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Ha! Gets worse...
Meopro, 3.5-10x44RD. Lit #4, HUGE eye relief (4"+), decent obj size and power range. Just not a 30mm tube.
I emailed Meopta to get their answer on what is different between the Meopro and Meostar lines, other than the main tube diameter and the multiplier being strictly 3x on the Pro's vs some at 4x on the Stars.
They are usually pretty straight with customers when questions are asked, so I'm curious to get their response.
One thing I noted from their website is they advertise etched reticles for the Meostars, but are silent on that matter in their write-ups for the Meopro's.
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Yeah, just saw that one as well. 3.5x10 wouldn't bother me either, lit or unlit.
It does have excellent eye relief though.
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the 3.5-10 meopta is an excellent scope. ive got one on my 270. very bright and yep 4inches of eye relief
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the 3.5-10 meopta is an excellent scope. ive got one on my 270. very bright and yep 4inches of eye relief Great intel, thank you. What is the scope comparable to glass wise? Swaro, Conquest? Just wondering if you've ever had the chance to compare it to anything similar.
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Ha! Gets worse...
Meopro, 3.5-10x44RD. Lit #4, HUGE eye relief (4"+), decent obj size and power range. Just not a 30mm tube.
I emailed Meopta to get their answer on what is different between the Meopro and Meostar lines, other than the main tube diameter and the multiplier being strictly 3x on the Pro's vs some at 4x on the Stars.
They are usually pretty straight with customers when questions are asked, so I'm curious to get their response.
One thing I noted from their website is they advertise etched reticles for the Meostars, but are silent on that matter in their write-ups for the Meopro's. Let me help you to help yourself. Call cameraland, ask them to send you the DEMO Meostar 3-10 x 50 for evaluation, look thru it to see if you like the #4 and the scope in general. Send it back if you don't (don't mount it or damage it). 3.5 vs 4 inch's eye relief, is .5 inch going to help you that much? If you don't hold it properly .5 inch ain't gonna matter.
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LOL....
I know I like their #4. I saw a 1.5-6 meostar with the #4. It's the eye relief I'm concerned about. Meopta directly told me that the 3-10's have 3.2" of eye relief at the lowest power setting. That's getting on the short side, I think.
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the 3.5-10 meopta is an excellent scope. ive got one on my 270. very bright and yep 4inches of eye relief Great intel, thank you. What is the scope comparable to glass wise? Swaro, Conquest? Just wondering if you've ever had the chance to compare it to anything similar. ive only compared it directly to my meostar HD 10x42 binos. i really cant tell a difference optically. i have however compared the 4-12x50 meopro to a 4-12 swaro z3 and i think the swaro was maybe just a touch sharper than the meopro but the meopta was every bit as bright IMO.
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Where I'm at currently:
-Leica seems to have the best glass, but Meopta isn't far (if any) behind
-Leica has the eye relief
-Meopta has the reticle
-Leupold has a blend of decent glass, decent reticle, decent eye relief, but none of those traits are equal to the "best" in the others I'm considering. (i.e. the reticle in the Leupold is ok, but not superb like the Meopta, glass is ok, but not a Leica, etc).
So, compromise is the Leupold. Just not sure I want to compromise, lol. I kind of was thinking this way too. There are two ways of thinking - decide which feature you like/want/need the most and pick that scope or pick the one that has the best blend of all of them, which, as you pointed out is the Leupold. That is why I chose the Leupold. It is a compromise either way!
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Get the 1.5-6 and be done with it. It will be a nicer scope for hunting.
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Ok, now to possibly really put this in a tailspin....
What else should I consider, given the scopes I'm looking at? I try to be aware of what's out there, but I can't claim to know everything on the market. Anything in these realms of optics I'm not looking at that I should be?
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Meostar is very close to Victory Diavari glass as far as my eyes can tell. The HT glass shades it.
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Have you ever been able to compare Meostars to a Swaro Z6 or Leica ER?
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Have you seen the 4A ret from Leica? When I looked at subtensions, they looked to be pretty decent, or at least had the potential to be a good one. Yes, and looks just like my Swarovski Z6i 4a.... it sucks. Post are too far apart and the center is too thin, IMHO. Leica 4a![[Linked Image]](http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h108/montero_2006/IMG_0423_zps315a7f11.jpg) Swarovski Z6i 4a![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Misc/Optics/4ai_zps2b0ab2a5.jpg) VX-6 #4 illum.![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v239/FOsteology/Misc/Optics/VX-6German4-2_zps74f7f3b5.jpg) Thanks for posting the pics, I agree the Leupold reticle is far superior. Can anyone take a picture through a Meopta? I keep waffling back and forth between the 3-9x40 VX-R and the Meopro 3.5-10x44. Sorry for the bit of a hijack tddeangelo.
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Get the 1.5-6 and be done with it. It will be a nicer scope for hunting. That's the model I have on my 9.3x62 Carbine... it's working out so well that I bought another for my 338RCM carbine. I do understand that some people like more magnification and I'm very curious about the 3.5-10x model myself down the road if I need a scope on a rifle that would be better suited to higher magnificaion.
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I wound up with the Zeiss HT 1.5-6 x42 on one of my 5.56 guns, that power range makes it my most useful deer hunting scope.
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Have you seen the 4A ret from Leica? When I looked at subtensions, they looked to be pretty decent, or at least had the potential to be a good one. Yes, and looks just like my Swarovski Z6i 4a.... it sucks. Post are too far apart and the center is too thin, IMHO. Leica 4aSwarovski Z6i 4aVX-6 #4 illum.Thanks for posting the pics, I agree the Leupold reticle is far superior. Can anyone take a picture through a Meopta? I keep waffling back and forth between the 3-9x40 VX-R and the Meopro 3.5-10x44. Sorry for the bit of a hijack tddeangelo. i can take one thro my meopta but unsure how to post pics in the forum. i can email u a pic if u like
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Feel free to email it to me if you want and I'll post it here.
Email is my username here @comcast.net
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alright. ill snap a couple pics on my lunch break and get em to u
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Received the pics. I just uploaded one, with the dot lit. I have another with it unlit from killindeer if the rest of the groups wants to see it. ![[Linked Image]](http://i1140.photobucket.com/albums/n566/tddeangelo/photo2_zps39356496.jpg)
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Thank you very much gentlemen. Killindeer, how are the crosshairs on them are they thin or just right? I saw a Swarovski once and they looked far too thin just like in the pictures earlier, the Meopta does seem better.
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