A quick review after a few weeks of owning a new scope, like most who shoot HFT we have all tried the usual culprits (Optisan CP, Vortex Viper) plus I ordered the new Falcon S10i, which seemed to be a perfect new model, until a recent round of the nationals at Nomads where, shooting from bright sun, into dark trees you would totally lose the plate, which a few others also found.
So, finally I thought just treat yourself, so a call to March scopes (who were incredibly helpful), I placed the order for the SFP version of the 1-10 range, with the MML mildot ret, which seems to be the best option for the end use.
The model number is D10V24TIML, at the time they unfortunately only had the IR model, which was a whopping £300 more (right choice will go into later), as the scopes are usually built to order they advised it could be a 3 month wait, so I went for it.
The scope arrived at 10am the next day, superb service, on unpacking you get the usual manual, cleaning cloth, flip covers, throw ring and the small tool to reset the turrets, but no sunshade! A quick call and that’s an extra item, another £50 please
Also it came with a sheet that covers the setup, dialling in and focus. I had been advised they can be a little tricky to setup and advised to use the eye ring focus and side focus in partnership to get the best image, however the printed instruction were super clear and easy to follow.
Set up on the rifle with a set of BKL mounts, I was going to order a more pricey set but these all lined up and clamped nicely.
Now the important bit, how does it perform……
The glass as you would expect from a Japanese scope is crystal clear, the eye focus ring has a wider adjustment than advertised, but is very sensitive, once I got the ret in perfect focus, which took a while, it’s a fine adjustment so you end up twiddling for a while, I followed the instruction of covering the lens with white tissue and focus the ret against the background, it certainly helped.
Eye relief quoted at 86-90mm which is perfect.
The scope is relatively lightweight at 520gms, total length 260mm so you just get two piece rings on the Steyr breech.
The ret is the MML illuminated, essentially a half mildot, turrets are tactical style with a wider adjustment up to 56 miles at 0.1 increments
The Turrets are non locking but move with a firm click, so should not accidentally move in the bag, the focus ring has a very smooth action, so easy to shift, however as it’s behind the IR mechanism, again it’s shouldn’t move in the bag.
The side focus is rated at 10yds to infinity, however, and this is where a top scope excels but you compromise, the focus can be set almost anywhere and the clarity of the glass means you get very little blur, I managed to get a faint blur at around 40yds after a lot of tweaking, and that is the compromise with high end optics.
The zoom is super smooth, just enough pressure to not move, as with all LPVO scopes at 10x there is a little blur around the edges, however does not affect your aim.
The ret is very clear, and easy to read, it’s uncomplicated and good for bracketing, the IR is superb and the full ret illuminates, it’s not over bright, even on the highest setting and is a simple push button on the side, using the usual 2032 battery.
So, after a few weeks of testing, am I happy, well totally, it does take a little adapting due to the glass clarity, as with every scope you have compromises, with this it’s the clarity without the blur for ranging, it’s lightweight and once zeroed it tracks perfectly and stays where you leave it.
Link below, yes it’s pricey, but you get what you pay for and it’s a lifetime investment
www.marchscopes.co.uk
So, finally I thought just treat yourself, so a call to March scopes (who were incredibly helpful), I placed the order for the SFP version of the 1-10 range, with the MML mildot ret, which seems to be the best option for the end use.
The model number is D10V24TIML, at the time they unfortunately only had the IR model, which was a whopping £300 more (right choice will go into later), as the scopes are usually built to order they advised it could be a 3 month wait, so I went for it.
The scope arrived at 10am the next day, superb service, on unpacking you get the usual manual, cleaning cloth, flip covers, throw ring and the small tool to reset the turrets, but no sunshade! A quick call and that’s an extra item, another £50 please
Also it came with a sheet that covers the setup, dialling in and focus. I had been advised they can be a little tricky to setup and advised to use the eye ring focus and side focus in partnership to get the best image, however the printed instruction were super clear and easy to follow.
Set up on the rifle with a set of BKL mounts, I was going to order a more pricey set but these all lined up and clamped nicely.
Now the important bit, how does it perform……
The glass as you would expect from a Japanese scope is crystal clear, the eye focus ring has a wider adjustment than advertised, but is very sensitive, once I got the ret in perfect focus, which took a while, it’s a fine adjustment so you end up twiddling for a while, I followed the instruction of covering the lens with white tissue and focus the ret against the background, it certainly helped.
Eye relief quoted at 86-90mm which is perfect.
The scope is relatively lightweight at 520gms, total length 260mm so you just get two piece rings on the Steyr breech.
The ret is the MML illuminated, essentially a half mildot, turrets are tactical style with a wider adjustment up to 56 miles at 0.1 increments
The Turrets are non locking but move with a firm click, so should not accidentally move in the bag, the focus ring has a very smooth action, so easy to shift, however as it’s behind the IR mechanism, again it’s shouldn’t move in the bag.
The side focus is rated at 10yds to infinity, however, and this is where a top scope excels but you compromise, the focus can be set almost anywhere and the clarity of the glass means you get very little blur, I managed to get a faint blur at around 40yds after a lot of tweaking, and that is the compromise with high end optics.
The zoom is super smooth, just enough pressure to not move, as with all LPVO scopes at 10x there is a little blur around the edges, however does not affect your aim.
The ret is very clear, and easy to read, it’s uncomplicated and good for bracketing, the IR is superb and the full ret illuminates, it’s not over bright, even on the highest setting and is a simple push button on the side, using the usual 2032 battery.
So, after a few weeks of testing, am I happy, well totally, it does take a little adapting due to the glass clarity, as with every scope you have compromises, with this it’s the clarity without the blur for ranging, it’s lightweight and once zeroed it tracks perfectly and stays where you leave it.
Link below, yes it’s pricey, but you get what you pay for and it’s a lifetime investment
March 1x-10x24 SFP Rifle Scope - MARCH Scopes
1x-10×24 The MARCH 1x-10×24 tactical rifle scope. SFP Minute of Angle (MOA) 1x-10x24mm model with and without Illumination. SFP. MoA The 1x-10×24 March scope, along with 2.5x-25x, 5x-50x and 8x-80x models are the largest magnification ratio scopes made anywhere in the world today. This scope has...
www.marchscopes.co.uk
