Kahles Scope with multi-zero?

[Guest]

Saw this scope from Cabelas. Only one size 3x9x42 1" tube.
Has 5 zero points to sight in with.

Looks interesting but haven't been able to find out anything about it. Kahles doesn't even mention it on their website.

Anyone hear about this?

 

[Ian M]

You may be referring to the TDS reticle system that Kahles and Swarovski have licensed. Run a search on TDS and you will find lots of info.
Looks like a little Xmas tree under the crosshair intersection. Works good out to 5-600 yards, great with muzzleloaders out to 250.

 

[wapiti13]

The TDS system also gives you a 10mph wind correction and a running game lead POI. System designed by an Air Force pilot who was a shooter. He designed the system like an advanced weapons display on a jet fighter. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/ooo.gif

 

[Guest]

No definitely not the TDS system. Look on Cabelas.com

This scope has 5 sight in points.

 

[wapiti13]

Look on Kahles or Swarovski's web sites as per TDS system & how it works. It is designed to be sighted in for about 200 yds, with the other stadia for 300-600 yds. The wind drift stadia are also based on these yardages. It works good, considering that it is a hunting reticle and only close. The shooter needs to actually fire at given ranges and find out his actual impact point for each stadia. That is why I said about 200 yds. You can cheat the cross hairs to bring the other stadia in line with a shooters desired trajectory. Just takes a little work on paper and in the field. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

 

[Guest]

Check out this scope at cabelas. It is not the TDS reticle.
According to cabelas, you can sight this in with 5 different zeros and switch back and forth to the one you want to use. It has nothing to do with the reticle at all.

 

[wapiti13]

You were right. I never have seen a multidistance reticle that wasn't cam driven for a specific load. The new Kahles looks interesting. Now I guess only time will tell if it really works and will stay zeroed with heavy recoil. Kahles C1 could set a new trend. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

 

[Guest]

I would try it out. But for that money I want more models to choose from.

If it work, it would be awesome.

 

[Ian M]

i can't find the **** thing, any chance you could cut and paste the address.

 

[winmagman]

Try this Ian Kahles

 

[Dave King]

I see it.

Looks like a neat "gimmick". The base "Zero" lock is actually a nice feature and is probably a bit like the NightForce Zero Stop. The rest appears to be a standard "jazzed up" target turret with user adjustable "calibration" marks... Like the Leupold M3 cams but user defineable.

Without further examination this seems to me to be a standard target turret scope with a few "neat" features. My Leupold has an infinite number of sight-in points from the look of it, no "Base Zero" stop though /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif.

 

[Ian M]

Thanks for the link, will check into that one - might be worth trying it out.

 

[wapiti13]

Ian, Iwent to Cabelas.com and searched under scopes for Kahles. It is already in the new Cabela 2005 Shooting catalog that just arrived. It is technically called the Kahles CL multi-zero. Specs: 3X9X42,side focus, 1" tube,matte finish, 3.6" eye relief, 12" long, 14.9 oz, 39-15 FOV 100 yds. Cabela price: $969.99. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

 

[sscoyote]

A BDC system??