MTC re-launching the Mamba Lite range - Available end August

[airwolf1]

Any news on price?

£219 for the 3-12x42
£239 for the 4-16x42

those are the recommended retail prices

[Dave1969]

Top made scope but I could never get on with the reticle.

[angrybear]

Back when they introduced their "new improved" range I said that dropping the Mamba-lite was a huge mistake, I guess the marketing figures now show that was true.

A cheap(ish) light weight scope, sidewheel focus, good glass, nice ret, all the mag needed for air rifles & works very well with NV add-on's, What fool thought dropping that was going to be a good idea

Just hope they don't now price themselves out of the market

£219 for the 3-12x42
£239 for the 4-16x42

those are the recommended retail prices

Hardly the bargain of the original ,
and fairly obviously the price is set just £10 less than the closest spec Hawke Vantage SF IR, although they have a 50mm objective so to me seem better value.

[airwolf1]

Hardly the bargain of the original ,
and fairly obviously the price is set just £10 less than the closest spec Hawke Vantage SF IR, although they have a 50mm objective so to me seem better value.

Not a fan of Hawke scopes personally, I doubt their scopes are the same price today as they were in 2014. Everything has gone up since then and the new model has features the old did not so I would expect the price to increase.

Anyway for any one interested I have looked through these scopes and the image was very clear and bright, they had one on the range at The Game Fair.

[angrybear]

I'm a fan of both as the glass seems a very close match.

My point is/was that the original "lite" was a very good spec, at a very good price, with no un-necessary frills, both my Rapids wear them.
This new version may well have the same name but it's not following the same philosophy.

Still it's only my view.

[Roundshot]

I wonder how good these MTC's will prove to be - the last lot were perhaps cleverly marketed but overrated. I realise the Mamba Lite has a loyal following but I can only speak of the Mamba 4-16x50AO IR - very sensitive to eye position with annoying whiteout and turret dials stiff and undefined with barely felt clicks. Glass isn't too bad but I think Nikon & Vortex are markedly superior for similar money. Also had a Connect 3-12 x 24 but found SCB2 reticule ridiculously complex. Chose plain 'German ret' for the Mamba.

[brian747]

i am fortunate that most of my MTC scopes were bought when Gary & Sammie Cooper ran MTC scopes,
a great company when they qwned it !!!!!, i mostly have the mamba lites fitted in both 3x12 & 4x16
these are excellent for use with my NV gear. i will wait and see what these new scopes are like
Customer Service is no where as good as the Coopers provided!!!!!
i hope both Gary & Sammie are doing well??!!
atb brian

[DESERT FOX]

Nigel Allan and Giles have done reviews on them already.
The glass is said to be better too.

I have 3 of the old lite
s,and found their glass to be good.

Only thing i found with the old lites the finnish easily marked..

The reviews said they will have the SCB2 reticle which i love..

[IanU]

£219 for the 3-12x42
£239 for the 4-16x42

those are the recommended retail prices

Not a 'Lite' price then