Author: Kickboxer
Subject: Scope for hunting wild boar at night
Posted: June/05/2013 at 12:33
I have the Meopta Meostar R1 3-12 that I got to put on a German Voere Shikar 300WinMag. Not mounted yet... difficult to get base and rings, but I've played with the scope quite a bit. 1st, it is 30mm, which for me is always better than a 1" scope... MY PERSONAL LIKE, for those 1" tube lovers.. que sera. Glass quality is very good. I've used it to spot raccoons in my backyard in crescent moon conditions. Everything about it is quality. Workmanship is fine. "Clicks" are solid, audible, tactile, though the turrets are not tactical-type... it's a hunting scope. Once I get it zeroed for a particular ammunition, I won't ever mess with it, will just use the excellent 4B reticle. Eye-box is a "little critical", but acceptable. There is a slight tunneling effect at 3x, but when compared with similarly priced-higher priced scopes, most will never notice it. There is nothing about it I hate... cannot say that of a number of scopes I own... and there is a lot to like and love about it. In a full moon, you can hunt all night with it. I already have... (not on a rifle, just spotting and then going to a .22 with one of my lesser quality scopes).
Subject: Scope for hunting wild boar at night
Posted: June/05/2013 at 12:33
I have the Meopta Meostar R1 3-12 that I got to put on a German Voere Shikar 300WinMag. Not mounted yet... difficult to get base and rings, but I've played with the scope quite a bit. 1st, it is 30mm, which for me is always better than a 1" scope... MY PERSONAL LIKE, for those 1" tube lovers.. que sera. Glass quality is very good. I've used it to spot raccoons in my backyard in crescent moon conditions. Everything about it is quality. Workmanship is fine. "Clicks" are solid, audible, tactile, though the turrets are not tactical-type... it's a hunting scope. Once I get it zeroed for a particular ammunition, I won't ever mess with it, will just use the excellent 4B reticle. Eye-box is a "little critical", but acceptable. There is a slight tunneling effect at 3x, but when compared with similarly priced-higher priced scopes, most will never notice it. There is nothing about it I hate... cannot say that of a number of scopes I own... and there is a lot to like and love about it. In a full moon, you can hunt all night with it. I already have... (not on a rifle, just spotting and then going to a .22 with one of my lesser quality scopes).
While the adjustments don't lend themselves, easily, to tactical shooting, at need it could be pressed into such service very easily. The reticle makes acquisition easy and ranging is quite good. I've only checked it to a couple hundred yards, but it is fast and accurate. Easy to learn to use. All the things I like... easy, efficient, quality glass, fast, accurate... no qualms at all about this scope.