Steiner 5-30x 50mm H6Xi Rifle Scope, 30mm Tube, Illuminated Modern Hunter Reticle, Black

I purchased this scope only because it was on flash sale and I was curious. I’m convinced I received a factory reconditioned scope. The magnification ring feels like it has some grit inside it. I’ve never owned a scope that feels like this. After working it back and forth a few times the grease/lubricant inside started to leak out. There is grease along the illumination dial and gobbed onto the elevation turret screws. The four pin holes on the bottom of the turret ball are missing some paint and one is almost stretched into an oval shape, which indicates that bottom cap has been recently removed. Regardless, I like the scope. It has some solid attributes. The STR-MIL reticle is very very close to the SCR 2, which I love. The illumination is easily daylight bright. The glass is excellent. The elevation turret is tactile. You won’t get as much elevation with this scope as you would with a tactical/prs scope, but you’re not supposed to. This is the hunting version of the T6xi. It is a long scope, be aware. For a 50mm objective its FOV is great. I’ve been playing around with it at dusk and its low light performance is everything I hoped it would In the box: It comes with a battery, Allen wrenches, lens cloth, pretty nice thick plastic scope caps, a sunshade, and a throw lever with two options on lever height. And you also have the option of capping the elevation turret. Lastly, I purchased the standard Steiner 30mm (low) rings and they seem kind of wimpy for such a solid scope. If you plan to purchase Steiner rings, order the heavier duty tactical rings. 3-week update: after some range time the mag ring is running smooth. I think I’ll buy another Steiner in the future. 4-month update: mounted and zeroed on a new Browning 6.8 western, I was nailing targets out to 793 yds before season. The scope helped take a nice muley at first light opening morning.

Zeroed and developed a full range card in one day. Very accurate. The site picture is clear and easy to adjust.

Bought this scope earlier this year based on a recommendation from a good long range shooting buddy. Glass is excellent and on par with all my alpha German glass. Tracks perfectly out to a 1000 yards. Took a mule deer buck at 513 yards this fall. Very impressed with this scope overall

Main thing is i wish the hold over lines where equally spaced apart. It's a nice scope but I cant see much difference between this H6Xi 5-30x50. And my vortex strike eagle 5-25x56. Glass is about the same on both as far as i could tell, strike eagle is a bigger tube and objective lens and only 2oz heavier. Strike eagle has 110 MOA elevation adjustment vs 65 on the h6xi. The way the zero stop is set up you can not make a full rotation with the turret. With the h6xi being 700ish more and not that impressed think I'll be going with a different company next time. Maybe a Nightforce or Riton