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trevort · Post by **trevort** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 9:54 pm

on who is first to get the new march scope with 60 top power (as used in that 600yd small group record) quoted at $2600 US

AI, I'm betting on you!

Ackley Improved · Post by **Ackley Improved** » Mon Dec 03, 2007 10:13 pm

I might not be the first, but you are very right in that I will have one for the popgun!

I am waiting for the other reticle designs to come out, as I like the extra hold off points. When they are released, and there is one that I like... sign me up!

Cheers
AI

Ned Kelly · Post by **Ned Kelly** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 3:23 am

G'Day All,
count me out, as good as they are suppose to be, I'll buy 3 weavers first for those $$$...........if I had those $$$

Cheerio Ned

Rinso · Post by **Rinso** » Tue Dec 04, 2007 4:49 pm

The March scopes are supposed to be the absolute best and having up to 60X is being pushed hard .. but ... Unless they have worked out a way to remove the mirage from the range then you wont see anymore than anyone else can.

The fact is that at 500 you can see holes with a 36X and at 1000 you wont see holes at all anyway so its a lot of money for little gain IMHO.

The ranges in the US are not the same as here and often dont have ant major mirage issues, as such they are not a very good guide for Australian conditions.

cheers
Rinso

Kenny · Post by **Kenny** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:44 pm

I think there's already a couple of March scoped in Aus....not the 60X jobs but

KY

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 4:32 pm

Ned, your paying too much for Weavers if you could only get three, my T36 cost $482.50 Aussie delivered!

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Wed Dec 05, 2007 7:16 pm

FWIW, we have three of those March scopes over here in Adelaide. I shot a group using a benchrest rifle and a Bausch and Lomb 36x, then another group using the March 40x and then another group (all at 300 yards) with a Sightron 36x on board.

In order of clarity, it was the B&L by a whisker from the Sightron and the March a bit behind. A couple of other guys had a look and agreed with me.

So take that with a grain of the proverbial salt. Maybe this March was not a good example, but it sure did not suit my eyes.

I thanked the guy who owned it, as he had just saved me $2600 AUD

Tony Z · Post by **Tony Z** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:38 pm

Sully had his new March in Springsure recently. Even he said it was no clearer than his existing 45 Leup. BUT, it has no POI issues. That is much more important. They are not worth anywhere near the money they are asking. The sales are riding on the Leups unreliability. Leupold is to bring out a new model shortly i have been told.

Tony Z.

trevort · Post by **trevort** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 2:53 pm

Tony, thats what i read. the article didnt mention any clarity issues, the focused on completely reliable POI

Rinso · Post by **Rinso** » Thu Dec 06, 2007 5:09 pm

Its a a bloody circle ...

Years ago we had scopes which were fixed and used external adjustments ...

Then we got all clever and put the adjustments inside ...

Now the best POI scopes are "Frozen" (ie Internals no longer move) and the lovely Gene Buky TSI adjustable mounts

mmmm Back to the future

And no neck turn chambers are winning BR matches ....

I sense a disturbance in the force

Keep your money in your pocket, learn to read the wind and pick changes and practice, practice, practice ... you will get a better results that way than by getting a March scope.

cheers
Rinso

jimbo · Post by **jimbo** » Thu Dec 13, 2007 11:32 am

Perhaps there will be a few of them (March scopes) on the line at the Australia Day Matches. That would be a good chance to have a look and compare with others.

AusVarmint

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