U get what u pay for absolutely but that only goes so far. Shooter skill I think trumps that. Given that most shooters at a certain level given comparable equipment, the better shooter will come out on top. If the March scope is so outstanding then the op should have gotten more v bulls, right thus coming first. What scope was the guy who won using? To put it perspective, Rob Furlong used a fixed 16 power Mark 4 to make his hit at 2430 m. Different set of circumstances though but just sayin.
308win vs 223 Fast twist, Nightforce & Sightron take a back seat to new scope!
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You on the money right there, down to the penny, but some of the Leupold product for the military are outstanding, the glass is Christal clear, not sure if it was different batch they produce for the military, but it was very comparable to NF or better.
Where are you guys getting your pricing from? The only online prices I have seen were in Austrailia, and they are quite a bit different than what Kelbley sells them for. I think they are a bit less than the mentioned prices here. Great optics, superb optics in fact.
There is a new distributor for March scopes Spartan Precision in Canada sales@spartanprecision.com
Seem to be very helpfull and March makes apparently nice optics. I went with a NF and Leupold Delta on a LMT off set mount instead simply due to the lack of Canadian dealers and zero history with March optics. The NF 2.5-10X32 over the 1X10 tactical model was only a $ 500.00 spread which was surpassed by the Leopold Delta red dot & LMT mount. But again .....zero history....zero experince to be found any where vs proven products I have seen through and handled. Just interweb bull s**t about he March. I'm going to keep a eye on them and once I hear they will have optics at a show I will travel.
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Seem to be very helpfull and March makes apparently nice optics. I went with a NF and Leupold Delta on a LMT off set mount instead simply due to the lack of Canadian dealers and zero history with March optics. The NF 2.5-10X32 over the 1X10 tactical model was only a $ 500.00 spread which was surpassed by the Leopold Delta red dot & LMT mount. But again .....zero history....zero experince to be found any where vs proven products I have seen through and handled. Just interweb bull s**t about he March. I'm going to keep a eye on them and once I hear they will have optics at a show I will travel.
Runt out
Well, I still have a problem with the 5 year non transferable warranty and the variance from one scope to the next.Some owners have said they were the best while other owners said they received optically inferior scopes. I also understand they are serviced in Japan only( unless this has changed).
MARCH must address these issues if they want to grow( imo).
MARCH must address these issues if they want to grow( imo).
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Funnier yet is that their Canadian Distributor's business address is a rented postal box at a "mail boxes etc" type shop. Looking at the address on the website leads 1 to believe it might be a bay or suite, not a 5x8 inch box.
Talk about low overhead, but maybe they are "micro machinists"
I would find it hard to lay down BIG bucks for anything that has a post box as an office, no show room at all so as to handle, see and get fingerprints on products at. But then again I am not a fan of mail order either.
March DOES built a great optic however.
There is no official March Dealer in Canada. if you want you can buy direct from kelbley who is the only authorized dealer March has in the Western Hemisphere. If possible kelbley likes to ship at the very least 6 at a time to Canada and they come direct from japan. It may be some dude set up a box, as he bought 3 and has 3 left to sell or something like that. No dealers in Canada carry any stock march, the scopes are all ordered through kelbleys in the U.S. at least this is the info I was last given by March
thanks Paul for the good words, well appreciated. I'm the one who owned this pictures (Jonathan).
In the past 2 years i had a Sightron SIII 10x50x60 and a NXS 12x42x56. I wont even compare the March to the NXS as the SIII got better glass. I've looked throught my March side by side with a SIII zoomed at 30x and the target was "moving" all around due to mirage. I was at 60x with the March and the target was stable and real (grouped 1/4moa). Why, i think the contrast is by far better than the SIII optic. In fact, the March eat it up all way around on every level.
When i decided to go with the March scope, i first ordered a 5x50x56 as i tought that 80x was ridiculous and that mirage would kill the image passed 45X. I took the scope out and manage to see, clearly bullets holes at 582yds at 50X ! Then i decided to change it to a 8x80x56 as i was SO impressed with image quality....and never looked back.....and even bought another one for my 6.5x47L.
Last week, in excellent optical condition, i manage to see 2 bullets holes at 900m but you need to have absolute perfect conditions. Every time i can use 80X as the condition allow me to do, i shoot that zoom. It is definitely a big edge AT CLOSE distance as the precision of your aiming can definitely help pulling those V's. Of course, i been practicing my breathing a lot this winter because 80X got a hearbeat going nuts !
As Trevor was so right to say, it does not help at reading the wind and zooming at 80X, you dont see mirage and conditions around you. The proof is that i'm not winning !
I was lucky enough to look at a Bender PMII 10x50 and the March got way more definition, more contrast. I really liked the turrets on those Bender though.
Recently, X-Reload been approved as a Canadian dealer for March and US Optics if it can help someone.
I also read that some scopes were not good, well only thing i can say is that i got 2 March 8x80x56 and they both work fine.
PS. SORRY for my bad english
best regards
In the past 2 years i had a Sightron SIII 10x50x60 and a NXS 12x42x56. I wont even compare the March to the NXS as the SIII got better glass. I've looked throught my March side by side with a SIII zoomed at 30x and the target was "moving" all around due to mirage. I was at 60x with the March and the target was stable and real (grouped 1/4moa). Why, i think the contrast is by far better than the SIII optic. In fact, the March eat it up all way around on every level.
When i decided to go with the March scope, i first ordered a 5x50x56 as i tought that 80x was ridiculous and that mirage would kill the image passed 45X. I took the scope out and manage to see, clearly bullets holes at 582yds at 50X ! Then i decided to change it to a 8x80x56 as i was SO impressed with image quality....and never looked back.....and even bought another one for my 6.5x47L.
Last week, in excellent optical condition, i manage to see 2 bullets holes at 900m but you need to have absolute perfect conditions. Every time i can use 80X as the condition allow me to do, i shoot that zoom. It is definitely a big edge AT CLOSE distance as the precision of your aiming can definitely help pulling those V's. Of course, i been practicing my breathing a lot this winter because 80X got a hearbeat going nuts !
As Trevor was so right to say, it does not help at reading the wind and zooming at 80X, you dont see mirage and conditions around you. The proof is that i'm not winning !
I was lucky enough to look at a Bender PMII 10x50 and the March got way more definition, more contrast. I really liked the turrets on those Bender though.
Recently, X-Reload been approved as a Canadian dealer for March and US Optics if it can help someone.
I also read that some scopes were not good, well only thing i can say is that i got 2 March 8x80x56 and they both work fine.
PS. SORRY for my bad english
best regards
in Japan, there is a law that is saying that you need to sell a certain amount of your product before having the right to offer a lifetime warranty. As March is a recent company, they do not meet the requirement yet...but they will for sure. Talk to Jim Kelby about that and dont worry, if your scope have a problem it will be fixed or replaced.
'Course ... when you're nicely centered on that V-Bull ad can't see anything else, just which target are you shooting on?? I've seen some crossfires by persons too focused on the center of the target, not necessarily the target they were shooting at (me included) at high magnification.
