Hi guys, I am thinking about buying a March scope after not being fully satisfied with a few Hawke and Athlon scopes.
I'm more accustomed to SFP glass, but my last 2 scopes have been FFP (Hawke Sidewinder and Athlon Argos). I *think* I like the premise of a FFP scope, but I haven't spent much time looking through my FFP scopes since each one has seems to have traits that bother me (hazy glass, mushy turrets, light bleed from illuminated reticle, and tight eyebox to name a few).
The March scopes are catching my attention because they offer lightweight FFP scopes with illumination and the ability to focus down to 10 yards. Illumination is a must have for me since a good amount of my pesting is done when the sun starts to fade. Weight is also a big deal for me as I've found I really don't like having a 30oz scope on my Wildcat. And finally, I need to have parallax adjustment down to 10 or 15 yards which rules out Vortex, Nightforce, Sightron, Leupold.
I was originally thinking the right March scope for me would be the 3-24x42 FFP (March model 1045) which weighs 22.6oz and seems on paper to meet my needs. However, I've found some threads on other forums saying the March 42mm objective creates a tight eyebox with finicky parallax adjustment, and they say the 3-24x52 addresses those "issues". The 3-24x52 (model 1073 or 1049) weighs 24.5oz, and I was hoping to hear from March scope owners to see if they would recommend the 42mm objective scope, or is the 52mm version really the "better buy". I know it's only a 2oz difference in weight between the two, but after trying out 28-30oz scopes, I'm constantly thinking about the weight penalty. I think I could live with the weight of the 52mm objective, but only if it was really a noticable improvement over the 42mm.
Could any March owners share their thoughts/opinions/advise?
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
I'm more accustomed to SFP glass, but my last 2 scopes have been FFP (Hawke Sidewinder and Athlon Argos). I *think* I like the premise of a FFP scope, but I haven't spent much time looking through my FFP scopes since each one has seems to have traits that bother me (hazy glass, mushy turrets, light bleed from illuminated reticle, and tight eyebox to name a few).
The March scopes are catching my attention because they offer lightweight FFP scopes with illumination and the ability to focus down to 10 yards. Illumination is a must have for me since a good amount of my pesting is done when the sun starts to fade. Weight is also a big deal for me as I've found I really don't like having a 30oz scope on my Wildcat. And finally, I need to have parallax adjustment down to 10 or 15 yards which rules out Vortex, Nightforce, Sightron, Leupold.
I was originally thinking the right March scope for me would be the 3-24x42 FFP (March model 1045) which weighs 22.6oz and seems on paper to meet my needs. However, I've found some threads on other forums saying the March 42mm objective creates a tight eyebox with finicky parallax adjustment, and they say the 3-24x52 addresses those "issues". The 3-24x52 (model 1073 or 1049) weighs 24.5oz, and I was hoping to hear from March scope owners to see if they would recommend the 42mm objective scope, or is the 52mm version really the "better buy". I know it's only a 2oz difference in weight between the two, but after trying out 28-30oz scopes, I'm constantly thinking about the weight penalty. I think I could live with the weight of the 52mm objective, but only if it was really a noticable improvement over the 42mm.
Could any March owners share their thoughts/opinions/advise?
Thanks and Happy Holidays!
