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form we disagree, you worry too much its ok, I am glad you are having fun and experiencing hunting success.

Form, I always appreciate your input on this forum.

Phucqk!

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Has anyone tried the 1-6x version yet?

I have not. When the mil/mil FFP is available I’m sure I’ll see them used a bunch.

GFY

Thanks Formidilosus. Appreciate the reply and all your contributions to the forum.

Your opinion would carry more weight if you did actual testing at real public playgrounds over ranges verified by tape measure. No serious evaluation could be done at that erratic series of ranges. Real science and engineering is done with round numbers. Care must be made to ensure the math is as easy and straightforward as possible. This prevents errors. I’ll bet you don’t even use test fixtures.

are you have a bad day? adding a lot to the conversation huh? you're on block now.

Phucqk!

I will have to get the secret copy then of your playground rusty C-clamp testing clips,such a shame

+1

BIG +1

As usual, Form brings practicality and facts gained through experience to the discussion.

Formidilous,

You, my friend, are one Hell of a writer! I feel like I, or someone, should be paying for an analysis like this.

Thank you,

Funny how that works....

Hey! But there was that one coyote!

Thanks for another no bullschit review Form. When I saw these being released I immediately jumped on board as I was in the market for another 14-18x scope. After talking to the tech at Meopta USA getting the subtension values and reticle options I was turned off. I’m personally not a fan of the donuts for the simple to grasp issues you already talked about. The tech took the reticle conversation well and said he’d pass the feedback along. Hopefully they’ll come out with some updated, more useful reticles for our style of shooting.

I could definitely use and like that reticle.

John

Jeepers. I'm thinking about adding a pound to my Tikka now with that stock/chassis... Dammit! Even though it is in 260 Rem...

I’ve used the KRG Bravo a bunch on heavy rifles. A friend wanted to put a lite weight rifle in one a year or so ago. I poo pood the idea for some reason, probably because it would add a pound. Fast forward to a couple months ago, and I tried an X-Ray on the T3 Lite for better tracking during recoil, and zero retention. The X-Ray wasn’t the right answer for a general purpose hunting rifle though the idea had merit. Swapped butts on the X-Ray and Bravo. That was the answer.

Though the Bravo adds a pound over the factory stock, it greatly improves spotting your own impacts due to straightline recoil, vertical grip improves stability and control in all positions, and the chassis is more stable for zero retention. It also looks like one can modify the chassis component to drop some ounces.

Since no one wants to make a correctly designed stock for T3’s (or most others), the Bravo is a great option even for lighter weight rifles. Add a WTO Switchlug, and one can bond the action to the chassis for 100% zero retention in any use.

Thanks for the thread and this review, exactly what I was looking for to answer a bunch of questions.

I’ve been considering FFP for this exact magnification with the exact reticle except 56mm objective (due to the nature of where I hunt and shoot, I’d rather have a little extra low light availability on the higher magnification).

I have been planning on a tikka t3x stainless varmint 22-250 with a KRG bravo chassis as a gun I can legally take in the woods in my area to practice medium range shooting with (I am not allowed anything bigger than a .22 calibre for coyote in Newfoundland). Thanks for answering any Tikka heavy barrel with KRG bravo chassis questions I may have had.

I’ve been planning on shooting using high power on paper, and medium to lower power for coyote. I was afraid of using FFP for this due to reticles disappearing at lower power. Nice to know this one works well enough. I’m only planning on shooting 300-350 yards for the most part and maybe trying upwards of 500 the odd time (knowing I may be restricted by the tikka 22-250 1:14 twist rate).

You have hit all the things I am concerned about on the scope:

- brightness
- reticle working on lower powers
- reliable and tough
- easy to get behind with good eyebox
- non finicky parallax setting
- workable illumination to help find the point of aim with dark back drops or in lower light situations (I don’t care about illumination bleeding as it’s illegal to hunt or shoot at night where I live anyways)


I have a Pentax 80mm ED spotting scope to see hits on paper and MeoStar 8x55 B1.1 binoculars to search for coyotes with. The scope to me is a means to aim a gun in a variety of situations.