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These two are going on 'The Rack' this week for static testing. If all looks good there, they'll go on one of my BR rigs for confirmation.

The Sightron is a NIB unit slated for one of my 30BR's. The VX-5HD is an unknown quantity at this point.

Good shootin' -Al

Be curious to see how they shake out

Al, please do follow up on these 2 scopes, especially the VX5, that scope checks a lot of boxes……..

+2 ... SIL has same scope and is very pleased with it...

Looking forward to your findings.

I recently re-tested my Mark 6 3-18x that has been repaired multiple times by Leupold. When it works, I love it. When it wasn't working, I hated it. I was trying to figure out if my 6.5 PRC barrel gave up the ghost or if it was the Mark 6. Much to my surprise, the Mark 6 is tracking and holding zero at this time.

Al,

Will appreciate it if you share your findings.

The Sightron tested dead on....no easy thing with 1/10" adjustments. It showed a pretty big 'sweet spot' of parallax adjustment (indicative of excellent lens alignment).

The VX-5HD was pretty decent and tested within the limits of the 1/4" adjustments. There was no apparent reticle wander with power changes. The parallax adjustment is fussy....possibly just this individual scope. In a hunting situation, you probably wouldn't notice it.

Of course, the proof is in the shooting. But if they fail on the tester, there's zero sense going any further than that.

A collimator is also an excellent way to check scopes...in some ways it's easier than how I do them.

For what it's worth....

Thanks for that, Al. Appreciate you sharing your findings.

These guys are pretty interesting...

Al,

Thanks for providing your feedback on these scopes, as well as all of your other insight and experience that you share. Much appreciated.

Bob

Thanks for the follow up Al.

Interesting video. James seems very knowledgeable, and I was buying everything he was selling right up to the point I saw Keith Warren.