Murph

Looks like a fantastic piece of kit. Im a fan of David Tubb. His records speak for themselves. Best of luck with your purchase.

Did you try hornady 75 gr tap ammunition. Same bullets used as the 75 gr bthp. Shot very well in my 1-9 twist.

On 11/01/2018 at 8:48 AM, bradders said:

 

.22 accuracy is directly related to the quality of barrel and tolerances of the chamber

Most mass produced semi-auto .22s have fairly generous "Sporting chambers" to cater for the whole gamut of ammo available...as the man above would say "in the world!", and to ensure reliability

Chambering to tighter tolerances can cause issues but for the most part can be rectified

If bolt guns are more accurate i's not strictly because they're bolt guns

plus 1 on this. i have a walther gsp carbine rifle semi auto. accuracy is up there with any bolt action 22 i have ever shot. The action in tgis rifle is very tight. about 150 rounds before i have to clean it.

Fair play to you mark. A gentleman to deal with. Hope everything goes well for you. Murph

223 for me. Shot 22-250 for a good few years and just thought that it was too much for foxes. Also the 22-250 I had (tikka m595) hadn't a patch on my 223 (blaser lrs2) for accuracy. The blaser has served me well on crows magpies pigeons and rabbits out to about 670 yards and is cheap as chips to load for.

Given the scope has 5mm clicks and the turret only turns ONCE when set up with the stop pin set correctly, do the math.

Still, Zeiss will sell plenty to armchair shooters and if i ever see one in the UK i will be interested to see how they have modified it to overcome problems we found. I'm booked to see zeiss at IWA and also a Uk press event at zeiss hq the following week so we shall see.

Had to take the zero stop out of my 5-24x50 z6i to get more than one turn. 2 minute job to do.

I completely fail to see the point of FFP.

 

Yes, you can make corrections using the reticule if you wish.

 

How does that benefit a sniper for instance ? If he fluffs the first round....he,s in the doo doo. They don't use sub tensions to take a shot either....they dial the range, and the windage in.

 

So does a target shooter.

 

I want [and only use/need ] an uncluttered sight picture with a central dot or point that does not look like a tree trunk on full mag. The glass has to be the best, and in my opinion, a swarovski beats a Schmidt with a shitty stick.

 

The turrets must be clear , not mushy, and repeat perfectly.

 

Nothing else is required in a target scope.

 

Here would be my wish list.

 

Weight of a March.

 

Turrets of a nightforce, and perhaps reticle choice

 

Glass of a swarovski.

 

Leupold guarantee.

 

I,m going to have an X5 for my new AI when I've finished it. I tried one and was mightily impressed with it.

 

I own March, NF , S+B and vortex, and have always wanted a Swarovski, because it has better glass than any of those to my eyes. The new tactical turret is what has sold it to me.

 

Long overdue.

 

Not cheap....the best never is. I would consider £2500 a far better investment on a Swaro than £2000 on a Vortex. In fact, I simply would not pay £2000 for a Vortex.

 

Good job we are all different isn't it .

Couldn't have put it better myself. I would rather fork out 2500 for a Swarovski any day myself. I have looked through a lot of scopes and always go for Swarovski for the glass. I remember me and my shooting buddy looking at rabbits at about 600 yards. We were losing the light and I spotted a rabbit running up along a hedge. I was telling him where it was for about 2 minutes. I said to him- give me look through you're scope - a brand new sightron 6-24x 50 I believe. The difference in light gathering was ridiculous. I told him to look through mine. He was not a happy bunny ( pardon the pun).

thanks for the replies. - time to start saving the pennies!

I was wondering what were members opinions of this scopes. I use a 5-30x50 z6i and I am seriously considering purchasing an x5i with plex crosshairs as I only dial.

Another vote for 1967spud. Bought a few bits of him with very professional service - couldn't do enough to help you- top bloke.

Not sure about that extra tall elevation turret in practical terms but I am seriously thinking about delaying my Zeiss V8/ S&B PMII purchase until I've had a look at this thing. All my hunting scopes are/have always been Swaro and I love them, so maybe it's time to look at them for target work too.

Plus 1. I would certainly consider one. I use a z6i and find the glass to be second to none. I Think this could be a game changer for swarovski. It's about time that they listened to the thoughts of the more target orientated amongst us.

http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/f18/swarovski-announces-new-x5-i-long-range-rifle-scope-150806/

There's the link!

Has any one seen the new swarovski scopes. Looks like they are finally addressing a few calls for a long range scope. Looks like a great bit of kit

Top one is a blaser lrs2 in 223. Using 53gr hornady vmax hand loads. Longest first shot on rabbit to 740 yards when everything comes together lol.

Bottom one is a walther gsp carbine semi auto in 22 lr. Deadly tool for rabbits using rws r50 ammo.

Fantastic bit of kit. Had a few issues with my electronic scales and went back to the beam scale with this trickler- couldn't be happier. Alan is a really good fellow to deal with.