Dr.Rob
July 7, 2012, 04:39 PM
Thriftiness. I pride myself on it. But not so much this time.
You may have read a few weeks back I had a UTG 4x fixed scope I had been using in competition go south on me after about 3,200 or so rounds.
While that would be an admirable service length on a high powered hunting rifle (many people don't shoot there' 'deer gun' 3200 times in a lifetime) for me that was just over 3 seasons.
There isn't much choice between spending $100 on an inexpensive made in China type optic and a $1000+ optic from Trijicon IF, you are like me and want to use the A2 sights on your carry handle.
Which I really like. As this isn't 'just' a competition rifle to me. While many prefer the hand built purpose driven target set ups of heavy barrels and no irons at all I've been trying to shoot this rifle pretty close to stock.
So when my UTG went belly up.. I figured (while I am saving pennies for a high end optic) to try an NcStar as a stop-gap measure. Price from CDNN was $80 with a 1 year warranty and spare battery and well made scope covers.
Can't say I'm happy with it. It works BUT:
First off it mounts VERY high.. look at it compared to the UTG 4x fixed. That over a half an inch higher than it needs to be which made me note... it mounted slightly off camber. While it 'worked' this lean to one side seems a function of the mounting system and too tall 'legs' of the base. You cannot CAN NOT cheek a proper cheek weld with this scope, ended up shooting with my chin/jawup on the stock. As anyone knows that's NOT a stable hold and my best 5 sot group at 100 yards is evidence of that. Point of aim is the red cross. Rifle is a Colt 6920, 16 barrel 1 in 7 twist. Ammo is Privi M193 55gr FMJ.
The version of this scope sold for the flt-top uses the same weird high base screwed onto a platfrom to lock to a rail mount.
Optics: clear and bright, wirth red and green modes. (I leave the lights off as a rule.)
Dailing up or down for 3-9 power was no issue.
Sighting in:
The 'elavation' clicks were anything BUT positive and the adjustments for left-right are done with an external knob. Doesn't seem like it would be easy to move unintentionally, but you can adjust your dope if you want.
I messed with the BDC (set up for 5.56mm 55gr M193) and found it.. well not as helpful as I'd hoped. Turret housing is loose, even if it's just there for show.
At the 100 setting my shooting was fine out to 250 but shooting at a 350 yard target I was consistantly low.
On the 200 yard setting I was ON or a little low the 350 yard target, a tad high at 250.
At the 300 yard setting the shots at 200 were very high and almst a foot high on the 350.
I stopped messing with it and left it on the 200 yard setting.
Overview: even with the 1 year warranty from CDNN, the supplied rubber scope caps, and clear optics and attractive price, SAVE your money.
The base isn't a precise fit, it cants to one side. The elevation adjustmets are sloppy and the BDC turret is loose.
You may have read a few weeks back I had a UTG 4x fixed scope I had been using in competition go south on me after about 3,200 or so rounds.
While that would be an admirable service length on a high powered hunting rifle (many people don't shoot there' 'deer gun' 3200 times in a lifetime) for me that was just over 3 seasons.
There isn't much choice between spending $100 on an inexpensive made in China type optic and a $1000+ optic from Trijicon IF, you are like me and want to use the A2 sights on your carry handle.
Which I really like. As this isn't 'just' a competition rifle to me. While many prefer the hand built purpose driven target set ups of heavy barrels and no irons at all I've been trying to shoot this rifle pretty close to stock.
So when my UTG went belly up.. I figured (while I am saving pennies for a high end optic) to try an NcStar as a stop-gap measure. Price from CDNN was $80 with a 1 year warranty and spare battery and well made scope covers.
Can't say I'm happy with it. It works BUT:
First off it mounts VERY high.. look at it compared to the UTG 4x fixed. That over a half an inch higher than it needs to be which made me note... it mounted slightly off camber. While it 'worked' this lean to one side seems a function of the mounting system and too tall 'legs' of the base. You cannot CAN NOT cheek a proper cheek weld with this scope, ended up shooting with my chin/jawup on the stock. As anyone knows that's NOT a stable hold and my best 5 sot group at 100 yards is evidence of that. Point of aim is the red cross. Rifle is a Colt 6920, 16 barrel 1 in 7 twist. Ammo is Privi M193 55gr FMJ.
The version of this scope sold for the flt-top uses the same weird high base screwed onto a platfrom to lock to a rail mount.
Optics: clear and bright, wirth red and green modes. (I leave the lights off as a rule.)
Dailing up or down for 3-9 power was no issue.
Sighting in:
The 'elavation' clicks were anything BUT positive and the adjustments for left-right are done with an external knob. Doesn't seem like it would be easy to move unintentionally, but you can adjust your dope if you want.
I messed with the BDC (set up for 5.56mm 55gr M193) and found it.. well not as helpful as I'd hoped. Turret housing is loose, even if it's just there for show.
At the 100 setting my shooting was fine out to 250 but shooting at a 350 yard target I was consistantly low.
On the 200 yard setting I was ON or a little low the 350 yard target, a tad high at 250.
At the 300 yard setting the shots at 200 were very high and almst a foot high on the 350.
I stopped messing with it and left it on the 200 yard setting.
Overview: even with the 1 year warranty from CDNN, the supplied rubber scope caps, and clear optics and attractive price, SAVE your money.
The base isn't a precise fit, it cants to one side. The elevation adjustmets are sloppy and the BDC turret is loose.
