New Optics line development - Need your input
- Thread starter CanAm
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CanAm
Canada Ammo - CGN Sponsor
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
^6X zoom is a very tough ask
VinnyQC
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Quebec city
Everyone is in the market for a 3000$ scope that costs 100$.
But honestly, if you want a 6x zoom, FFP, 34mm, illuminated mil/mil scope, then either you get the ncstar for 100$ and you get ncstar quality glass, or you go for a real scope and pay real scope price#. It's not like canam had a magic glass factory to make great glass/coating for cheap.
A product that barely exists is a dual-zoom scope. Something like 1X-4X or 4X-10X. It's much cheaper to make than a continuous zoom (traditionnal variable zoom), as it's just moving one optic completely out of the way. So a dual-zoom, 30mm or 1'' tube, non-illuminated, mil-dot reticle would fill a market that doesn't exist without breaking the bank.
Other than that, fixed zoom are also cheaper to produce than variable, so a line of fixed zoom (maybe 2.5X, 4X, 10X and 20X), with parallax adjustment only on larger zoom (10X and 20X), and no frill (1'' or 30mm tube, no illumination, no lettering made of pure gold). Put everything in glass/coating quality, forget about all the options.
But honestly, if you want a 6x zoom, FFP, 34mm, illuminated mil/mil scope, then either you get the ncstar for 100$ and you get ncstar quality glass, or you go for a real scope and pay real scope price#. It's not like canam had a magic glass factory to make great glass/coating for cheap.
A product that barely exists is a dual-zoom scope. Something like 1X-4X or 4X-10X. It's much cheaper to make than a continuous zoom (traditionnal variable zoom), as it's just moving one optic completely out of the way. So a dual-zoom, 30mm or 1'' tube, non-illuminated, mil-dot reticle would fill a market that doesn't exist without breaking the bank.
Other than that, fixed zoom are also cheaper to produce than variable, so a line of fixed zoom (maybe 2.5X, 4X, 10X and 20X), with parallax adjustment only on larger zoom (10X and 20X), and no frill (1'' or 30mm tube, no illumination, no lettering made of pure gold). Put everything in glass/coating quality, forget about all the options.
gregb
Regular
- Location
- Victoria, BC
Vortex already has 1-6 and 1-8 covered at reasonable prices.
3-10x42
4-16x50
6-24x50
- Dont mix MOA/MIL adjustments
- Offer both Hunting and Tactical Reticles
- Don't bother with 56 Objectives
- 30mm Tubes
canadiantbone
Regular
- Location
- B.C. GVRD
x2 for sure
unstableryan
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Beautiful Okanagan Valley
Red dot with a 1x to 4x or 5x lever to magnify.
KCCO1989
Regular
- Location
- Newmarket, Ontario
4x Acog
1-8x
1x red dot
1-8x
1x red dot
p.Rundle
CGN frequent flyer
1-6, 4-12, 6-24
Durability is most important, test to Leupold standards
Next is price
Durability is most important, test to Leupold standards
Next is price
CroqueMort
Regular
Good Fixed , mil /mil - 10x : 15x : 20x,
Good variable will be too expensive..
Good variable will be too expensive..
CanAm
Canada Ammo - CGN Sponsor
- Location
- Vancouver, BC
We are slowly working on this, but honestly, until this economy shows some upside, we won't be doing much that is new
zywina
CGN frequent flyer
- Location
- Thunder Bay ONT
For us benchrest, a fixed 24 power and 30 power with 30mm tube, and 1/8" adj. With side focus as well as eye cup adj.
With a fine cross hair or fine cross with 1/8" dot.
I'm in the market for 2 or 3 of these for my 100-300 yard bench guns!
Cheers Dale Z
Good luck in this new venture CanAm!
With a fine cross hair or fine cross with 1/8" dot.
I'm in the market for 2 or 3 of these for my 100-300 yard bench guns!
Cheers Dale Z
Good luck in this new venture CanAm!
DaveMachine
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- That one place with a cowboy complex
I would love something like the Primary Arms 3x 7.62x39 prismatic.
