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from UT, United States
Written on April 27, 2013
After spending nearly $475 on the scope I taking it off my rifle and finding something better. The optics quality is hazy when zooming. The only time the optics are clear is when there is no zoom. Certainly not a scope to use when shooting anything over 100 yards. With the mount constantly loosening it makes it nearly impossible to be accurate. I was really excited to when I bought the scope but I have only been disappointed. My recommendation is if you are going to spend this amount on a scope go for a leopold or vortex for a little more $.
Pros: Unable to think of any
Cons: The mount constantly loosening making accuracy nearly impossible, poor optics quality
Would recommend: No
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from AZ, United States
Written on January 10, 2013
Bought this art 1200 scope from this company and I have know problems from them however I took this scope it is scope #1 out too sight it in at a 100 yard rang and ran about 40 rd though it. I found the forward objective lens would not focus it stayed at one position and when i moved the power ring from 3 power to 24 everything went blurry
so I called Hi-Lux and they gave me A RMA # and I sent it back too them after 3 weeks and many phone call I received a new scope the same as the one I sent in. Then I took the new one to the range to sight in and after much frustration in setting it up I managed to get a 1/2 group at 100 Yards and I was happy. Then the next day I went back to see if I could tighten up the group using the same ammo and with the first shot I was 4 in, off then 6" I began using the power ring on the scope to check my shots an as I would turn the power Ring the cross hairs turned to a X and would tumble through the setting again I had to send this one back to High Lux My opinion of this product is they are unreliable garbage. If I was out in the filed when this happened or worse in a combat environment I would be out too lunch.
Pros: life time warrantee
Cons: bad design cradle is hard to tighten down move with each shot until tight
Would recommend: No
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Found the scope to be very easy to mount and operate. It is excellant at 50 yds all the way up to 1200 meters.
Pros: the auto range finder
Cons: havent found any yet
Would recommend: Yes
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JohnCanessa,
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from MN, United States
Written on May 13, 2012
Not sure if I received a damaged product. The base did not perfectly laid flat on the receiver. The scope touched the top rail. Had to elevate and finaly replaced the base.
Pros: Appears to be simple to use.
Cons: Issues with the base.
Would recommend: Yes
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this is the fifth purchase and I,m fully satisfied again. RS is what i needed, i like every feature of my purchase, esp. the price of course. Let the RS do the work for me :).
Would recommend: Yes
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from ND, United States
Written on April 19, 2012
I'm having an issue with Optic Planet.... I ordered the M1200, the website it is supose to come with Multi-Dial rings which allow you to zero this scope to multiple weapons. however, I did not recieve such Multi-Dial rings. So they had me send it in to replace it... ($22 to ship it to them). then they call me and tell me that the Multi-Dial rings where on the Scope.... Which they were not! I had to walk their customer service step by step directions to show them what the Multi-Dial Rings look like on the Manufatures Website. Their customer service member then agreed with me that I did not recieve the Multi-Dial rings. So they sent my scope back to me... with my new rings you ask? HELL NO. I recieved the same thing as before. So, Now I am asking really nicely to have those Multi-Dial rings, like your website advertises that comes with this scope (M1200) or at least give me my $20+ that I had to spend to send it into OpticPlanet back.
Would recommend: Yes
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fossikker,
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from CA, United States
Written on April 1, 2012
If this scope had a 30mm tube it would be much better. The light transmission leaves much to be desired. Extremely Fine reticle is hard to distinguish in lower light situations. Light transmission is limited at higher powers of course. A 30mm tube would be better. Range/power rings will remove the hide from the shooter's thumb or little finger depending upon how you open the bolt on your rifle. It is directly above the bolt handle and with the handle in the up position there is less than 1/4 inch of clearance. If for no other reason, this scope is probably better suited on semi-auto firearms.
Pros: The ART system
Cons: Not really suited for bolt action rifles
Would recommend: No
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Great scope! The scope is very clear, holds up to a 338 lapua mag's recoil, and is easy to set up and use. Dial in and pull the trigger!
Pros: Great scope for the money!
Would recommend: Yes
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I put this scope on my brand new Savage BASK-10 .308. Mounting was easy, then I set the cam for 168 grain .308, using the provided table was fairly easy. At 350 yds. I made a first round dead center hit, so I went down the line of milk jugs I had set up, #2 hit, #3 hit, #4 hit, #5 hit then I ran my boar brush through a few times. Set up some beer cans at 500 yds. and tore those up for about 20 more shots and started missing. I noticed that the scope was loose so I put some locktite on the mounting screws and that seemed to resolve that problem. Over all this is a bad ass scope!
Pros: clear
Cons: mount loosend up
Would recommend: Yes
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This is not a scope for the faint of heart or simple minded. Requires a high degree of understanding and a methodology to dial in on the sweet spot for the cam ring as it correlates to the type and grain of the ammunition. Being prior military - sniper trained; I used the Art 1 and Art 2 scopes... this is not the same but it adequately approximates the experience - without the same degree of precision or quality of the military grade. However, it is a good scope and a powerful tool if applied in the right hands.
Cons: Need to field calibrate - requires long range shooting options to test
Would recommend: Yes
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