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james Forum Font Offline Posts: 1187 Location: Hawkes Bay Joined: Sep 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Swaro Z5 Mar 6^th, 2012 at 8:42pm	Print Post
	I want a scope with a smaller objective, dial up capable, good glass, side focus and zoom range capable of both bush hunting and shooting at range. Quite a mouthful. Anyway the Z5 3.5-18 x 44 is possibly the best option I have found other than the big jump to a March. Does anyone out there have one of these scopes and what do you think of it? I also like the 4W recticle with the windage marks, and I would want the BT turret. Only thing is the turret is single turn with 13.5Moa total IIRC. I guess a dremel might fix this? It would be for a 243AI and 105VLD/A-Max.

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Bagheera Forum Senior Offline Posts: 946 Location: Waikato Joined: Jan 11^th, 2010	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #1 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 8:08am	Print Post
	I haven't got one but don't mind mouthing off advice. The agent was very helpful sending a couple to my local gunshop to look at. The cross hair was too fine for bush hunting and the opening between thick posts too wide for me. Reticle choice was limited ("Any reticle you want as long as its German #4"). You might need some ingenuity to obtain the configuration you want. At the time BT with duplex was available in USA but US online shop wouldn't ship to NZ due to Swaro Optic Nth America policy. We could only get European range through NZ agent. European range only had BT with other reticle. Coloured BT system is logically dubious relying on having exact 200, 300 400 ranges etc to sight in otherwise you're no better off than dialing by number. However its an elegant scope and like you say ticks all the boxes except a good reticle for the bush. 20c of opinion.


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james Forum Font Offline Posts: 1187 Location: Hawkes Bay Joined: Sep 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #2 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 10:17am	Print Post
	Yep it sure helps when you have mates "Stateside"

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Big Green Forum Senior Offline Identify it then give it one Posts: 971 Location: Papakaio Joined: Oct 30^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #3 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 1:06pm	Print Post
	Greg Duley would be the man to talk to.He put one on his pimp my rifle project and had a new turret put into it from the states, was nzhunter issue 17 I think.

	I bet your Grandpappy said, "son make your first shot your best one".
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tui_man2 Ex Member AB Percision Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #4 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 2:41pm	Print Post
	james wrote on Mar 6^th, 2012 at 8:42pm: I want a scope with a smaller objective, dial up capable, good glass, side focus and zoom range capable of both bush hunting and shooting at range. Quite a mouthful. Anyway the Z5 3.5-18 x 44 is possibly the best option I have found other than the big jump to a March. Does anyone out there have one of these scopes and what do you think of it? I also like the 4W recticle with the windage marks, and I would want the BT turret. Only thing is the turret is single turn with 13.5Moa total IIRC. I guess a dremel might fix this? It would be for a 243AI and 105VLD/A-Max. thats around 600m be your limit with dial up?


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james Forum Font Offline Posts: 1187 Location: Hawkes Bay Joined: Sep 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #5 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 2:49pm	Print Post
	Have not had the chance to look too hard but I think you're about right. 600 is around where I hope to get anyway. A 200m zero may also extend the range (or a dremel).

	I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a friggin vegatarian “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
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tui_man2 Ex Member AB Percision Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #6 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 3:09pm	Print Post
	thats with 200m zero its would have more up than that wouldnt it? how would you site in with that much up? or is that after sited in? maybe i should read more about them haha right so shows how bored i am today with the week off work................its this it http://www.sportoptics.com/swarovski-z5-rifle-scope-3-18x44-bt-plex.aspx says 58moa travel, why does it limit to 13.5?


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james Forum Font Offline Posts: 1187 Location: Hawkes Bay Joined: Sep 2^nd, 2007 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #7 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 4:58pm	Print Post
	58MOA total travel but only 13 MOA in a single turn. The turret is zero stopped IIRC.

	I didn't fight my way to the top of the food chain to be a friggin vegatarian “The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people’s money.” - Margaret Thatcher
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tui_man2 Ex Member AB Percision Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #8 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 6:08pm	Print Post
	wouldnt be hard to make it so it dont stop at the 13 moa an turn round more tho i wouldnt think?


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wazza56 Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1940 Location: Dampier West Aus / Onepoto NZ Joined: Nov 10^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #9 - Mar 7^th, 2012 at 7:59pm	Print Post
	have 2 arriving from the states, will see how they go one for a 300wm and a 280 rem

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the claw Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1527 Location: Gore Joined: Jun 18^th, 2007 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #10 - Mar 15^th, 2012 at 12:56pm	Print Post
	http://www.eurooptic.com/premier-reticle-light-tactical-3-15x50-illuminated-xr-1... I really like mine...


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wazza56 Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1940 Location: Dampier West Aus / Onepoto NZ Joined: Nov 10^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #11 - Mar 15^th, 2012 at 1:18pm	Print Post
	The two 5x25x52 BT arrived the other day now just need the sako 300wm to arrive and the tikka to be rebarrelled to 280 rem in NZ and will see how they go. They do look the goods

	Keep your barrel clean and your powder dry
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steyr300wsm Just Joined Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 34 Joined: May 26^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #12 - Mar 20^th, 2012 at 7:27pm	Print Post
	I have a 5-25x52 bt and am in napier if you want to have a look and play with one, pm me


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wazza56 Forum Font Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 1940 Location: Dampier West Aus / Onepoto NZ Joined: Nov 10^th, 2006 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #13 - Mar 20^th, 2012 at 7:52pm	Print Post
	steyr300wsm wrote on Mar 20^th, 2012 at 7:27pm: I have a 5-25x52 bt and am in napier if you want to have a look and play with one, pm me Whats your opinion of them, and does the BT set distances work and ease of set up?

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steyr300wsm Just Joined Offline I Love The FishNhunt Forum Posts: 34 Joined: May 26^th, 2011 Gender:	Re: Swaro Z5 Reply #14 - Mar 20^th, 2012 at 8:14pm	Print Post
	Great to use and very easy to set up and my distance settings are bang on was out on tuesday at our range and was playing around at 300,400 and 500 yards works very well and quick to use while out hunting


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