Is 40-60 scope a good option for f-class?

[marchx]

I am contemplating buying a new scope for 100-600 m competition.
What do you think about March 40-60? It significantly more affordable than 10-60…
Thinking f-class and short range BR. If so, which dot?
1/16? 1/32? I was thinking about a dot a little bit bigger than the one I run in mtr-2.

 

[JFrank]

How will you turn down the power during a period of heavy mirage ?

 

[R.Morehouse]

3/32 dot.....The 40-60 EPZ stands for Eye Piece Zoom. That means that the eyepiece adjusts in and out to move through variable power settings. This can take some getting used to because it changes your position slightly behind the gun. I used the earlier model ( 36-55 ) for 1K BR and had no problems.
I now use the mentioned 10-60, but the earlier model, not the High Master.
I had zero difficulties with mirage out at 1K with the 36-55 EPZ..........Happy Shooting

Regards
Rick

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

The March 40-60X52 EPzoom HM is a great riflescope. It has Super ED lens and it's design lends itself well to resisting IQ degradation due to mirage. It's not at the Majesta level, but it's really good, close to the performance of the March-X 10-60X56 HM in that respect.

Also, I see that @marchx is in Luxembourg; they probably don't have the mirage like in South Texas, or Phoenix, but I'm very happy to be corrected on that. Also, the distance is up to 600M, to the 1000yard that I'm used to.

 

[marchx]

How will you turn down the power during a period of heavy mirage ?

Frankly speaking I never back off below 40 power in the mirage. Considering majority of shooting wiil be 100m BR, minority of shooting 600m I guess it can be a reasonable choice.
How does the mechanism of adjustingvmagnification differ from 10-60HM?

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Not my ideal - yes, March scopes rock - but I like to turn down to minimums to set up - and like marchx - I don't back off for mirage. I use a 10-60 HM. I also have a Kahles 10-50 a Sightron 10-50 S3 and a Vortex Golden Eagle. Love my 50x scopes!

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

Frankly speaking I never back off below 40 power in the mirage. Considering majority of shooting wiil be 100m BR, minority of shooting 600m I guess it can be a reasonable choice.
How does the mechanism of adjustingvmagnification differ from 10-60HM?

In a regular variable riflescope like the March-X 10-60X56 HM, the zoom function is in the erector tube inside the main tube. As you twist the magnification ring, this causes lenses inside the erector tube to move and thus change the magnification of the image being transmitted from the FFP to the SFP. The eyepiece is a fixed focal length looks at the image on the SHP and transmits it afocally to your eye.

In the EP Zoom riflescope, and spotting scopes for that matter, the eyepiece itself has a built-in zoom, while the image from the FFP to the SFP always stays at the same magnification. This is why the 40-60 EP zoom is listed with the fixed magnification scopes. This is also why the length of the eyepiece changes with the zoom setting. Paging @Fred Bohl .

 

[JFrank]

Can the magnification be reduced below 40x ?

 

[Larry Koch]

why

Can the magnification be reduced below 40x ?

why?

 

[JFrank]

I’m just asking a question that’s all. I have the answer now from another member.

 

[60723]

My Kahles and my NF 35 power Atacr are more clear and precise to aim than my March High Master. I would send the March back if I thought it would help.

 

[Gman]

My Kahles and my NF 35 power Atacr are more clear and precise to aim than my March High Master. I would send the March back if I thought it would help.

What model, power & reticle of March High Master is it?

Is it for sale?

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

My Kahles and my NF 35 power Atacr are more clear and precise to aim than my March High Master. I would send the March back if I thought it would help.

Really? Have you contacted anyone about it?

 

[Fred Bohl]

From the EP Zoom manual - "The EP Zoom Scope integrates a specially designed device with the March 50x52 BR Rifle Scope, eliminating the mechanically induced shift in POA during zooming which is inherent to all other zoom scope designs."

In my own experience - conventional zoom mechanisms are integrated into the erector assembly and when adjusted for power also tend to cause changes in parallax adjustment which is not the case with the EP Zoom as it uses an adjustable power eyepiece (ocular) with the zoom being done behind the plane of the reticle so that the parallax adjustment remains fixed.

I primarily use the zoom feature of my EP Zoom to get a better impression of what the mirage is doing without disturbing parallax or POA.

 

[spudgun]

Well, I thought that a higher power would act like a spotting scope too. So I bought a Vortex GE 15-60X. Now I find out that on a warm day anything above 40X and the mirage will be so bad that my 60X is useless. Not saying that the scope is bad just saying 60X may be too much power for the conditions.

 

[TylerFromMS]

I’m weird I guess. I shoot mine on 60 all the time because it won’t go any higher.

 

[Sandstorm]

Not saying that the scope is bad just saying 60X may be too much power for the conditions.

Never too much scope for me....I always need more...lol

 

[60723]

It is a 10-60 X 56.
Contacted March. They told me to make sure rings not too close to ends or center and only tighten to a certain inch pounds. I remounted scope per those recommendations. The clarity just isn’t there for me. Not what I think it should be considering the price. Stuck it on my .22 to shoot 100 yards.

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

It is a 10-60 X 56.
Contacted March. They told me to make sure rings not too close to ends or center and only tighten to a certain inch pounds. I remounted scope per those recommendations. The clarity just isn’t there for me. Not what I think it should be considering the price. Stuck it on my .22 to shoot 100 yards.

Have you followed up with March after doing that? Their support is legendary. The March-X 10-60X56 HM is an awesome scope.

 

[Turbulent Turtle]

Never too much scope for me....I always need more...lol

Yeah, I hear you. That's when Majesta comes in.