If You Could Spec Out a Mid/Long Range BR and F Class Scope

[Jet]

If you had the opportunity to design a scope for mid/long range bench rest and F Class what would you want. Also add what you do not need. I'll start:

Want in order of priority:
1. Holds POA (no reticle shift/movement)
2. Good glass--doesn't need to be exceptional. NF BR/Vortex GE equivalent
3. Choice of reticles with one like the NF DDR-2
4. 20-60X60 power and objective with 30mm tube
5. 30oz or lighter
6. Side parallax adjustment
7. 3.25" eye relief or more
8. .125" MOA click value

Don't need:
Illuminated reticle
Zero stop
Tactical turrets
FFP

No right or wrong here, just share your thoughts.

Good Shooting

Rich

 

[Jdne5b]

Your list looks good to me, except I'd love to get NF Comp glass in my Vortex GE. Thats the only thing I miss.

 

[tvaught]

Kahles MOAK tracking and turrets

NF Comp or Schmidt Bender or March HM glass

Sightron SV parallax adjustment

NXS durability

Vortex warranty

 

[Ned Ludd]

This is what I would spec out for a dedicated F-TR scope:

1) 52-56 mm objective
2) Outstanding glass...like the Schott glass in an IOR-Valdada BR scope
3) Crosshair with floating 0.125 MOA dot reticle
4) Minimum 50 MOA total elevation travel (34 mm tube???)
5) 1/8th MOA turret adjustment
6) ~7-35X mag range (less than 40X upper limit)
7) Weight </= 29 oz
8) Side parallax adjustment



Some other [pretty obvious] requirements:

Scope must hold rock solid zero/no reticle movement>>>DUH!!!
No crappy or mushy turret clicks
Don't cheap out and provide a half-assed scope cover for a $2K+ scope
Include sunshade attachment

 

[R.Morehouse]

Kahles MOAK as is with a 5 to 50 adjustment range. Maybe with a 34mm tube and 100min elevation adjustment........I guess that's kind of a blending of Kahles & March..............HMMMMMMMMM........That's what I use, imagine that.....

Regards
Rick

 

[Grimstod]

50mm objective. Probably a triplet style design. They are much sharper. I do not think i have ever seen a scope with that.
20-70x
34mm tube.
1/16in or 1/20millclicks
carbon fiber tube for lightness.

 

[JFrank]

Richs list plus a minimum of 70 minutes of internal adjustments

 

[X-Caveman]

I would add a few things that I haven't seen yet...

• POA doesn't change when adjusting magnification. I find sometimes wish I had a larger FOV mid match.
• Fast focus diopter adjustment
• Turrets with either 3 set screws, or a positive spline and coin slot screw. Something that isn't gonna slip
• Side focus with properly calibrated parallax yardages

 

[fatelvis]

If you had the opportunity to design a scope for mid/long range bench rest and F Class what would you want. Also add what you do not need. I'll start:

Want in order of priority:
1. Holds POA (no reticle shift/movement)
2. Good glass--doesn't need to be exceptional. NF BR/Vortex GE equivalent

I agree with all of your specs. Now let's see it with a price tag of $499 or better! Lol
3. Choice of reticles with one like the NF DDR-2
4. 20-60X60 power and objective with 30mm tube
5. 30oz or lighter
6. Side parallax adjustment
7. 3.25" eye relief or more
8. .125" MOA click value

Don't need:
Illuminated reticle
Zero stop
Tactical turrets
FFP

No right or wrong here, just share your thoughts.

Good Shooting

Rich

Now let's see it offered at $499 or better! Lol