric ?

 

[beetroot]

On the XTR3 is that the 30x model and do you think the FOC is larger than the Toric ?

@Birddog6424 has spent time behind both so he can confirm this.

But the specs show the XTR3 is considerably better in actual FOV and the apparent FOV is also better due to the lack of a "black ring" appearing around the image.

I think it's the black ring that is most off putting for me in my Delta, it just gives the effect of looking down a cardboard tube, where as the PST (and other scopes) have so little black ring it seems more like a Heads Up Display.
Like the image you get through a good LVPO on 1x, the image appears to pop right in front of you.

 

[Butleroutdoors]

Sorry, FOV