Who has upgraded from Meopta to Swaro Z6i?

[grkmec]

I have used Meopta for 3 years and I am thinking of upgrading. Interested to hear first hand upgrade experiences. If you had a meopta and upgraded to something else, would like to hear it as well (eg. Leupold CQBSSS).

[gose]

I did. The two main reasons for switching were the reticle and getting tired of always bringing a spare scope to matches...

Edited May 9, 2012 by gose

[latewatch]

I upgraded about 2 1/2 years ago. I liked the Meopta but a lot of matches were having targets in the 300-400 range and there was no good reference point on the Meopta reticle for those ranges. The new Meopta may be much better but I am very happy with my Swarovski.

[Doug H.]

I switched from the Meopta K dot to the Swaro Z6i circle dot. Much better scope for me but the reticle left something to be desired. When the BRT version came out I traded up and could not be happier. I got a demo model from EuroOptic.com and saved about $400. I saw one there a few weeks ago and thought about buying another, but just couldn't pull the trigger.

Doug

[co-exprs]

I run the new Meopta ZD and love it. With my 69gr match loads I zero the first chev at 400yd. This gives me a center dot zero of about 260, which is fine. I get a near to 50yd crossover. For 100 and 200 I use the top of the dot. For 300 I use the bottom of the dot and get a near perfect hold for 400, 500 and 600 on the chevs. Of all the scopes I've looked through (which is a lot), my only upgrade choice would be a Z6i. Everything about that scope is gooder than my ZD. Is it twice as much gooder? Will it result in a significant reduction in stage times? I can't honestly say that it would. If I had deep pockets the Z6i would be at the top of my list, but I think my ZD gives me 90% of the functionality at less than half the price.

[Fullauto_Shooter]

I switched from a Meopta K-Dot to a Z-Dot and then to a Swaro Z6I BRT; have only shot the Swaro in one match (TX Multi-gun) so I still need lots more practice with it, but have been very impressed so far. Like the 6x power and the ballistic reticle; clarity is even better than the Meopta, which was very good itself.

The Meoptas are very nice scopes and a great value for the money, but simply not in the same league as the Swaro Z6I BRT. I see now why many, if not most, of the pros run a Swaro. It's so good that I've started saving up to get another to go on my backup rifle - will probably take a year or so, but it'll be worth it.

[Religious Shooter]

I sort of upgraded. I still have my Meopta and still have it. I bought the Z6i when it was like $1950ish on sale. The mil holdovers are a definite improvement over the old Meopta reticle.

But I'd suggest waiting to see how the SWFA 1-6 and the Bushnell 1-6.5 turn out.

http://swfa.com/Bushnell-1-65x24-Elite-Tactical-30mm-Rifle-Scope-P51671.aspx

http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-1-6x24-Tactical-30mm-Riflescope-P53845.aspx

Personally I prefer consistent hold overs (FFP).

[CliffP]

I own both and prefer the Meopta for CQC. In my opinion the Meopta lights up quicker

[fastarget]

Still have both of mine, both have great glass, both have so far been reliable. ZD will use batteries faster if that matters. Both hold zero well.

I agree with CliffP, I find the ZD faster for closer type matches(0-300), but when you need the extra magnification, the Z6i is unbeatable. It will be quite the upgrade, the Z6i was more than 2x the price of the Swaro.

[DMAC]

Still have both of mine, both have great glass, both have so far been reliable. ZD will use batteries faster if that matters. Both hold zero well.

I agree with CliffP, I find the ZD faster for closer type matches(0-300), but when you need the extra magnification, the Z6i is unbeatable. It will be quite the upgrade, the Z6i was more than 2x the price of the Swaro.

Agreed! I have the Meopta K-Dot and Z6i with BRT. I like the K Dot for quicker up close shots, but the BRT is helpful for holdovers at longer range and better for low light shooting because of the glass quality. I have no regrets about either purchase except that I don't get to use them enough.