Minox scope question

[jonathankent]

Evening,

I'm thinking about investing in a new scope. A certain Scottish gunshop are selling minox scopes brand new half price, they have the ZA5 range and I'm particularly interested in the 6-30x50 which they are offering at £499 instead of the rrp of £999. Seems like a bargain

Does anyone have one or used one? Feedback would be really useful otherwise its going to be a zeiss duralyte.

Thanks for any help

​Jonno

 

[Moray Outfitting]

They are pretty good.

So good, we actually went to that 'certain gunshop in Tain' for a ZA5 2-10x40 for the course rifle.

Good optics and performed faultlessly thus far, to be honest I'd pause before putting down £1000 on something other than one of the big German names, but at the prices they are currently up for - they are a great deal.

Personally prefer circa 15-18x maximum as image flattening much above that renders the higher mags generally less effective than is imagined - and that applies to those self same big name scopes equally.

I would certainly take one in preference to the Duralyt at those prices.

 

[devon deer stalker]

You cant go wrong at that price, although i believe the objective is 56mm and not 50mm
http://www.minox.com/index.php?id=8328&L=1
Cheers
Richard

 

[blowin]

My 2-10 x 40 from the same 'certain gunshop in Tain' arrived today – having ordered it on Friday afternoon after a tip off/recommendation from Andy at Moray.

Sadly I don't yet have a gun to attach it to (FAC on the way) but I can vouch for super quick delivery and great service to match the extremely keen price.

 

[Eric the Red]

I've run a Minox 6-30x56 BDC for about a year now. For the money it is a very good scope. As has already been alluded to, the higher magnification has its limitations, but then you're shooting serious ranges winding it up that far.
If I have a criticism it is that the eye relief is a little fussy, particularly at the higher mags, but the customer service and warranty from Minox are top notch. I have no hesitation in recommending Minox as a market leading scope in that price bracket.
Pound for pound, it's a better buy than a Zeiss and the optics are as good - made by Schott in Germany.

 

[Wheesht!]

I was eyeing them up the other day too.

Decisions decisions....

 

[Effnjeff]

I bought the 4-20x50 model online, and found it awful so returned it for a refund.
The optics were very disappointing, with a tiny field of view. The build quality was poor with gritty turrets. Overall I found it a very cheap feeling piece of kit and not worth what I paid for it, and I imported it from the USA for half UK prices.
I found it in no way equal to my Zeiss or Swarovski scopes, or even mid priced ones I currently have from Weaver, Bushnell and Meopta.
I was very disappointed as I was hugely impressed with Minox binoculars, which I have found great irrespective of price.
Maybe I got a bad one?