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New scope! Zeiss LRP S3 6-36x56

Bought one of the Zeiss LRP S3 6-36x56 for my Vudoo and it showed up yesterday. Got it mounted up and took it to the range today. Zeiss did a great job on this optic! Glass is great and the reticle is very useful. On my 40 MOA base I have 26.5 mils of elevation left so plenty for matches to reach past 400 yards with the .22LR. The parallax and windage have reference marks higher up so you can see them easier when behind the rifle. I think I found the scope that will be living on my Vudoo now.

Had my friend Gary at the sight in 50/100 range with his Gen III Razor and ZCO as well. I looked at the Razor, Zeiss and Burris Pro first and then let him take a look but I didn't say what I felt so not to muddy the waters. After he got done he said the same thing I saw. The Zeiss and Razor III were even with the Pro just a smidge behind them with glass. The ZCO was a little better as to be expected. I then took the Zeiss and Pro over to the longer range and with the heavy mirage today it was a good test. The Zeiss again edged out the Pro in cutting mirage.

Can't wait to get this scope out to a match!

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Thanks for the comparison. The Zeiss and Burris are both on my list. Which reticles were you comparing?

The Burris SCR2 and the Zeiss ZF-MRi both are mil. Both are excellent and you can’t really go wrong with either. What will it be going on and use?
 
The Burris SCR2 and the Zeiss ZF-MRi both are mil. Both are excellent and you can’t really go wrong with either. What will it be going on and use?
Vudoo used for NRL22. I settled on the Burris, but I've been seeing ads for the Zeiss lately and like the chunky turrets and the big numbers. So, I've been considering one of those too. One piece of feedback I've heard on the Burris is the reticle is pretty fine and may be hard to see with a busy background. I haven't looked through one myself.
 
No the Burris reticle isn’t too fine. Used it in a match yesterday on the rifle in the pic above. No issues.

That said for your rifle and use get the Zeiss. You get more elevation, more power if needed, and the knobs are nice. No downside to the Zeiss. If you planned to shoot ELR then the other Zeiss LRP S3 the 4-25-50 might be worth a look too. It has 46.5 mils of elevation.
 
My LRP S3 4-25 should be shipping tomorrow so will have it in hand to compare the two side by side. Really looking forward to having it on my centerfire rifle but still there incase I needed to go deep with the Vudoo.
 
What do you think about the weight of the Zeiss compared to the Burris? Noticeable? I'm currently using a Vortex DB Tactical at 25oz until I get a new scope, so anything I look at is going to be much heavier...but the Zeiss is a little chunky.
 
I can’t tell the difference when on the rifle. I have run scopes from 30-48.5 ounces and when mounted I can not feel any difference. People get hung up on the weight a lot but unless it’s going on some super light weight mountain hunting rifle I doubt most would feel it if you blindfolded them and handed them the rifles.
 
Most of my rifles have been really light. The Vudoo is a pretty big jump as far as weight goes, and I'm ok with it so far. I don't think the scope will be that big of a deal as far as weight goes, but I'm interested in seeing how it impacts how the rifle balances. Still trying to get that worked out. Thanks for your insight, it's been helpful to chat with someone who has both of the scopes I'm considering.
 
Bought one of the Zeiss LRP S3 6-36x56 for my Vudoo and it showed up yesterday. Got it mounted up and took it to the range today. Zeiss did a great job on this optic! Glass is great and the reticle is very useful. On my 40 MOA base I have 26.5 mils of elevation left so plenty for matches to reach past 400 yards with the .22LR. The parallax and windage have reference marks higher up so you can see them easier when behind the rifle. I think I found the scope that will be living on my Vudoo now.

Had my friend Gary at the sight in 50/100 range with his Gen III Razor and ZCO as well. I looked at the Razor, Zeiss and Burris Pro first and then let him take a look but I didn't say what I felt so not to muddy the waters. After he got done he said the same thing I saw. The Zeiss and Razor III were even with the Pro just a smidge behind them with glass. The ZCO was a little better as to be expected. I then took the Zeiss and Pro over to the longer range and with the heavy mirage today it was a good test. The Zeiss again edged out the Pro in cutting mirage.

Can't wait to get this scope out to a match!
I’ve started shopping for a long range scope for my .22 airgun. Can you confirm it focuses down to 11 yards?

Thanks,

David
 
No problem. How's your Vudoo set up? What's the main use going to be with it?
20" .920 Bartlein in a McMillan U-1 stock. Everyone that checked it out last match commented on how light it was. I suspect that's because of the light scope on it now. Some of these guys have 25+lb rifles.

NRL22, but I may try some other disciplines with it (including silhouette) just for kicks. I like shooting off hand, and I've been putting extra weight on my CZs lately to do so.
 
20" .920 Bartlein in a McMillan U-1 stock. Everyone that checked it out last match commented on how light it was. I suspect that's because of the light scope on it now. Some of these guys have 25+lb rifles.

NRL22, but I may try some other disciplines with it (including silhouette) just for kicks. I like shooting off hand, and I've been putting extra weight on my CZs lately to do so.
Yeah mine is about 18 pounds if I remember we correctly and I like that weight as it’s enough to be settled in and stable for PRS/NRL style matches, which is my main use, but light enough to be able to move though though stages.

If it’s just the standard NRL22 to 100 yards then either will work but if going deeper like NRL22X matches then I would definitely go with one of the Zeiss over the Burris for the extra elevation. My 4-25 should be here tomorrow so I will let you know how it compares to the 6-36 when it comes in.
 
Well my Zeiss LRP S3 4-25x50 showed up today and man it is nice! The glass is very clear and bright. Same reticle as the 6-36 so no surprise there. Basically the same excellent scope as its big brother but lower power. I took some pics of both scopes together. The 6-36 still on my Vudoo and the 4-25x50 on my 6/6.5 Creedmoor now. I have the 4-25 in a 20 MOA MPA mount so when I drop it on the Vudoo I should have close to 40.5 mils of elevation on the 40 MOA base. Will have over 34 mils on the 20 MOA base. As I said before about the 6-36, Zeiss did a great job on the 4-25 also. I have some cheap caps on it from an Arken scope until the Zeiss caps ship next month.

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Rob - any idea what thread pitch is on the throw lever? I'm thinking of making something a bit less obtrusive.
 
I got out today with the 4-25 for an initial zero and shooting out to 1000 to check data. I looked at the parallax at the 300 yard and out range and it actually worked well when transitioning. 300-500 yard is close and not a lot of adjustment needed. When I went from 600 to 1000 it was basically the same. Set at 1000 I could come in and see and impact 600 yards without issue. I did have the parallax set at the block just before the white block at infinity at 1000 on the parallax knob. It was actually the same setting for the 4-25 and 6-36 at 1000. I have a match in 2 weeks I will be shooting with the 4-25 and will have targets out to 1600 yards so will be interested to see how it does that deep.

It was a pretty hot and humid day and the mirage was cooking today but the glass did very well with it. I put it next to my buddy's ZCO with both set at 25x and the ZCO we both thought it was close but the ZCO was a little better cutting the mirage as most would expect. Had no problem seeing and hitting the piece of shot up grey 6" steel at 550 yards today so The Zeiss did a good job.

I also ended up with about 37 mils of elevation with the 4-25 in a 20 moa mount on a 20 moa base. I didn't notice any shadowing in the edges when topped out in elevation. If I put it on my 40 MOA on the Vudoo I should be able to dial out past 600 yards with the .22LR. That's nice! ;)
 
Well I was finally able to get a Zeiss out to a match today! I took the LRP S3 4-25x50 on my 6.5 Creedmoor to the Coleman's Creek Atlantic Coast Regional PRS match today. Was a good match to bring the Zeiss out to as we shot to 1247 yards and they have a mile range so I was able to check out targets to a mile with the scope. Glass was great and able to see even shot up targets at longer ranges through some mirage. One thing I did notice was that the parallax was very forgiving from around 580 yards and out. One stage we had targets from about there to 1247 yards and I didn't have to touch the parallax. Had another stage from 300 yards to a little over 800 yards and I set it at about 400 and it worked great. The glass is very forgiving in this way. Scope tracked out to the 1247 yard target and if I didn't brain fart on that stage I would have gotten three hits there but when you shoot an extra on another target it takes away from that. LOL


The reticle was excellent for holds. I used it on half of the ten stages for holds as it was quicker. The day bright illumination works great. I used it on more than half the stages also as it showed better contrast on the shot up targets. All in all I am very happy with this scope. I am really fighting though with the thought of moving it to my other Vudoo when it gets rebarreled as it will have about 41 mils when it's said and done and mounted so can dial a long way with the .22. We will see.


I didn't get a lot of pictures but here are a few. Ended up 8th out of 101 shooters so not bad for a new scope on a 6.5 Creedmoor shooting factory ammo. ;)

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Got my caps in from Zeiss. Very nicely made and a plus is that each cap comes with a Torx and it's the same as the one used for the knobs so you have extras. Looking at the caps I will probably leave the Torx in the objective caps but not the ocular as I know I would hit my bolt hand on it. My luck. LOL They are a separate purchase from the scope but a worthwhile one when compared to others. They go on easily enough and when tightened down they don't move. You won't worry about these popping off like some others do.

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