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Tactical is a big market these days, but there are a lot of active hunters and shooters who want normal set and forget, light weight scopes with good eye relief. Traditionally this has been Leupold’s niche but they have lost a lot of trust in the last five years.
It’s safe to say the first reputable manufacturer to realize this market exists and that a Leupold isn’t trusted like they once were stands to make some money.
I’d certainly commit to a pre-order for such a scope.
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Is the weight of the 3-9x42 Meopro really so objectionable? That model has very good eye relief, and it fits the set and forget niche.
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Is the weight of the 3-9x42 Meopro really so objectionable? That model has very good eye relief, and it fits the set and forget niche. The 3-9x40 Meopta has even better eye relief and is a little lighter.
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Is the weight of the 3-9x42 Meopro really so objectionable? That model has very good eye relief, and it fits the set and forget niche. Yes. 15.9 oz is more weight than I want for a non-twisting scope. I dislike huge, heavy scopes. In the last 10 years 2-7x36s have replaced 3-9x40s for me. A straight 4 or 6, or 1-5ish variable is sometimes even better. But I don't shoot things in the dark or at 700 yards either. If I was into that my preferences would surely be different.
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Is the weight of the 3-9x42 Meopro really so objectionable? That model has very good eye relief, and it fits the set and forget niche. The 3-9x40 Meopta has even better eye relief and is a little lighter. I don’t even find the basic 3-9 x 40 listed on meoptas website anymore, although some retailers appear to have them. Are they still making them?
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Yes. 15.9 oz is more weight than I want for a non-twisting scope. I dislike huge, heavy scopes.
If 16 ounces is too much, then you will be shooting scopes that don’t hold zero with even light use.
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Is the weight of the 3-9x42 Meopro really so objectionable? That model has very good eye relief, and it fits the set and forget niche. The 3-9x40 Meopta has even better eye relief and is a little lighter. I don’t even find the basic 3-9 x 40 listed on meoptas website anymore, although some retailers appear to have them. Are they still making them? The 3X9X40 is the first scope listed on their website under the Meopro line.
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Yes. 15.9 oz is more weight than I want for a non-twisting scope. I dislike huge, heavy scopes.
If 16 ounces is too much, then you will be shooting scopes that don’t hold zero with even light use. Yes and no. My current set and forget leupolds consisting of a couple 2-7s, a 6x and a couple 1-4s and a 4x have been okay but I've seen issues with friends' scopes and experienced enough problems with others I've owned that I'm not keen to buy more. I'm keeping an eye out for better options, hence my Meopta wish.
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AK I bet the first time you went to Meopta.com which I don't think is the US site.
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BETTER RETICLES!!!! The scopes are great but the reticle choices are horrible. This isn't Europe. Not everything needs to be 56mm and I would like to see more FFP. Loose the plex and mil dot on tactical scopes. That's 1990's technology.
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