For the guys who have been running one of these awhile, are you still loving it?
Am currently running a Kahles K-1050 in, mostly ,mid-range F-Open and it has been flawless. Planning to shoot more Long Range in the future and wondering if the Majesta is worth the investment. Any recommendations between the W1 vs. the WFD reticle? Thanks in advance for the info...
I have been running mine at 80X for almost a year now. It has not come down from 80X in competition since I first started using it.
As you can expect, I have talked to many Majesta owners since they first started shipping them. I know of many shooters who have multiple Majestas now. The WFD reticle is extremely popular but there is nothing wrong with the W1 or W2, they are fine reticles also.
At the match today, there were quite a few Majestas on the line and the ones that were near me were all pegged at 80X. It's easy to see when the fast lever is attached; they are all at 2 o'clock.
There was quite a bit of wind today, but for the first 2 matches, it was pretty steady. I shot a 196-11X on the first match and 197-11X on the second match. I took 5 sighters on the first match, and the last 3 were Xs. Then I had issues punching the button to go for record and shot 9, one on! I'm having some old-age issue during long strings of fire. I dropped two 9s at the end of the match, shot 19 and 20. My hand was shaking like crazy. During the match, I was piling the Xs one of top of the other. At 80x, I could be extremely precise in my hold and took full advantage of that. During match #2, I was also able to hold on a specific number of the target and plowed on through, collecting another 11 Xs in the process. Shot 19 was a 9, but I managed to pull out a 10 on shot 20.
During match #3, the wind was more erratic, and I dropped 5 shots and only collected another 4X. I was holding up to almost at the edge of the black on the right, and I already had 1.5 MOA on the rifle. The wind would drop and come back, so I was going between 2.5 right to edge of black. I was making full use of the WFD reticle, but now quite at the outer wings yet. I used ALL of the 10-ring and scared the X-ring.
In the event, Carl won the match besting me by 4 points, with a 592-15X, I think. There were 3 of us in second place at 588. I took second with my 26X, and the 3rd and 4th were 22X and 18X. The Majesta is an X-producing machine. Granted, you must have the rifle, ammo and marksmanship skills to extract the scores, but the Majesta will help your aim.
When you are using such an advanced optic, some user education is required. I know of some people who think the Majesta will produce a perfect IQ when the mirage is roaming. I have explained to them that is not the case. The IQ WIIL BE affected by the mirage, but the aiming black will remain round, and you will be able to see the rings on the target and thus be able to place the reticle where you want. This was an epiphany for some owners and once understood, they were able to extract more performance out of their rifle system.
Also, your brain does a lot of interpreting of the image that your eye sends it. After a few matches with the Majesta at 80X in the soupy mirage, your brain is used to it. Of course, if you screw up your rifle handling or you misread the wind by not seeing that switch, you will still be able to place the reticle on the wrong sport on the target and drop points. But when it's all working well and you find the sweet spot for that relay, the Majesta will help you pile on the X count.
The Majesta is heavy and it's expensive, and your competitors will thank you for not getting one.
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I rarely mess with my magnification dial. occasionally early morning shooting I may move it down to 60 or 70. But 99% of the matches I keep it at 80x. I'm hooked!
