MTC Genesis 5-20 x 50 LR – AMD Reticle

This arrived last week and I got round to mounting it on a rifle this weekend. First impression, the box is well made and ‘unrolls’ around the long edge with magnetic fastening. Contained within the box, is the scope itself, a separately wrapped sun shade and 2 batteries for the illuminated reticule. The scope comes with Butler Creek flip up covers already fitted.

I bought the Genesis to mount on a Tikka T3 Varmint in .223, with a 1:8 twist. The rifle is dual purpose in terms being primarily a fox gun, but doubles for target work hence the need for a scope with a high magnification capability.

I mounted the scope on Sako 30mm rings and bases and bore-sighted the rifle for 100 yards in doors before taking it out to zero. I set a target out at 100 yards, confirmed by a laser rangefinder. It was 14:00 and bright and sunny, with a stiff breeze coming from the right.

Before firing, I set the side PA to 100 yards and looked through the scope at the target at x5, x10 and x20 magnification. Each time I adjusted the PA to where I felt I had the sharpest focus, each time the sharpest focus (to my eye) was spot on the 100 yard dot on the PA wheel. I repeated this at 50 yards with the same level of accuracy.

Took the first shot at the 100 yard target. The shot struck 3 inches left and 2.5 inches low. Bearing in mind the ¼ MOA, I moved the turrets 12 clicks right and 10 clicks up. The target turrets have screw caps over them (which I prefer, as it reduces risk of ‘accidental’ clicks). The turrets moved very smoothly yet very positively. The second shot struck almost exactly as planned (my 3 inches left and 2.5 inches low were approximations but close enough for the purpose of zeroing). I moved 1 click left and 1 click and the next round struck precisely as planned. This has the rifle zeroed 1 inch high at 100 yards as planned.

I then set the magnification to x10 and put the centre of the crosshairs on the centre of the target. The top of the crosshairs was exactly on the bullet strike as planned. The AMD reticle does exactly what it says on the tin, with lots of useful aim points which makes it equally useful whether mounted on an air rifle or a centre fire.

The tests above made me very comfortable with the technical aspects of the scope, but don’t really do justice to what I think the real strength of the Genesis is i.e. the quality of the glass.

Having used what is classed as ‘traditional’ high end glass the Genesis certainly punches above its weight. The image is crisp and clear even at x20 and the 50mm objective on the 30mm tube is terrific at gathering in the available light.

In summary, a fantastic scope with terrific glass at a very competitive price.

Regards,

Doug