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@PA_Mike Thank you sir for listing the 6.5CM version now! (though as an aside, the "Add An Upgraded Flip Up Scope Cover - Objective" gives option for a 40mm lens cover; and this is a 50mm scope)
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@PA_Mike Thank you sir for listing the 6.5CM version now! (though as an aside, the "Add An Upgraded Flip Up Scope Cover - Objective" gives option for a 40mm lens cover; and this is a 50mm scope)
Thanks for pointing it out, but Butler Creek's part numbers are stupid. Butler Creek part number 40 actually measures 52mm in diameter. Makes about as much sense as the Glock 40 being a .45acp pistol and the Glock 22 being a .40 S&W pistol.
You are fast on the draw-- I haven't even made a post announcing that it's available yet, flipping the switch to "pre order" status was the last thing we did at the end of the day yesterday.
Quoted:Question on the dials: I participate in High Power service rifle; and this scope would be legal for a Match Rifle usage, and almost for AR-Tactical class (well, NRA limits that to just 15X max - for now, and some local match directors will let it slide, if you just stop at 15X). While this has the good bullet drop compensator, in our game we run the dials, and do so a lot. The scope will be clicked to 200 yards, clicked up to 300 yards, then up 4-5 mils or so to go 600 yards, and then run windage back and forth as wind adjusts with easily a dozen or so windage adjustments made an outing. In a season, it'll be run this circuit a couple dozen times - and of course will be run for many seasons. Are the dials on this scope made to handle being run that much?
Ok, I'm going to be blunt as usual. The adjustment knobs for the 3-18x50 are a real improvement over the knobs for the 4-14x44 series, and those were already really good for the price point. A major part of the price increase between the two scopes is the quality of the adjustment knobs. CountryMash has a video out showing a box test where he got really good tracking results out of the sample we sent him. They are the best turrets we have until you go to the Japanese made Platinum series at $1300-1400.
BUT, that is all on new scopes. I don't know how much testing was done on the turrets to determine their durability and longevity, but I know they were a point of focus with these scopes. I ALSO know that we have even better turrets in the works, that we will be showing at SHOT Show, that are so advanced that we have filed for patent protection on the design, but we won't actually have those products in hand and ready to sell until maybe this time next year. We develop this stuff one step at a time-- the 3-18x50 is a definite step in the right direction, but to what extent?
Here's the good news. Our lifetime warranty steps in here and actually matters in this situation. A lot of manufacturers claim to have a lifetime warranty but when you read the language they only cover "manufacturer defect". I hate that, I don't consider that a lifetime warranty. The manufacturer defect is either there in the scope on day one, or it isn't. No manufacturer defect ever showed up after three years of continuous usage. You either discover the manufacturer defect within a few range trips, or there isn't one. Our warranty actually covers normal wear and tear, and that's where your situation comes in. If you manage to turn the turrets enough to wear them down and the scope won't hold zero, or the click adjustments become erratic, then the scope is no longer functioning as intended, and that means the warranty kicks in. Send the scope in and we'll rebuild the turrets right here in Houston, we don't have to send it back to the factory. Turnaround time is about a week. If for some reason something is catastrophically wrong and we can't repair it, we'll replace it. The only thing we WON'T do is pay for any sort of custom finish to be applied-- if you had it custom Duracoated in multicam or something, your replacement will be a plain black scope, new in box.
The bottom line is, nobody knows how well these turrets will hold up over time. My GUESS is, pretty damn good for a $499 scope, but that's just a guess, and I'm obviously biased. But hopefully the warranty information will help you decide to try us out and buy with confidence that we have your back.