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Posted: 9/4/2009 7:01:14 PM EDT
| Any new input on the 4-16x50 TRS1? Just bought one new for $299.00 and wondering what to expect. |
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Field of view is good - 1/8MOA adjustments are small - don't be afraid to crank away at it when getting an initial zero.
Illumination isn't the best, but more than adequate. The glass probably isn't the greatest, but the 50mm objective more than makes up for it - just fine there. Eye relief is going to be around 3" - plan for that with how you mount it. Mine's down because the elevation adjustment screw got stripped - and I'm still happy with it as a scope, so you'll like it. |
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Yeah, you should be recieving a Gen 2 scope.
It has 1/4" clicks instead of the 1/8". It is a good scope, you will be pleased. What type of rings did you order? I recommend the Burris XTR low rings. If you read the review on sniper central of the TRS-1 scope, everything they suggested that shuold be changed, was changed. |
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They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it:
LaRue LT-104 |
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 |
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Yeah, you should be recieving a Gen 2 scope. It has 1/4" clicks instead of the 1/8". It is a good scope, you will be pleased. What type of rings did you order? I recommend the Burris XTR low rings. If you read the review on sniper central of the TRS-1 scope, everything they suggested that shuold be changed, was changed. Went ahead and bought one...very nice for a 300.00 scope (299.99 + 10.00 ship). It really feels solid. Glass looks good so far...haven't taken it out side yet. Just mounted it tonight, and like I posted above, I went with the Bobro QD...man, that;s a nice mount! Thanks for the input. Hopefully I can get to the range in a week or so. |
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 |
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're more expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. |
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're most expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. yeah, "lots" nicer is a bit of a joke... I think they are about even, but you will never be able to make up for the Larue goodies, and I am a big fan of Mark Larue's "Devil May Care" attitude... 
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We'll have to agree to disagree on that. The Bobro is a completely different design all together, and IMO superior to the Larue in many ways, but forgive me...that's purely from a technical "thinking" point of view. I think "Everything Larue" isn't as if God made it himself, and isn't automatically the best. I'm just not one to follow the Lemmings off the cliff...Quoted:
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're more expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. 
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I really couldn't care less about "goodies". If that sells the product, that says enough in itself.
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're most expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. yeah, "lots" nicer is a bit of a joke... I think they are about even, but you will never be able to make up for the Larue goodies, and I am a big fan of Mark Larue's "Devil May Care" attitude... |
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We'll have to agree to disagree on that. The Bobro is a completely different design all together, and IMO superior to the Larue in many ways, but forgive me...that's purely from a technical "thinking" point of view. I think "Everything Larue" isn't as if God made it himself, and isn't automatically the best. I'm just not one to follow the Lemmings off the cliff...Quoted:
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're more expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO.
Feel free to pay more for a product that is no way better. No skin off my back. |
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We'll have to agree to disagree on that. The Bobro is a completely different design all together, and IMO superior to the Larue in many ways, but forgive me...that's purely from a technical "thinking" point of view. I think "Everything Larue" isn't as if God made it himself, and isn't automatically the best. I'm just not one to follow the Lemmings off the cliff...Quoted:
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're more expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO.
Feel free to pay more for a product that is no way better. No skin off my back. Spoken like a true lemming. Can we take this back to the MIllet TRS1 please? Anyone else with some useful input on the scope? Thanks. |
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I just received mine today. I mounted it and went straight to the range. It did good. I mounted it on a RRA 20" heavy varmint barrel and now my gun weighs a ton... This thing is a freakin BEAST.. I knew from the specs that it was going to be a little heavy but damn, its a tank.. Ive owned 2 leupold MK-4's and this scopes glass is barely below those scopes. I think the glass is great. Its plenty bright enough and clarity is great. I was shooting at 200 yards and I could see lots of detail on objects. the TRS isnt as refined as the luepys and I feel a deffinate step above the Super Snipers but for 300 bucks what a deal..
when I have more time and ammo I will do a box test on it. Buy them from this guy: http://www.bigrivertactical.com/catalog/item/4193480/4081421.htm He's the best price and the best customer service. |
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I like mine so far. For $300 I 'm not sure you 'll find a better scope. I only have about 250 rounds on mine, and I have been concentrating mostly on finding the factory ammo my rifle like s best. One thing I have noticed is that the eye relief does not seem to be very forgiving. When compared to my Leupolds, it seems as though you have very little room for error with the Millet. If I get close with the Leupolds, it's usually good enough. With the TRS-1, it seems as though you have to be right at about 3" from the scope. They say the eye relief is 3", and it seems like that is the only distance that works, very little +/- to the eye relief in my opinion.
One other thing is it's size. I haven't done a side by side comparison to anything other that what I own, but it is pretty big. When I first opened the box, I thought it was going to look retarded, if it even fit on my rifle. I have it mounted on a rifle that is proportionate to the size of the scope, so it "fits". I do not claim to be an expert on optics by any means, but this seems to be a good scope for the price. |
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I really couldn't care less about "goodies". If that sells the product, that says enough in itself.
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Have you ever used or even seen a Bobro?
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Thanks, but I went with the Bobro instead. Lots nicer than the LaRue IMO.
They're pretty damn nice scopes for the money. Do yourself a favor and get one of these to go along with it: LaRue LT-104 Yep. They're nice. But they're most expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. yeah, "lots" nicer is a bit of a joke... I think they are about even, but you will never be able to make up for the Larue goodies, and I am a big fan of Mark Larue's "Devil May Care" attitude... haha... I think it speaks to the "human element" of the company... showing that they care a little bit about their customers and can show it in a small way... Just out of curiosity, what are the advantages to the Bobro mounts compared to Larue? (genuine question) |
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Yep. They're nice. But they're more expensive than LaRue mounts for no good reason. They certainly don't do anything the LT mounts don't. So your lots nicer statement was laughable, IMO. I found this on another site: " Bobro mounts auto compensate for rail tolerances. Even weaver rail compatible ( if that matters to you ). Auto index, meaning themount auto locates in the direction of recoil in the t-slot. The bases can be reversed to place the throw lever on either side of the weapon. Throw levers can also be reversed to face either forward or rearward." Not only do LT mounts not work on weaver rails, when I contacted them, they said it was a hit or miss if they worked on Ultimak rails as they had received some reports of their mounts not fitting, (the fault being Ultimak as apparently some of their rails are "out of spec" and some not). So if Bobro mounts do work as stated on weaver rails, then yes, they can do what a LT mount cannot. And to engineer that ability into the mount costs money, so if you want that option, then yes, there is a good reason. |
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I just picked up a Konus M30 4.5-16x40 that is in the same price range. I have anther Konus which I really liked so I decided to get one of the M30s. I looked at both the Millet and Konus scopes at SHOT 2008 and felt both were pretty nice scopes. They aren't $1500 scopes, but hey. The Millet was a heavy SOB though. I'll do a review on the Konus when I get it to the range.
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