Author: Maverick2
Subject: Scoping a 6.5 Creedmoor for hunting -- HD5, vx6, ?
Posted: January/14/2014 at 17:31
Thought I'd close the loop on this one. Since posting last, I added a dark horse to the race in the form of a Meopta Meostar R1 4-16x44 w/ McWhorter Reticle (which looks to me like an "improved" version of Zeiss' Z800). After digging up everything I could on the Meopta, and talking to a few folks familiar with both Zeiss Rapid Z reticles and Meopta's McWhorter reticle, etc., I think the "dark horse" is my winner... (Sounds like the Meopta glass is a little more oriented to low light hunting than the Zeiss, and the thickness of the Meopta reticle affords a better balance of hunting and target work than the Zeiss.) The ballistic calculator works equally well for both mfrs on my caliber, and price is a wash between the two, so that's the route I think I'll go. Thanks for all your feedback!
-- Mark
Subject: Scoping a 6.5 Creedmoor for hunting -- HD5, vx6, ?
Posted: January/14/2014 at 17:31
Thought I'd close the loop on this one. Since posting last, I added a dark horse to the race in the form of a Meopta Meostar R1 4-16x44 w/ McWhorter Reticle (which looks to me like an "improved" version of Zeiss' Z800). After digging up everything I could on the Meopta, and talking to a few folks familiar with both Zeiss Rapid Z reticles and Meopta's McWhorter reticle, etc., I think the "dark horse" is my winner... (Sounds like the Meopta glass is a little more oriented to low light hunting than the Zeiss, and the thickness of the Meopta reticle affords a better balance of hunting and target work than the Zeiss.) The ballistic calculator works equally well for both mfrs on my caliber, and price is a wash between the two, so that's the route I think I'll go. Thanks for all your feedback!
-- Mark