meopta 7 x50

[peeblesman]

meopta artemis 7x50 whats the verdict ?

 

[Grandhubert]

Zer Gut.

Optically not quite up to the very best of the German and Austrians but damn close for reasonable money.

I have one on my 30.06. no problems in 3 years and a few beasts in varying conditions to it's name.

 

[8x57]

I have one also, had it for about six years now. I have to agree totally with Grandhubert not quite as good as Schmidt but very very close to it.

 

[EMcC]

When they were being 'smuggled' into Germany, before todays free trade, some of my German friends classed them as good as Schmidt and Bender for clarity but, of course being made of steel, were very heavy.
The ones I have seen recently have all been excellent.
Meopta have been making lenses for cameras for many years so the glass cannot be faulted and a 7 x 50 combination is excellent for light gathering.

 

[MJ75]

I recently bought a Meopta 3-12 x56 30mm. I also own an 8x56 30mm S & B.

I believe the light gathering is better than ther Schmidt. And there is nothing in the clarity.

 

[Brithunter]

I have an old 7x50A and it's very good. I also have a small Meopta 3x prepov scope for the Brno No2 that was made probably in the 40's or 50's so they have been making scopes for a long time.

 

[carlisleredneck]

I have 3 of them. 6x42 on the .243 and 7x50s on the .22 and .22 mag. Very good scopes for the money and the built in range finder is spot on.

Owain

 

[Hales Smut]

GREAT scope. Years ago I compared two scopes mounted on a rifle. I didn't own any of the rifles or scopes. Meaopta 7x50 versus Swarovski 3-9x42AV. The owner of the Swarovski helped doing the test. Both scopes have a 1 inch tube. The Meopta has a 8mm larger front lens. Whe had both rifles/scopes on a sandbag and looking at the posts of a fence. Checking how good you could see the attachements of the fence(barbed wire) on the posts etc.... Conclusion of both me and my friend. The Meopta was by far the better scope. Much brighter and stronger in low light. Certainly adding 10/15 minutes to the shooting time. Don't hestitate on buying a Meopta.

 

[centralbeltstalker]

I recently bought a Meopta 3-12 x56 30mm.

I have had this on my .243 from day one. excellent bit of kit. takes a good hammering.
one thing i would say is eye relief is a little longer than some which suits me as i lean in on my stock and the big tube only allowed me to bring it forward so much.
from me

 

[chrisstorey79]

i have a 7 x 50 on my .22 rimfire, it's a brilliant scope, the only thing i do find is the cross hair is very thin and makes it a little harder to see at last light. (not sure which recticle it is)

 

[provider]

I have the 7x50 with an illuminated ret and must say i was a bit worried taking off my 6x42 schmidt and replacing it with the meopta but now i have done it im well pleased with the scopes performance. I would recommend them to anyone.

 

[beno]

Had one on my 22. great scope nice and clear but the only problem was the ret was a bit fine for my liking it was a 4b

 

[jammiedodger]

also got the 3-12x56 and love it its on the old sako thats my work rifle and is in the truck or on the quad most days (and nearly every night!) never put a foot wrong for me

 

[Heym SR20]

I have a 6x42 Meopta on the Heym, and a 6x42 Zeiss Diatal on my 7x65R - I really can't tell the difference optically. I was looking at putting a S&B scope on the Heym, but it has very low mounts (it came withc a little 4x32 scope) and the objective bell on an S&B did n't clear the barrel so somewhat forced into the Meopta. Zeroed it once 7 years ago and have n't had to touch it since.

My Meopta does have the range finding reticle which is very useful and pretty accurate. More to the point the thick outer cross hairs really show up, but the fine inner hairs don't obscure the target - the Zeiss No4 has much thicker cross hairs which on a long range small target (fox) would be a bit of an issue.

Meopta's 7 or 8 years ago were an absolute bargain, but they are still very good value for money.

 

[Cyres]

I concur with all the comments, I recently aquired a .243 which has a 7x50 2100 Artemis. It is an excellent optic and has a central illuminated dot. Illumination is excellent although the central dot is a touch to big for varmit shooting it is fine for deer. At 100yds the dot occupies approx 1".

Otherwise I cannot fault it and when stalking in May had a chance to compare it to a 30mm tube 8x56 S&B and was more than impressed.

Second hand they are excellent value for money.

D

 

[Rowey]

I had one with the 4C rangefinding riticule on my foxing rifle for 6 years and it was a brilliant piece of kit. I only sold it to upgrade to the red dot 3 x 12/56 Meostar for a bit better mag for the charlies that hold back a bit. I've got a S&B 6 x 42 on the 243 and in all honesty the glass quality is as good. They are a great scope.

 

[Riverman]

I bought my 7 x 50 with the rifle second hand, at about 10 yrs old the reticule started to rotate inside the tube so I sent it to the importers for repair (estimated @ £40.00) It was replaced with a brand new one free of charge you can't beat that for service as I'm not even the origional owner. I love the reticule to it is set up to estimate range for roe and not as bulky as some of the S&B ones I have seen.