Meopta MeoPro 6×42 Scope

[JustJim]

Anyone used one of these? I know it is discontinued, but I'm thinking it might be worth running one down. Any other suggestions for a fixed power 6x scope, preferably with a German #1 reticle?

Thanks

 

[Spindrift]

I haven’t seen this exact scope, but I have a Meopta Artemis scope, that I like very much! Excellent optics and mechanics!

 

[david s]

Leupold makes a 1 inch 6X by 42mm scope. It use to be that Leupold would put just about any reticle in there scopes you asked for including German #1. I'm betting Meopta is going to be the next Vortex.

 

[JustJim]

I have no idea what a Vortex is, good or bad, but I've always thought highly of Meopta's glass.

Leupold makes decent scopes, but I've not had good luck with the reliability of adjustments over time. This scope is for a 30-06, and I know I'll be playing with loads etc. If it was a "set it and forget it" application (my 9.3 comes to mind), I'd go for Leupold first.

 

[david s]

Vortex is the scope manufacturer that makes a good to excellent product at a reasonable price and took the shooting world by storm a number of years ago. Leupold hated the day they arrived.

 

[JustJim]

Looked around on the web a bit and realized I'd seen the Vortex logo at one of the local gun stores. While I was in town today, I made a stop there to check out the scopes. I even got to handle a rifle set up with a Vortex scope. It seems Vortex doesn't produce a fixed power scope above 1x. While the scopes I saw seemed like they might work well for F-Class competition or 1,000 yard matches, I'd not want any of them on a hunting rifle of my own.

And Leupold has closed their custom shop (temporarily, I hope). Argh.

 

[RicinYakima]

My last 6X by 42mm from the custom shop was an 18 month wait, and that was five or six years ago. I would not look for them to ever open again.

 

[RBHarter]

Leopold is the only one making a fixed power that doesn't cost as much as a 5 knob variable .
The new Weaver seems to be the only competition ......

It weird when Leo is in the cheap seats .

 

[CZ93X62]

It has become a variable-power scope world, apparently.

 

[RicinYakima]

And they are big, heavy, fat and ugly.

 

[JustJim]

I don't mind heavy. The rifle already weighs 8+ pounds. I've gotten heavy in the past 30 years too. (I've always been big and ugly.) What bothers me more are the constant discussions about seemingly-everyone's experience with warranties: it suggests the scopes of today are less-than-reliable.

I think what I'm going to do is to try to find a 6x Leupold or Weaver Micro-Trac, or use an old Weaver K4 with a modified German #1 reticle. That will work til I can find a scope like I'm looking for.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

The German #1 reticle is a GREAT reticle design for hunting and the #4 is a close runner up.
Meopta made good quality optics. They are not very common in the west, which can be a problem when trying to find the model you want.
I am a fan of fixed power scopes but as CZ points out, it has become a variable power world.

 

[Rockydoc]

Take a look at www.SWFA.com. They have scopes of all brands but look at their own brand SWFA SS, 6X42 Tactical $300. I have heard those scopes have a good reputation.

 

[JustJim]

Thanks Rockydoc. Looks like a decent scope, but the reticle won't work for me.

 

[Ian]

I have an SWFA fixed 6x. It has a 30mm body, "tactical" knobs and is built like oil field pipe. Very good glass and tracks precisely. I put it on my M1A. Svelte and aesthetically pleasing, it is not.

 

[L Ross]

And they are big, heavy, fat and ugly.

Yes, yes, yes! And that is why the Leupold M8-4X and the El Paso Weaver K-4 are my favorite hunting scopes. My favorite variable hunting scope is a Leupold Vari-X III 1.5x5.

 

[L Ross]

I don't mind heavy. The rifle already weighs 8+ pounds. I've gotten heavy in the past 30 years too. (I've always been big and ugly.) What bothers me more are the constant discussions about seemingly-everyone's experience with warranties: it suggests the scopes of today are less-than-reliable.

I think what I'm going to do is to try to find a 6x Leupold or Weaver Micro-Trac, or use an old Weaver K4 with a modified German #1 reticle. That will work til I can find a scope like I'm looking for.

Not sure what a German #1 reticle is. But my Model 70 wears an El Paso K-4 with a post and cross wire and is wonderful for hunting.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

 

[L Ross]

Oh yeah, the Germans that are allowed to hunt often hunt pigs in low light don't they?

 

[Ian]

I understood the #4 to be for snap-shooting at running game that needs a little bit of lead. The heavy bottom post isn't meant to be the point of focus but a peripheral reference while the eye is focused on the kill zone, not unlike wingshooting.