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A good option would be to go to the British Shooting show (15-17 feb) and have a look at many choices under one roof. The big marquees S&B, March, Swarovski etc will be there plus major retailers- Optics warehouse and Sportsman’s. if you are shooting a specialised disciple then the optic will be quite specific eg f class - light optic, high mag, 2fp, fine dot reticule. Top of the food chain for this are the likes of Nightforce Competion and March 10-60 x56 high master scopes. For LR or ELR the IOR crusader with 100 moa of elevation and March Genesis with 400 moa of elevation are worth a good look. For something more versatile FFP I would be looking at the new March 5-42x56 PRS scope and the S&B 5-45x56 with the new LRR reticle. (Hint we have ordered two of those for our AI rifles).

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I would like to move it, so reduced to £1300.

For sale gen 1 Kahles 624i (6-24x56) scope- ffp, mil-4 reticle, mil/mil turrets, butler creeks, excellent condition. £1200 including postage. Does not include rifle or mount or bubble level . Replies by pm please ( I check notifications to my gmail much more frequently than replies on the thread).

Andy , the genesis looked interesting at the IWA, however I am somewhat allergic to external adjustment scopes after having a couple of USO sn9 scopes. Personally I would be looking at Ivey mounts but then again I have never used a Charlie unit.

Very nice. What glass is going on top? If not the Leupold with Tubb ret then might be worth waiting for the new 5-45 x56 pm2 Schmidt’s with the LRR reticle ( will do a side by side against March 5-40fx and IOR Crusader when mine arrives).

Yesterday had the opportunity to compare side by side on range at 100-300m targets my IOR crusader against a Hensoldt 4-16x56 FF scope ( in fact several of them). To my eyes the Hensoldt has a wider FOV and I preferred the bluish cast to the glass over the yellowish of the IOR. However with both scopes set at 16x ( max for Hensoldt) both resolution and depth of field was significantly better with the IOR. Btw the Hensoldt had better resolution than a couple of S&B 4-16x56 pm2 scope that I also looked through side by side at the same time. Weather conditions were overcast and wet. I have previously done a similar test against my Kahles 624i against the IOR with much the same results- Kahles has slightly better FOV but resolution and depth of field were much better with the IOR. I am waiting for a S&B 5-45x56 pm2 to arrive with the new LRR reticle and will do a review of the IOR vs March fx 5-40x56 vs S&B 5-45x56. The test should favour the March and S&B as there will be two of each scope compared to only one IOR. I also want to get younger eyes than mine to look through the scopes side by side as well. I bought the IOR on a whim just as a tester to put up against the S&B and March. It has turned out to be a most impressive scope.

I have the IOR Crusader ( similar just ffp). I bought it on a whim to compare to my March 5-40x scopes and S&B 5-45 x with LRR ret ( still waiting for it to arrive).. Initial thoughts on the Crusader - I like the mid parallax focus. It is precise. I spend less time fiddling with this compared to side focus . I am not convinced that side focus gives a true parallax free image unless you set to the right position on the parallax side focus wheel - which is difficult as the image always seems relatively sharp. Image, compared to my Kahles 624i at the same magnification the Kahles has a slightly larger fov but shows less resolution and depth of field. The Crusader has excellent center resolution but an annoying yellow fringing at the very edge of the image - not much but it annoys me. Turrets, the zero stop is not sophisticated but it works. I use a small orange dot on the scope saddle to align zero to. It looks / works like any other scope for alignment. The turret scales are large with large spacing between each hash mark which is good for my eyes. The clicks are softer than the Kahles or March but still positive. I am also a fan of the coiled spring on the side of the scope saddle vs flat spring of Kahles etc - the history of that design feature goes back to Cecil Tucker. Tracking has been spot on to 800 m live fire with the Crusader and testing with an optical collimator show elevation and windage tracking to be spot on. Again personal choice on turret design. I prefer the double turn turrets of the Kahles rather than the multi-turn vernier type of the crusader or March but I can live with both. All in all I can say I prefer the Crusader to my Kahles but I will want to do more testing between that my March and S&B when it arrives.

Chris, 0.05 mrad clicks should not be an issue, I have them on my March 5-40x56 fx scopes. I guess for an ELR scope they should be standard. Objective size is always going to be a compromise on an external adjustment scope - bigger objective = less elevation adjustment before the objective bell contacts the barrel or forend tube. March are making two heights for the actual mount - the one pictured and a higher one for tube guns. Cheek piece / comfort height is then an issue. Personally having had an 80mm objective on the sn9 anything more than 65mm would awkward for me .

Nope, my ELR days are gone with the AW50. The 338 really never gets used beyond 1km and usually only to 800m these days. The Genesis would not look out of place on the AXMC but it is a question if 60x offers me anything over 40x magnification with regards to seeing shots on target - it’s still a 56mm objective. It’s about resolution rather than magnification. There is time to see how it will be refined and I will wait for the milrad version anyway.

Scotch, handled it today at the IWA. Same sort of principle as uso sn9 - which I’ve had a couple of for ELR, however the March gimbal system should be an improvement over the uso ball joint system.

Lee, worth a gander at the Spartan / Javelin Fulcrum bipod - same theme as tha chassis- carbon, titanium and reassuringly expensive. Had a look at it at the IWA, superbly made.

Hi Lee, the creed should be excellent and I guess the 22br is a long range bunny hammer. I saw the Habu stock on Gary's stand at the IWA this year and the quality was impressive. All the best with it.

Have you shot it yet? If so how would you describe the recoil impulse. As an example I find AI rifles "clean" as in recoil directly back and smooth. Some others seem more "bouncy" to me. One of the things that would make it worth the coin would be light weight without the bounce , respective to caliber.

Firstly many thanks to Lubo. Everything went smoothly from payment to receiving the machine. I have had it for a month now. My thoughts are on the video drive link below - this is the un-edited version as I will not have time to edit it before the BSS show. Main thoughts for Lubo - good to let customers know about extras like the case holders. Also I would offer an extra torch clamp so a two torch set up could be used if desired. (pic shows back of machine - slot is already there for second bracket). http:// https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxVRZotMscwfblI2Y2lQMWJWQVk/view?usp=drivesdk

For me the best of both worlds material wise would be 1095 carbon steel with a tenifer treatment. It works very well on Glock slides and knives, however their knives are not ideal for branching and light chopping, which are two of my primary uses. Otherwise at the moment stuck with various powder coatings. I have found having a firm idea of what I want a knife to do and how I want to carry it sets many of the parameters. For example in choosing an Esse 5, one of the main reasons was the sheath - kydex and very secure (able to lock the blade in), another reason was that it is h eavy enough (16oz) for branching and light chopping and small enough for small of back carry ( ranger carry) if I am on a shoot where I need to stalk / crawl as crawling with a hip carried knife is a disaster for me - lost a Czech Uton that way. For me it works with my other belt kit, does not interfere with my 35L rucksack or rifle when slung. I made one modification to the sheath - ditched the belt clip thing and attached a Safariland belt loop ( from a GLS pistol rig). Pics when new....looks a bit a bit different now but the plastic coating is holding up well so no rust issues. http://s111.photobucket.com/user/davids-s1/media/DSC_0697_zpsnom9du4t.jpg.html] http://s111.photobucket.com/user/davids-s1/media/DSC_0696_zpstzs1elpi.jpg.html] I would say this is not a knife I like but works well for me.....what I would like is a Roach but for my application I would never carry it.

Just a heads up there is a fallkniven Phk in the for sales. The knife in my rucksack is a Esse 5, amongst other things comes with an excellent kydex sheath.

Gave Mark a call today.....outstanding service and a gentleman to talk to. Best of success with the new premises.

Sadly not a lot of good for shooting or seal hunting. It still comes under Scotland If it was a bit further north under Norway :-)

130cm.....available elevation adjustment @ 100m

EDC....Seiko watch, mobile, keyring torch, Spyderco Military knife, Sig P229 9mm (or Taurus Titanium 38spl snubby on hot days or when I am lazy)

I would worry more about rats than foxes. My wife's mother used to keep chickens until I killed them. They are dirty, smelly and flee infested creatures. I killed them as they were a pain in the ar*e to look after and they encouraged rats that went for the eggs. Rats urine is not healthy ......and we had young children who of course wanted to play in the garden.

16" is reckoned to give optimal velocity in a .22 rimfire - after that if you increase barrel length in-bore friction starts to slow the bullet down. I guess you would not loose a lost of velocity by going to 14". It is sort of a plus and minus question, a stiffer barrel at 14" (better for a moderator) but bit more muzzle pressure than with a 16" barrel.