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I did not. Had a 7 year old in tow whose "feet were on fire" LOL, and I had to bolt.
Was only in the building for a couple hours, just long enough to check out the optics and shoot Shockey the bird.

.......how come (just curious)?

He ran me over

Just kidding.

If I had it would have been out of pure jealousy of the stuff he gets to hunt and places he gets to hunt.

So guys, does anything think these new conquest HDs will be better than the duralyt? There is currently a 2-8x42 duralyt atop my go-to 30-06. Id be interested in the 2-10 hd though if they were better. The thought of T* and lotutec has me thinking. Thoughts? I dont even know what coatings are on th duralyt?

It seems that these new HDs will eventually take the spot of the duralyt if they are as good as the hype around them.

I like Conquests, and own two of them.

My own eyes would have to actually tell me from looking through them, if the HD is worth twice the price.

Maybe not, but I bet they will be considered for something like a .300 RUM or Weatherby or on of the big cased .338s...

You say correctly. But I am not the likely person you run into. My .375-.416 Rem has a Bushnell 4200 4-16X40. If I had more discretionary income it would have a z5 3 1/2-18X.

The 5-25 is a VERY nice scope. I fondled one at the safariclub show. The turrets are nice and the optics were great

I scored 2 and I am happy

My Zeiss HD5 Conquest 2-10x42 came today. I weighed it and it came in at 16.4 ounces not 17.5 ounces listed on all the web sites.

Do these have turrets?

The 2-10x42 has standard hunting turrets. The 3-15x42 has the target turrets. I purchased mine form Redhawkrifles you can go on there website and check them out. Tom

savage thanks got them located.

Any reviews on this new scope? I have to buy a new scope for my new build in 300 WSM.

Sorry . . . not much of a review, but some general info.

I bought a 2-10x42 and played with it quite a bit. It is a beautiful piece of glass in my estimation. I liked it so much that I bought a 3-15x42 with turrets for another rifle.

If you use the search function, you should find another post on the Zeiss HD5, and another post about the new Terra (that has some HD5 details from a Zeiss employee).

Basically, the Terra is optically better than the old Conquest, but with fewer SKUs. The HD5 is a significant step up from the Terra.

I bought 3 of the old Conquest 3-9x40 MC when Cabelas had them on closeout for around $300 apiece. But when I saw the HD5, I sold the Conquest MCs in short order and bought an HD5. To my eye, the HD5 is dramatically better.

One Campfire member posted that he has both an HD5 and a Swarovski Z6. He stated that he thought the Swaro was just slightly superior, but for half the price the next scope he buys would be another HD5.

Good luck with your decision.

Has anyone butler creeked their HD5 2-10x42, and if so, sizes?

Thanks.

Bumping this back up. Would I be crazy to put one of these on a .404 or .375 or better to stick with a leupold 2.5-8?

Trying to make 1" rings work.

It was fun reading this old thread. I have the HD 2-10x42 and the Leupy 2.5-8x36. But don't have African hunting experience.

On the lower power settings, the Leupy gives longer eye relief but seems shorter than the HD's as you turn the power up, but is a handier package being smaller, lighter, and shorter. The Leupy is OK for evening hunting down to the legal half hour after sunset in most American states.

The HD has better glass and would enable hunting a bit later in the evening. It would be better hunting in mists, fog, or rain with it's lens coatings. You didn't mention if your rifle was a Mauser action, I've noticed when you pull the bolt back on some Mausers the bolt can have a lot of loose play or rotation and may require taller mounts to clear the eyepiece on the HD.