I have several of the pre Conquest Divari C Zeiss scopes in 3X9 which I love. I have previously only used them on rifles up to 338. I was wondering if anyone had any experience using them on a 375 or 416? I have a very nice 375 that I would like to scope with one of these scopes but don't want to go looking for trouble. I know some feel eye relief is an issue but it has been fine on a lite weight 338. Thanks for your help!

It is my understanding that the heavier the scope the greater is the risk of adverse effects from heavy recoil. Yes, eye relief would be a second consideration. The Diavari is heavier than any Leupold scopes like the 1.75-6 or ever the 2.5-8 vX IIIs. I would NOT be inclined in this direction.
338 WinMag would be the limit.

I did have a 3x9x36 diavari mounted on my 375h&h.I also had the same scope mounted on a 300ultramag.After several hundred rounds of both cartridges,it held up fine.

These are my favorite scopes but the only scope failure I have ever had was a split cross hair while hunting mule deer out west. Kenny Jarette's web site used to have a paragraph saying they were prone to failure. I have 6 1" german scopes & love them all.

I've used my 3-9x36 Diavari on a .375 H&H, no problems. One of my favourite scopes!
- mike

TomGAhunter,

I was under the impression that the zeiss3-x36C had etched recticles?

Zeiss3-9x36c:15oz
Leup2.5-8x36:11.6oz

could be but the vertical cross hair split above the crosshairs, sent it back to New Jersey who sent it to Germany & 9 months later I had a fixed scope. It has worked fine since.

The scope is on a custom 280 & split from bouncing around not from being fired.

May be a little off topic, and even wrong but I dont think the Diavari C is "a pre-Conquest".
Until last year you could find brand new Diavaries, and they were twice as expensive as the Conquests. I`ve always thought that the later was a cheaper Zeiss-line. Am I wrong?

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Originally posted by asti:
May be a little off topic, and even wrong but I dont think the Diavari C is "a pre-Conquest".
Until last year you could find brand new Diavaries, and they were twice as expensive as the Conquests. I`ve always thought that the later was a cheaper Zeiss-line. Am I wrong?

The 3-9x36 Diavari existed quite a few years (10-15?) before Zeiss put out the Conquest line, so in that sense, it was "pre-Conquest". The 3-9x36 Diavari used to be manufactured in Europe, but manufacturing was later moved to the States. At that time, the prices in the States came down dramatically. I remember thinking of the $500 I paid for mine as the "deal of the Century". Prices in Europe, however, never dropped nearly as far - if at all. So if it was a European price you saw on the Diavari, then I'm not surprised if you noticed it was higher than the Conquests.

I'm not sure the 3-9x36 Diavari is actually made today, and if so where? I believe it has been largely replaced by the Conquest series, with which it shares its 1" center tube and fixed size reticle (I forget the optical plane - 1st or 2nd?). Conquests can be had cheaper today, but the old 3-9x36 was a great scope, rugged with superb adjustments.

- mike

There is a new 3x9x42 German made diavira in a store in Augusta, ga. It has been there for 3 years & I have come close to buying it.If anyone is interested, Walden's outdores on peach orchard way.

Thats the sight I saw. The 3-9x42 Diavari...
Not the 36mm front lens, my mistake. But still, it was a Diavari with one inch tube and other similar features as the Conquest, but at a higher price...