Re: Zeiss Rapid Z 1000
I use on on a spr 300 wsm 190 smk loaded to hot 30-06. the reticle can be used for any load its just that the zeiss web site is only set up to calculate for a 500 yd. zero. Its really easy to use JBM an redo things for other calibers. -- but of course the actual hash marks will not be calibrated to the yard markers in the reticle. Remember also your using ballistic reticle calibrated tin moa now, with cm elevation clicks, so if unmatched systems like mil'moa give you headache, this will be a whopper. I also use an 800 z in a conquest 4.5x14 and the differences in reticles is significant. the z reticles like the 800 try to get all the hash marks in a small area of the central sighting area, while the 1000 spreads it over the entire area which actually makes it less busy than the 800. The 1000 yd marker is at the very bottom of the scope viewing field and is difficult to use effectively. In fact if the glass wasn't so good I doubt if this would be doable in any other brand of scope. While zeiss markets this as a tactical reticle, or at least a reticle for tactical type guns, I doubt if this would qualify (not in the trade--just a target shooter) on the other side of the coin it works and its a lot of fun. A 20 moa rail is needed not to get to 1000 yds, but to tip the scope enough to get the 100 yd marker on, which is about 3/4 the distance of the field of view from the bottom of the tube. The on line pictures are misleading, and the reticle itself is used and looks more like the NF reticles if they had windage hold offs. The ao is at least one of the smoothest and most accurate (in definition of target) and distance markers I have used. The dial is larger than most and doesn't protrude like some. As far as the physical size goes, the scope is smaller than my 3.5x15x50 NF except for the bell size of course, but it doesn't seem noticable.
