ZCO vs March vs ATACR vs TT

[DirtNap35]

What scopes rings are people running with 36mm tubes? I see ZCO has their own scope ring, any experience with ZCO rings?

 

[Greyfox]

I use AMR(American Rifle Co.) M10 rings.

 

[sika64]

TT525P
TT735P
ZCO527
ZCO840
March FX 4.5-28×52 WA HM
March FX 5-42×56 WA HM
NF ATACR 5-25X56 F1
NF ATACR 7-25X56 F1

I like a little lower mag range than a lot of people for hunting. I like a 3-20, 4-20 type mag range. But I included my list above in order of my preference according to your requests. I did add a couple I feel were missing.

As for the Shuriken turrets, they are just a locking type. Up to you if you want/need locking turrets.

I would add a few S&B PMII in there between ZCO and March.

S&B PMII 3-27×56 Hi-power
S&B PMII 6-26×56 High Performance
S&B PMII 5-45×56 Hi-Power

Lance, what do consider the best low light out of your list ? I'm considering a TT or the S&B

 

[lancetkenyon]

I can say, any of my scopes can hunt in any legal light.
Tangent Theta
ZCO
S&B
March
Premier
Kahles
NF

 

[lancetkenyon]

I use AMR(American Rifle Co.) M10 rings.

This. ARC M-Brace rings for all my scopes for the last few years.

 

[Hondo64d]

Over all and durability. I definitely don't want to spend 3-4K on a scope that will lose zero in a truck and according to Rokslide they will.,.. looking for real world experience as the test conducted on Rok is not real world and nobody treats their rifle like that.

Nobody INTENTIONALLY treats their rifles like that, but bad stuff DOES happen. Stuff that passes the Rokslide drop test seem to have a much better chance of holding up to unplanned slips, trips and falls or even riding around in a side by side.

John

 

[Greyfox]

Just some interesting information just reported 2024 data about the high tier scope standings in the PRS arena. While a very different application from LRH, when shooting PRS, IMO, this sport really exposes the mechanical qualities of a scope. In the course of a full day PRS match or two, my scope would get more of a work-out then my hunting scopes would get in a season of hunting…And, equally challenging optical demands in many of the LR target stages. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the top 5 scopes.
I was surprised to see the ZCO climb to the number 1 spot so quickly given the brief period they have been in existence….The high end Leupolds have also done well. As mentioned in my previous post, I think reticle design whether competing or hunting, plays a major role in personal preference in either application.…
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[sika64]

Just some interesting information just reported 2024 data about the high tier scope standings in the PRS arena. While a very different application from LRH, when shooting PRS, IMO, this sport really exposes the mechanical qualities of a scope. In the course of a full day PRS match or two, my scope would get more of a work-out then my hunting scopes would get in a season of hunting…And, equally challenging optical demands in many of the LR target stages. I don't think you could go wrong with any of the top 5 scopes.
I was surprised to see the ZCO climb to the number 1 spot so quickly given the brief period they have been in existence….The high end Leupolds have also done well. As mentioned in my previous post, I think reticle design whether competing or hunting, plays a major role in personal preference in either application.…
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Take away the sponsorships and let's see who is shooting what.

 

[Greyfox]

Take away the sponsorships and let's see who is shooting what.

Maybe with the raw beginners or non-serious shooters, but, even with the local matches I've attended, I can't say that the I've seen much of a difference at all between scope brand use and results shown in these blogs. Over the years scopes listed/rated in the PRS blogs pretty close with shooters, sponsored or not. The cost spread between the lowest and highest cost scopes is relatively small given the "overall" cost/investment to participate/compete at all in the sport.