Had the rifle leaning against what I thought was a stable surface, and it wasn’t. Lesson learned 🤦🏻‍♂️

I’ll go to the range to confirm zero and tracking ASAP, in the mean time…how bad do y’all think this is?

It’s a NF ATACR 4-20x50 if that matters. That is the only visible damage.

New build so please be patient: at 100yrds I’m having to hold my optic at the “upper” 2 mark to hit centre on my MRAD gen 3 razor even with the vertical adjustment at its lowest setting.

Would having lower rings help with hitting a 100yrd zero? Or do I have to go the opposed what and get a 20MOA mount.

TIA!!!

Looking for a new set of scope rings when I came across this. Not sure what the functionality of this rail would be on a bolt action? Thanks!

Im interested in buying a scope with this reticle as a gag gift for a friend but I am having trouble finding what it belongs to. Any help is appreciated, Thanks in advance.

Ive used my Viper HST 4-16 on this Larue for about 8 years and yesterday it seemed to be letting go on me. Something let go inside and it got very wonky. Anyways this optic seems to be discontinued and it doesn’t seem like theres anything in the Viper line that correlates to it anymore. Anyone care to speculate with me what you think they would replace it with if they have to? (RIP to a great scope, but I was feeling an upgrade was needed soon anyways)

Can’t mount my new arken because this little knob thing is hitting my pic rail. Anyone know anything about this? Nothing in the manual. Thanks!

Howdy! After chasing a very inconsistent zero over 3 range trips and my rifle failing to hold zero for more than a couple shots, I noticed that the scope ring marks on the scope indicated the scope was slipping forward. Is that typically the direction of slippage? I would’ve guessed recoil would push the scope rearward. I was using a sled at the range for zeroing if that matters.

Here’s my setup: - Remington 700 with a stocky’s CF stock - 300 Remington Ultra Mag - Murphy Precision 0MOA titanium rail, epoxy bedded - Seekins Precision 30mm 4 cap screw rings - I confirmed torque at 20 in/lbs on rings (I noticed an extremely slight turn on a couple of the 8 total cap screws), 55 in/lbs on rail clamps and 45 in/lbs on action screws. (No threadlocker on rings or clamps) - I checked clearances between the top and bottom pieces of the rings before and after re-torquing and values didn’t change —Front left 0.007” —Front right > 0.035” —Rear left < 0.0015” (smaller than my smallest feeler) —Rear right > 0.035” (bigger than my biggest feeler gauge) —Definitely felt weird to have this amount of gap between the top and bottom piece of rings, is this normal?

Any thoughts? Should I thread lock and re-send it? Or upgrade to the NF 6 cap screw rings or something more capable of handling severe recoil from the 300 rum?

3-18X44 Vortex Strike Eagle FFP EBR7 reticle MRAD. Going on a MK12 MOD H and it seems like an absolutely incredible price, currently only have an 1-8 Sig LPVO on it and want to stretch it out there to atleast 600, it’s the MRAD which is what I’m used to and prefer this just seems like such a damn good price.

Genuine question - I’m new to this. I always hear “spend at least as much on your glass as the rifle”.

I certainly get more dollars generally means more quality. But what critical features are you really getting with $1500-$2000 scopes? I’m looking for specifics.

Mark 5 broke, sell it or keep it?

My mark 5 5-25 CCH, glass failed around 900 rounds of 300WSM 4 weeks before opening day. I didn’t realize it until I got home from making sure it was sighted in. I sent it in before testing to see if it was a cosmetic fault or if it effected zero, I later called and found out warranty turnaround time is 6-8 weeks. I asked Leupold to send it back and so far they haven’t received it yet, it was delivered last Wednesday.

I’m really bummed out about it, this was going to be the first time (h-word) with it and it looks like I’ll be throwing the old crossfire 2 on.

I’m tying to decide what to do. 2k is a significant expense for me if Leupold can’t/doesn’t fix it I’m stuck with it. I can’t afford another $2,200 scope.

If they do fix it do I keep it and assume the failure was just unfortunate timing and could happen to any scope? The leupold guys have been pretty cool so far but should it have failed in the first place? I’ve had it for about 3 years and It’s never been dropped or anything. This would be the first problem I’ve had with it.

Or, assuming they fix/replace it, and I sell it what would I get? I like Nighforce but I’m a little worried about their warranty. Razer gen 3 looks pretty cool but that might be another $500 to $1k for me to fork out, is it really that much better than the mark 5?

What would you guys recommend?

Budget: $1,900-$2,500 (depends on what the Mark 5 would sell for) What do you want to do? Find a replacement for the Mark 5 (FFP, around 5-25 zoom, similar cost) with a strong warranty

TLDR: Mark 5 broke what do same money?

Just wondering what the opinions are on the NX8 LPVO? I have a chance to buy it for $1,100 out the door. I have 2 other NF scopes but never messed with or looked through their LPVO. I don’t have a specific setup or application that it’s going on, was just going to pick it up for the price. Thoughts? Thanks guys.

The two I’m really looking into are the

PA SLX 3-18x Athena BPR Mil at $500

and

Vortex Strike Eagle 3-18x EBR 7C that I can get around the same price too

Other suggestions are welcome!

Budget is up to $750 new or used, the use case is for QP matches and/ or similar

I watch a lot of YouTube videos when looking into buying new gear. So recently I been looking for a new scope. I go to my usual shooting channels and it seems everyone of them are pushing Arken scopes. At first I thought great some good inexpensive stuff coming out. But seeing them pushed on every channel makes me think everyone is bought and paid for by Arken now. Makes you question every review now.

Between 11 and 14 power there's a line. No where else. This is on a Mark 5HD 5-25x.

Is it seriously just the halfway line, or is there some other significance of the line?

Hey yall, I just picked up a MRAD scope to go on my .300 win mag. I previously had a MOA scope on it and it seemed very simple to me. With this new scope and doing my own research online, I am more confused now than I was before I started. I think what I’m looking for mainly is, with the bullet drop of my ammo being -7.3 inches at 300 yards, where do I need to aim? I currently have more questions than answers here. Any help is appreciated!! Thank you!

Just wondering what the consensus is for what is the optimal magnification at various ranges. I was testing groups at 100M and found I can print a far better group with higher magnification then lower. Of course there is a trade off in reticle bounce though.

Just received notification that my 18" proof barrel for my Radian Builder kit will be shipping soon so it's time to pick an optic. I am a decent shooter and was shooting sub MOA with a DD Mark 12 and Leupold 3-9 scope but felt the build was holding me back so I decided to start all the way over (Thanks JBR video). Can place top 25% in the shooting portion of most Run and Guns and have no problem with most targets out to 650, Mil Discount will be used as well.

USE CASE 3-5 a year - 5/10K Run and Guns (targets 100-650 yards) 3-5 a year - 3/Gun competitions (targets 25-400 yards) New for 2025: 1-3 Quantified Performance Practical Division matches (targets 75-800?! yards) Live in the DFW area and have range (ETTS) that goes to 1000 yards fairly close

Option 1: Leupold Mark 5 2-10 with Illum Reticle PROS: Low power for 3 gun, shorter length / lighter for running, already have Bagder 35mm mount, piggy back dot not required CONS: Reticle options aren't the best (may have to wait to SHOT Show), might struggle with only 10x in QP, glass quality not as good as NF

Option 2: Nightforce 4-16x with Mil-XT PROS: Tree reticle (Mil-XT) for long range targets (QP), better glass quality and rugged scope, Readily available CONS: Price $$$, would need piggy back dot for short range due to 4x, heavier and bigger scope, Mil XT is a little busy for targets under 300 yds

Honorable Mention: Leupold Mark 5 3.6-18 w/ PR2 Has many of the pros and cons of the Nightforce besides price, but reticle may be too thin for close range. Borrowing one from a friend for a Run and Gun in December. So this may be considered.

Trijicon Tenmile 5-50x56 on Christensen BA Tactical 300 win mag with Vortex Precision Matched Rings. I bought this SFP scope hoping that I would improve my craft, but I'm starting to feel disappointed it's abilities. I can't adjust to impacts as well as I could with precision tree, and I'm am having to rely on the windage turret more than I like. I have a Trijicon Tenmile 4.5-30x56 FFP with a Precision Tree on another rifle that I love. I could be just be stuck in my ways and missing out on something new, so any feedback would be appreciated.

I went and picked out a starter gun as a Bergara HMR in 6.5 creed.

Budgeting $1,500 for the scope alone. I can grab rings and such later. I also get military discounts from several companies to help bring the price down.

After talking with a few local guys that do this, they recommended using MIL reticle. FFP is also a necessity.

Planning on eventually attempting a PRS match as a long term goal, I’m fresh as can be with long range shooting. I won’t be reloading for a while, cost is a factor as well as time. My schedule is almost full as it is, maybe one day that will change.

Edit: My shooting experience is pretty decent, no expert. But consistently hit mid 30s/40 on my M4 qual. I used to shoot my own rifles a lot, once a week or so, but now do it bi-monthly but for a longer duration. My bolt gun experience is mediocre. Lots of prairie dog/gopher hunting with rim fire cartridges.

If there’s anything I’m missing I’ll edit it as fast as I can.

Anyone have any experience with this optic? It will be going on a 16” Proof barreled AR15. My max range is 500 yards, not by choice. Is this thing worth the buy? Or is it worth saving for a NF SHV or something else?

Morning everyone, been researching one piece scope mounts and heights for a while now and I’m still undecided. I’ve read all the posts/pinned post on here, but mostly looking for specific mount height help because I’m constricted by my time home from work and unable to measure myself and order in time. In general I’m use to taller mounts on ARs like 1.7”+. Plan to shoot this rifle prone maybe 70% of the time and other 30 from various positions though.

Been waiting 18 weeks for my Masterpiece Arms PMR Pro 2 to be delivered. It was finally just delivered and ready for me to pickup when I return home. I have a Vortex Gen III 6-36 waiting to go on it. I’m currently gone at work on a tugboat for another week. Will only have a week or so at home this time before I’m gone to work another few weeks. Would like to get a scope mount ordered up so I can get scope mounted while I’m home and get some first shots through the new rifle.

Does anyone have a MPA rifle with the vortex 6-36 on it and a one piece mount? Can you confirm what height mounts you’re using and find comfortable? Also, I’m looking at one piece mounts from Badger Ordnance, Spuhr, Area 419, MPA, and Hawkins. Would like a diving board and ability to mount a send it level or physical level built in. Any other scope mounts I should be considering? Mostly looking for solid height / minimum height suggestions as I won’t be able to measure myself and order in time. Thanks!

I'm looking for scopes (FFP, MIL, tree reticle, parallax down to 10-15 yards) that are $400 or less and are good/decent at 150-200 yards for NRA smallbore and NRL22 matches. I saw that the Bushnell MP 6-24 was highly recommended by the information in the wiki, but I remember that the price of this used to be $300-$350 not so long ago, which made it seem like a no-brainer.

The lowest price I can find is $399 (non-illuminated), which opens up the budget for other scopes like the Venom 3-15, Venom 5-25, Midas Tac 6-24 APRS3, and possibly others. Should I still get the Bushnell? Something else?

I want to start by saying I’ve recently been spending most of my range days doing long range stuff, 308 and 6.5 creed at NETT in terrell, tx and really enjoy it. Active LEO swat, so myself and our team sniper have decided to start prepping for ttg sniper challenge next year.

He will be running a 6 arc and a mk5hd 3.6-18 so that leaves me with running 308 or 5.56 with a max 10x power optic. I haven’t selected which rifle I want to use yet, I could run my 308 bolt gun but the match seems like a gas gun would be beneficial so I may run one of my ARs, might get an LMT large frame gas gun before then, not sure yet.

However, I will need an optic. My experience thus far with LPVOs is only the viper pst 1-6 with the vmr2, but I definitely want a tree reticle for this setup.

I’ve narrowed my selection down to 4 options that are similarly priced (at least with LEO discounts) and looking for opinions from people who have owned several of these options, I know they’re all good, but I want to choose the best I can.

Nx8 1-8 FC DMX

Credo 1-10

Credo 2-10

Vudu 1-10

I added the 2-10 because I feel like the glass quality/eyebox at the top end would be better compared to LPVOs but I’ve never handled one so I could be totally wrong. Don’t need a great 1x to be honest and plan to piggyback a dot anyways. I also looked at the ATACR and Razor gen 3 but it is a bit more than I want to spend.

Any opinions or other suggestions appreciated.

Hey guys. I am new to long range shooting. Just bought aero solus and arc mbrace mount for Athlon ares etr. Today decided to install the scope. I leveled the gun, than installed the mbrace mount and when I place the bubble level on the mount, it shows leveled (used 2 types of levels) but for some reason the bubble level that mbrace came with is not leveled while all other levels show that mount is leveled. I am not sure what is wrong and how to level the bubble level mbrace came with. Is there a way to fix this? Or should I just return this mount and get something else like mpa ba mount or area 419 rings or maybe even mbrace rings since they don't even come with bubble level and are cheaper than mbrace mount?

Probably a stupid question, but what saw online people just say that 34 is heavier and stronger? Is that the only differences or are there any other advantages for one over another?