Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Optics Minox ZV-3 3-9x40mm BDC 400 Riflescope #66006 only $99.99

I can't take it any longer...I'm ordering one of these tomorrow. Don't know if they're worth a hoot but I bet I can kill a deer with it. powdr

I just double checked. The scope does have the 10mph wind dots on the main crosshair...

Doug or anyone. Have there been many issues with these or returns? Reviews are mixed but I think most of the issues were with the early runs. Also a lot of people are using these on lower recoiling rifles, is this a concern?

The optics are great for the price and I am tempted to use it on a primary rifle. Other than where they are assembled they look like a great value.

We have gotten back a few a while ago with mechanical issues, however, we have not seen many of these and not from recent shipments

From what I can see is this scope has the Christmas-tree type of BDC reticle and at the end of all the intersecting lines should be 10 mph wind aim points and not just on the main crosshair line?

This is the the retical for the Burris E1

Nope..the 'dotz' are all the same width and the wind dotz are on the main cross hair only..not an Xmas tree type...


Easier to use for me...

Can you post a pic of the reticle?

Here is some technical info on the BDC 400, so Doug does your scope have the same reticle?

http://www.opticscamp.com/reticles/minox-riflescope-reticle-subtensions.pdf

Mine came today! Very fast service and shipping. Thanks, Camera Land!

Mounted one on a 7MM Rem Mag. Have not shot it yet - wind and rain today here - but like appearance the reticle.

Thanks, SockPuppet! I've wondered for 57+ yrs. what I am, and now I know. I'm a Prophet. I'll let my wife know tonight when she gets home from work as she can't understand why I buy a scope from time to time even when I don't have a firearm to mount it on at the time...but I will!

I have recently bought three scopes, and had no guns to put under them..I just thought I was a scope whore.

I like the sound of prophet better....

Couple of observations on the Minox ZV-3 3-9X40 scope.

I have not had a chance to shoot the rifle the scope is mounted on yet. But have noted a couple of items of concern.

First, the scope is very sensitive to flare caused by light coming from the side, most especially at over 4X. At 3X it is not very noticeable, but at 9X under the same lighting conditions the scope is almost unusable. I will test this more when I can get it outdoors more. (I'm uncomfortable waving a rifle around in my back yard with neighbors nearby.)

Second, the Minox instructions say to use no more than 13 to 15 inch-pounds of torque on the rings. I used a FAT torque wrench with that setting for the Talley LW rings. Even at that low setting the rings left slight depressions in the tube. The scope does not bind on the power change mechanism but the rings indented the tube. The previous scope on the rifle (a Leupold 6X36) had the rings torqued to 20 inch pounds and there are no marks on that scope.

The view through the scope looks great and I still like the appearance of the reticle. It will be interesting to see how the scope will hold up to the recoil of 175 g. bullets going over 2900 fps in a 8 lb. 9 oz. rifle.

I have been shooting mine some more and AM SO FREAKING IMPRESSED that I'm ordering another!

Shot the rifle with the Minox ZV-3 3-9X40 scope today.

The view through the scope is excellent to my eyes. The reticle is bold and the view through the scope is very crisp. I like it a lot.

With the rifle in the sunlight I tried getting it to show the veiling flare I mentioned earlier. I could not find a problem in daylight at all. (I guess the fluorescent lights in my basement room are not a good test of veiling flare. --I don't expect to be hunting under florescent lights! )

The scope seems to handle the recoil of the 7MM Remington Magnum and there were no close encounters with the eye-piece.

Above about 6X the eye-box seems much more constrained and going to 9X from 6X did not help me see bullet holes any better at 100 yards. I will use the scope at 6X or less and be more than satisfied.

I have a second one but have not mounted it yet so don't know if it acts the same above 6X as the first.

So, would it be safe to say you like the $99.99 Minox ZV-3 a little better than the $149.99 Weaver Grand Slam 3-10X? Seriously considering ordering one of these from Doug.

Absolutely! In fact I set the Grand Slam back ( first time I ever returned a scope..) and bought another Minox..

Also bought a SIG Whiskey 3 in 3x9 and I think I prefer the Minox over that as well..not by much..but a little!

Pssst...Doug has these on the website at $85. Don't tell anyone.

Minox on Sale

Thanks for the heads up. I just snagged one. Too good of a deal to pass up.

I'd be interested in knowing if you get that flare with a setting sun at your back. Most of our shooting down here is done just after sunset in low light conditions. That flare will show up on some pretty good scopes with the scope facing east.