Anyone used the March Tactical Rifle scope 10-60x52

[RDavies]

I like the look of the March 8-80x more than the others, but the certificate saying it is the first off the production line seems to contradict the wide spread opinions that these scopes are all hand built and not made on a production line.
What is the March like when turned up to 80X on a day with no mirage? Does it get dark? Does it get super critical as far as eye relief and exit pupil location? Just wondering if 80X is more of a gimmick than a help, if all the small problems get in the way of getting your shots away as accurately as possible in a match. Does it take too much concentration to keep things right at 80X ?
That said, I would absolutley love one, but mortgages say no for now.

 

[nutty]

I like the look of the March 8-80x more than the others, but the certificate saying it is the first off the production line seems to contradict the wide spread opinions that these scopes are all hand built and not made on a production line.
What is the March like when turned up to 80X on a day with no mirage? Does it get dark? Does it get super critical as far as eye relief and exit pupil location? Just wondering if 80X is more of a gimmick than a help, if all the small problems get in the way of getting your shots away as accurately as possible in a match. Does it take too much concentration to keep things right at 80X ?
That said, I would absolutley love one, but mortgages say no for now.

A production line here mean it's not a prototype. At 80X it's not dark,
I really don't need 80X [40-50X is enough for me] but I do need 34mm. tube. ;D

 

[BHarvey]

I like the look of the March 8-80x more than the others, but the certificate saying it is the first off the production line seems to contradict the wide spread opinions that these scopes are all hand built and not made on a production line.
What is the March like when turned up to 80X on a day with no mirage? Does it get dark? Does it get super critical as far as eye relief and exit pupil location? Just wondering if 80X is more of a gimmick than a help, if all the small problems get in the way of getting your shots away as accurately as possible in a match. Does it take too much concentration to keep things right at 80X ?
That said, I would absolutley love one, but mortgages say no for now.

The eye relief should not change. Exit pupil to eye alignment gets into a narrower range that does two things, gets you lined up straighter, and being straighter reduces paralax error even more. Sure it gets darker, every zoom scope does as you divide objective size by X setting to get your exit pupil diameter.

Not sure on how useful 80X would be, my 10-60x gets used on all settings, but 60x is used the least. It can be used there on good days, and on those days when at 60x, it is great.