IOR 2.5-10

I have not seen the version with new knobs yet, but I will make sure I check it out at SHOT.  I do have a fair amount of mileage on the original 2.5-10x42 and it is a nice scope.  I expect that when equipped with larger knobs, it will be even better.

Koshkin,
  Did you get a chance to look at this scope at SHOT? 

Thank You

cadiz,

I think the NF 2.5-10X32 is well-worth considering. The glass is plenty good and the tracking/reliability are awesome. My only complaints with mine is that I didn't get the zero-stop (because, unlike larger NXS models, there is no way to know if you've dialed more than one turn) and that I'd gone with mil turrets.

cadiz wrote: koshkin, if you had a choice between the ior 2.5x10x42 and the nightforce 2.5x10x32 which would you prefer for an ar 15, i have been reading about them for weeks, but no one stocks them here so i can't compare them visually. actually anyone with some feedback would be great.  i sold my previous optics so i am back to irons until i sort this out.

Are the coatings worth the extra $$?

I'm looking at the same 2 scopes at the moment, and have always liked IOR's glass.

You like the new knobs because they are not capped or something else?

I thought someone said there are new coatings on the new scopes, maybe not; with age, the memory goes first.

Yea, I liked the clicks on my 3-18 from many years ago (gen 1), and from my 4-14.

I did forget they improved the illumination, that alone makes the new one worth the price difference, if one really needs good illumination.

Rancid Coolaid wrote: I thought someone said there are new coatings on the new scopes, maybe not; with age, the memory goes first. Yea, I liked the clicks on my 3-18 from many years ago (gen 1), and from my 4-14. I did forget they improved the illumination, that alone makes the new one worth the price difference, if one really needs good illumination.

i would like to own that ior, but i have an ar 15 with a 16 inch barrel. i have 14 inches of rail, but i'm worried that it will overwhelm the rifle due to its physical size, am i wrong. the rifle is not used for hunting, i guess you could call it my shtf rifle.

i just sold my bushnell elite 4200 1.25-4 a couple days ago.  it was a good fit and i thought it was nice glass, but i want a little more magnification.  how much emphasis should be placed on illumination, i can afford a used swaro off samplelist(1.5-6x42) would that be disappointing on an ar15.  thx for the help

the ior 2.5-10 just wouldn't fit my rifle,  i did make a purchase today, i went with a kahles 2-7x36 length 11in weight 12oz. i've only owned a bushnell before, so i am anxious to see this scope. got it for 499.00 brand new, 800.00 less than the ior 1.5-8 i was considering.  thx for the replies, your knowledge balanced my decision to not buy a scope that was physically just to big for my rifle.

Since this thread is called what I need the thread to be called, I'll post my first impressions of the 2.5-10x42 IOR FFP.

I got it about 2 hours ago.  I like the knobs, good distance between clicks, not quite as much resistance as I would like (considerably less than the SS 10X HD.)
I like that the illumination isn't the entire reticle and that the lowest setting isn't too high to be useful.  The center dot alone is illuminated and that seems about right.  I'm not a huge fan of the dot at the center of the reticle.

I recall IOR's glass quality and I was not disappointed.  I also recall IOR's tunnel effect and was not surprised to find it on this scope too.  below about 4X, the iamge sucks back into the scope.  At 6X, it is a nice image.  At 10X, it is quite good.

Mounting went smoothly, will try to get to the range this weekend for some chronoed subs  and some supersonics.

Initial impressions are positive.

They improved the illumination - which was very needed, and the knobs are nice and large (5 mils per turn.)

Range report to follow.