New T-24s

[nomad]

While I was busy trying to tell bigger whoppers than Yankee and Jake about the weather    I got a msg from Cathy Winstead that they've gotten a shipment of 1/2 moa dot, 1/4 moa click T-24s in at Zanders. (She's repping Eley there.)

www.gzanders.com

(They only sell to dealers but she can tell you what retailer's closest that she can ship to or you can have your dealer contact her.)

[nomad]

Correction -- just spoke with Cathy.
The T-24s are in country and she'll have them this week but they're not in hand yet.
Also, another order is being placed for additional stock.
Sorry 'bout that.

[ppk1]

Someone should call Weaver and tell them this becuase they don't seem to have a clue where the T24's 1/2 dot are. After numerous calls to Weaver and after they said the 1/2 dots would be available mid-Dec 2003 I still can't get a answer from them. I called again last week and again yesterday and they copuldn't give a date or even if they would be offering a 1/2 dot. Sorry Weaver but I ordered another Var-X III from Premier.
I would have like to try one but they need to get there act together.

[Hornetx60]

The advantage of the T-24 over the Leupold 24 is the Weaver  will parallax down to under 50 feet while the Leupold 24's (old style) won't go below 50 yds.  The 24 BR-d versions will parallax down low enough if you are willing to deal with the multiple turns to get the parallax set.  I like more power than the 6.5-20x but need to be able to practice at 75 feet indoors in the winter so the Weaver is an excellent way to go if you like that power.  The people that work at Weaver are a little slow on the uptake so it is much easier to get good info straight from Cathy Winstead. I have used Leupolds for years. I haver owned more than 29 of them for rifle and pistols Silhouette.  This New Weaver T 24seems like it will work much better at least for my needs. I have two ordered for my 22's and if they work out I'll buy a couple more and be selling the rest of my Leupolds.

[Troy G]

What is the price supposed to be for the Weaver 24x?

Does anyone know why Leupold discontinued the 8.5-25x40 with the target turrets?  I thought this would be a good scope if they would have offered it as an EFR model.  I like the 6.5-20 EFR as a Varmint scope.  I like more than 20 for Silhouette.  The 24x range seems to be about right for me.  I did buy a Premier boosted 14.5-35x40 and have yet to do any shooting with it.

[Hornetx60]

If I remember coprrectly Cathhy W. told me that Zanders would be selling them for about 365-370. That may be the Dealer price though, not sure.

[rich5674]

When you guys get your hand on these please give us a review of the clarity compared to other scopes.I owned the last issue of the T-24 and sold it because it was not as clear (hazy) compared to my Leupold 8-25x, BR24X, And Redfield target. I did appreciate the other Weaver qualities you did mention plus the Micro -trac

[nomad]

For a while, we can all relax on this. Spoke with Cathy at SHOT and, apparently, Weaver delivered the scopes with 1/2 moa dots and 1/8 moa clicks.
They're being returned and 1/4 moa scopes will be shipped -- but not until around June/July.

[Hornetx60]

I spoke with Cathy W today. At this point she said they will be selling those scopes with the 1/2 moa dots and 1/8 moa click adjustments. the manufacturer will be building another lot of scopes.   Bill R

[B_Koes]

Bill - Have you tried the Sightron 24x Competition scope?  I've been using it for a couple of years now and it seems to be a dandy scope.  In fact, I prefer it to the Leupold 24x as it has longer eye relief.  Of course, that isn't much of a concern now that you've moved on to the world of rifles!

I've also heard that Weaver scopes and Sightron scopes come from the same facility.  Do you know anything about this?

Bret Koesser

[Hornetx60]

Hi Bret, Haven't tried the sightrons, I learned my lesson long ago about buying less expensive anything. I usually just ended up buying twice and loosing money in the long run. So I buy the best that I can possibly afford at the time. or I save until I have enough to get what I want. cause I know me and if I don't get what I want the first time I will soon after....usually loosing some money on the first one!!! Sightron doesn't have much of a reputation of being a high quality optic yet. I sure don't want to be the test subject. I do know that a lot of manufacturers will run different lines with high and lower grades of optics in them. These different lines are for people that wish to spend more or less.  Bill R

[dwl]

Does anyone have experience with the Weaver V24?  With 24X, parallax adjustment and 1/8 min clicks, is it a good choice for silhouette?

[Hornetx60]

Weaver had a problem with the new 24 X scopes when they came in from overseas. They weren't what they were supposed to be. I had been on a waiting list for 4 months and I had enough of that.  I couldn't wait any longer so I bought 3 Bushnell Elite 4200 6-24x scopes. They are actually the old Bousch and Lomb scope with some improvements. They have a 1/4 MOA dot and come with 1/8 moa clicks which to me is a down side but no big deal. I just don't use them I make sight adjustments only in 1/4 moa, as I'm using them on small bore rifles. I would have no problem buying the Weaver if they ever got their stuff together and actually released the new scopes.

[nomad]

The V-24 isn't the first choice of most shooters. Optically, they often seem a little 'off' at the higher settings. They work -- but there are better choices.

The T-24 otoh is excellent.

Most prefer 1/4 moa adjustments over 1/8 and there were supposed to be 1/4 moa T-24s avallable by now but there was a mixup and the shipment came in with 1/8 moa clicks. The 1/4 moa scopes are probably another couple(?) of months out. If you want the T-24 -- which is much more scope than the V-24 -- and can wait, contact Zanders sporting goods in Illinois and talk with Cathy Winstead about them. She's in South Africa right now at the IMSSU world shoot but she'll be back end of month. She can work with your dealer and get one to you whenever Weaver gets the act together.
(There's nothing mechanically wrong with 1/8 moa clicks -- they just eat up adjustment and you can get 'out-of-synch' on the count when making quick adjustments during matches.)
Most people feel that there's nothing out there with more reliable W&E than the T series Weavers.

Which silhouette game are you interested in? IMO, you don't 'need' anything more than a V-16 or V-24 for airgun but you'd probably be better off with something else for sb or hp.

[jbeckley]

They are out.  Tony Tello had one for sale this weekend at the Az. State HP Rifle Silhouette Champ.  It was new in box, never put on a rifle, he showed me the bill for it, from Brunos.  $389 and some change.