Comments on: March Unveils New 5-40x56mm FFP Tactical Scope for 2012

By: hank

hank — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 19:43:57 +0000

Is it free ? and how bad is the eyebox ?

By: mike

mike — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 23:33:10 +0000

Then Pat, the whole purpose of SFP reticles is to provide us more of the TARGET at power.
Afterall, it’s not a reticle we want to see at greater power, but the mark it’s held to.

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 19:48:27 +0000

^Close enough for .gov work…

By: 427Cobra

427Cobra — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:29:31 +0000

Europeans are lazy and misinformed just like us Americans, Mils are not Metric just like MOAs are not inches, but a European will think he\she understands .05MRAD is 5mm per click at 100 meters, just like misinformed Americans think 1/4moa is 1/4 inch at 100 yards, I don’t think this scope is being made for America, but for the rest of the world.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:59:14 +0000

Julio, the reticle covers no more of the target at 5x than it does at 40x. That’s the whole point of a ffp reticle. The view through the scope and the reticle stay constant, no matter what magnification you are on.

By: Julio

Julio — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 09:58:46 +0000

I’d be interested to see how much of the target the FFP reticle covers at 40X. I favour FFP reticles for most of my shooting but feel that they become increasingly impractical above around 20X magnification. I’m also happy shooting at 1000 yards with a 20X scope, though, so I guess March didn’t really design this one with me in mind!

By: DesertLefty

DesertLefty — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 02:02:58 +0000

Love the center aiming dot. Just like my IOR 3-18×42.

0.1 mrad per click and 10 mrad per turn would have been better for a tactical scope. 0.05 per click is just too fiddly for anything “practical”.

By: Pat

Pat — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:39:29 +0000

Until March offers a lifetime warranty, I won’t be interested. It’s a shame too, because these scopes really are innovative.