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Topic: Meopta Scopes
Posted By: bigbuck71
Subject: Meopta Scopes
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:08
I am looking at a Meopta scope for my Browning A-bolt 7 mmsm.
Is any familiar with the 3x12x56?



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Posted By: cheaptrick
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:10
http://www.opticstalk.com/search_results_posts.asp?SearchID=20080130160921&KW=Meopta - http://www.opticstalk.com/search_results_posts.asp?SearchID=20080130160921&KW=Meopta
Welcome to The OT!!
Look through some of the archives for information on Meoptas.


Posted By: Ed Connelly
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:20
I bet supertool-man is---as soon as he shows up. (He'll pop on here shortly once he sees the name MEOPTA on the topic list!!)Get%20Your%20Popcorn%20Ready  --Ed


Posted By: bigbuck71
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:23
Thanks cheaptrick. I live in Louisiana and got to go down to South Texas 2 weeks ago and shoot a cull buck. While I was down there the guys that are in the lease have high dollar euro scopes. I have a Leopold 3x9x50 but after looking through their scopes I want to upgrade without spending too much. Thats why I was asking about the Meopta.


Posted By: Big Squeeze
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:46
Bigbuck................The Meopta`s have outstanding glass! Looked through them..............Keep in mind however, that they are heavier and have shorter eye relief! If you don`t mind those two things, then they are great scopes!

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Posted By: Big Squeeze
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 16:54
BTW!..........Your A-bolt is not a heavier rifle to begin with, so you may want to check the weight difference between your Leupold and the Meopta your thinking about upgrading to. If within say 4 oz. or less, I don`t think you would notice the difference in the field too much. You don`t want to weigh that Browning down with too heavy a scope either!    

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Posted By: supertool73
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 17:01
I have just got the one Meopta rifle scope.  It is an Artemus 3000 3-9x42, I have it on a Marlin 45-70 and I really like it.  Glass looks fantastic and looks as good to me as my much more expensive IOR scopes and it holds a great zero even on a heavy recoil gun.  Eye relief has not been a problem for me, but I do hold my guns very tight to my body and use the push pull technique to control muzzle flip.  I don't think you will regret a Meopta.  But the folks on here talk pretty highly of Kahles scopes and I bet you can get one of those for a similar price.  Never looked through one, but they are highly praised everywhere I look.  So you may want to give one of them a look as well.

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Posted By: jonbravado
Date Posted: January/30/2008 at 18:25
the 56mm meostar is a really nice scope - other than the eye relief, it's about perfect.
 
if your gun is a hard kicker, it may not be the one for you.
 
J


Posted By: ncdrummer
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 10:15
Ahh, my favorite subject.  I have a 3-12x56 Meostar on a Remington model seven SS magnum in 7mm SAUM.  It's great.  Very bright and clear, excellent in low light.  Some guys whine about the eye relief, but it's OK.  The SAUM kicks about 19 lbs; that's pretty hard, but I have not gotten magnum eyebrow yet.  So, get yourself one.  I don't think you'll be able to find a nicer scope for anywhere near the same money.  Prepare to get hooked on Meostars.  Drummer 


Posted By: tahqua
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 10:19
NC, do you have any pics? I would like to see what a scope that size looks like on an M7.
 
Thanks,
Doug


Posted By: ncdrummer
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 16:54
ShoNuff.  At first I thought the 56mm objective would overpower the little model seven, but in the magnum version it fits quite nicely.  The magnum has a 22" barrel that is .65" at the muzzle, much larger than the SA model sevens.  So it looks pretty good and performs great.  I also included a shot of the 4-16x44 Tactical on the 5R .308.  Nice setup.  Hope you like `em!  Drummer


Posted By: supertool73
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 17:01
Those look great, I love Meopta scopes.

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Posted By: tahqua
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 18:44
Excellent, they do look good...............thanks. I like the 7SAUM the more I check it out. 


Posted By: ncdrummer
Date Posted: January/31/2008 at 18:53
Thanks for the kind words.  The SAUM really spits `em out.  Seems to love 140gr Accubonds.  If you reload, you'll love it.  If you don't reload, you better have a trust fund...  Ammo's real `spensive.  5R?  Well, what can I say.  Once you shoot one, you'll never go back...  Accurate all the way out there.  And the Meoptas serve their purposes admirably.  Drummer


Posted By: 8shots
Date Posted: February/01/2008 at 07:40
Really nice rig you have.



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