Revic Acura 5-25x50mm Field Evaluation

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This is a field evaluation of the Revic 5-25x50mm scope. This scope was sent to Ryan Avery for an evaluation.


The scope:

35.1oz



Turrets:

.25 MOA per click, 25 MOA per revolution, revolution indicated, with a zero stop.



Windage is capped, and revolution indicated.



Elevation turret has quite a bit going on. It is a multi ringed affair, and tool-less accept for the zero stop.



Starting with the zero stop. It is a common “pin on pin” design.


Then the large main turret slides over it and is splined-



Then the “BDR” (ballistic data ring) slides over that and is also slotted so it only locks one way-



Then what I would call the rubber friction ring goes over that, then the tool-less lock ring on top and tightens everything down. It is quite a few rings, but is intuitive and simple, and makes their BDC yardage rings swappable on the scope.



Reticle:
It is a modified version of Thomas Hughland’s THLR reticle, but in MOA.

5x



25x




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Illumination: Push button illumination.

5x on max illumination-


25x max illum-


On max illumination there is some bleed. On low setting, none at all-




Drop Evaluation RTZ and “Tracking”:

For an explanation see- Scope Field Eval Explanation and Standards


The “test” consists of three 18” drops on a mat- one left/right/top with a shot to check zero after each drop. Then the exact same thing repeated from 36”. Then three drops on all three sides for nine drops on the last part- 15 drops total. This is not “abuse”. The 18” drops are a joke really. The 36” start showing something. And when a scope make/model consistently goes through the whole thing without losing zero, and makes it through the high round count portion, failures in actual use are almost unheard of.

This one was conducted on hard packed soil, with a 1/2 padded mat top.

The rings were degreased and installed with 65 in-lbs on base screws, and 25-lbs on ring cap screws.



Ammunition used was Federal 168gr Tru. The 20 round proof group with this ammo was 1.2 MOA.


Zeroing:
Boresighted, fired two rounds. Used the reticle to measure the POI and adjusted. Went to left for and fired four rounds. Adjusted one last time- went to middle dot and fired three rounds.

Drop eval:

In a word- boring. Scope functioned correctly.



Note: in the last zero confirm target, and the drop eval the groups are trending towards the left hand side. This comes into play on the “Tracking” portion.


Adjustment (tracking):
The zero is trending on the left side, and it shows on the bottom dot of the “tracking” check. Also, the reticle has no top portion I’ve center, and this rifle does not have a level in it. The reticle was canted slightly for the first shot, which I noticed after shooting it, so I kept it canted the same way for the entire sequence. That is why the group is off the left side of the dot.

Adjusted exactly as it should have- 24.5 MOA.


On that, Revic claims to check click value on every scope-


In fact their whole QC/QA process seems very similar to Nightforce’s- more on that later.



Return to zero:
After the adjustment portion, I dield right .5 MOA. RTZ was perfect-






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Initial observations and thoughts:

The scope worked without issue.

Scope and design:

It’s a heavy, relatively large scope. As a long range hunting scope I don’t think the weight is much of a hindrance.
The turret system is novel and smart for Revics use case of BDC yardage based turrets. Clicks and adjustments are very precise and solid.

Reticle:

This is the money maker after zero retention, and this reticle is extremely good for low power hunting use, as well as higher power medium and long range use- as would be expected for a modified THLR reticle.


“Glass”:

Initial use seems as expected for a LOW scope of this design. Resolution and clarity are good that I could tell.



Initial conclusions and personal thoughts:

This scope worked without issue. It was nice for a change to have a scope that just performed as it should. If this scope and reticle were in mil/mil, and the performance continues, it would be right at the top for LR scope choices for me. Even in MOA it’s good enough that I might get a BDC ring cut and use it as a comparison scope in MOA and BDC.

If it proves durable and reliable over long term use, this is the MOA medium and LR hunting scope on the market.