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I agree …. Done with Chinese scopes…. Meopta I believe makes there own glass as well

This - and baffling reticle instructions.

These Optika's are butt ugly. I never really understood why Meopta discontinued the Meopro scope line. IMO, for the money, they were the finest scopes that one could buy. My Meopro, which is on a 7-08 is the best scope Ive owned. Its performs awesome during really low light. I can't ever see getting rid of it

I would like to see how an Optika would hold up on my 7½# 340 Wby. I have killed a lot of scopes with that rifle..

I had one on my Brown Precision 5.5 lb 375 H&H and it survived all 66 rounds I put through it. More rounds than the rifle had seen in its lifetime. I love pig hunting with that rifle.

I have an Optika 6 3-18 FFP MRAD. Its in the nascent stage of testing and use for me. Right now its on a 7lbs 338 win mag that has made several scopes go wonky. I hesitate to comment because the round count is still low at this point, but, FWIW, so far it's doing what it's supposed to do. Also FWIW, image quality throughout the X range, ER, EB, FOV, functionality, and click feel are all very good to great on this scope. I happen to like the large adjustment rings that I've seen described as "ugly"; they are easy to grab and move, and there's no question that your hand is on or not on where you intended to adjust. And while I enjoy a nice looking rig, I don't factor aesthetics into the selection process for a long range hunting scope.

I bought this scope mostly because I like the MRAD reticle. Secondly, I've had great experiences with several Meopta products in the past. I understand full well that the reticle has some shortfalls in certain instances; however, overall, it's very well designed and I find it to be a fantastic utilitarian reticle for all around close and long range hunting scenarios.

I won't get into specifics about the reticle; if interested, Ilya put out a great explanatory video on it.