This year was the first time March Optics has attended SHOT Show, and it’s the first time I’ve heard of them. However, every precision shooter I’ve talked to knows about them and their reputation for quality riflescopes.
Three scopes from their line will introduce you to some of their innovative features — their 1-10×24, 1.5-15×42, and 8-80×56.
Dual Focal Plane Reticles
The 1-10×24 scope features a useful reticle style, especially on a 10x zoom scope like this. It has an illuminated dot in the center (variable brightness) and crosshairs pointing to it. These are both on the second focal plane and when you increase the magnification the size of the dot and the crosshairs don’t change.
But as you increase magnification, you’ll notice a Christmas tree-style reticle grows into view. This reticle is on the first focal plane. It doesn’t crowd your view while at low magnifications, but it’s there when you need it at higher powers.
That’s pretty cool. Here’s the site for the 1-10×24 scope. It’s about $3,200.
Shuriken Turret Locks
The scope I was most interested in is the 1.5-15×42. That sounds like a hunter’s dream range. It’s got 30mm tubes, a 20° field of view, and ED glass. But it also has a feature peculiar to March Optics: Shuriken Turret Locks.
Shuriken are throwing stars used by ninjas and samurai. Here, the shape of the lock on top of the turret is reminiscent of those weapons. Rather than clunkily pulling up on the entire turret and turning to make elevation adjustments, the Shuriken lock it twisted on top of the turret, and the turret is turned left or right. It’s sure and tight. The turret adjustments are also tactile and precise.
Here’s the page for the 1.5-15×42. It’s also about $3,200.
Super ED Glass
The 8-80×56 Majesta scope includes a fancy thing called Super ED glass. Extra-low Dispersion glass is used in all kinds of optics to reduce chromatic aberration — those annoying color fringes you often see in high-contrast situations. March’s Super ED glass does an even better job of making a clear view. They boast the highest percentage of fluorite in their glass of any riflescope.
They also say that this scope includes technology that mitigates mirage, though they wouldn’t elaborate. One of their competitive shooters told me it’s so effective that when other guys were dialing back to 30x to fight the mirage, he was able to stay at 80x. Interesting.
The Majesta 8-80×56 scope also has an impressive 25° field of view. Its 34mm tube diameter includes 4mm of tube thickness making it very tough. Here’s the page about the Majesta. It’s about $4,500.
All of March’s optics are Argon-filled for better fog-proofedness. All the little things are included on all their scopes, which is probably why they are a premium product. Check out more from March Optics here.
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