Anyone using a Nikon Monarch Gold 1.5-6x42 ????? I'm thinking about putting one on my Whitworth three-seven-five.

i've only used nikon's on 300winnie.. should be fine
jeffe

I have one on a 9.3x62. It has optics that are in the vicinity of the Zeiss Conquest and that is saying a lot in my opinion. It has not given any trouble and has been thrown in a plane and gone to Canada, etc. The only negative about it is that I lost the rubber ring on the lens while hunting, the other Nikons I have they can come off quite easily, so I put a dab of RTV to hold it on. Another option to think about is that Zeiss is coming out with a 2.5-8 and a 1.8-5.8 Conquest very soon and they are a bunch lighter than the Nikon which is a little heavy.

I suggest looking at the Monarch 2-7 as an alternative. Its lighter, cheaper and performance is about the same. I think the optic zone would confirm this opinion. You might try search, I think this was covered in Optics area before.

Nikon's UCC-lenses (on Monarch, Monarch Gold, Titanium and Tactical-models) are great. In a recent German test of light transmission, the Monarch showed the highest values of all the tested riflescopes, including their own Zeiss Victory. Link: www.riflescope.de/PDF/Visier0406.pdf
I have a Monarch Gold 2,5-10x56 on my .378Wby, and that is quite hard work for a scope that heavy. Without muzzlebrake I need Leupold's Mark4 rings to keep it in position during recoil. Low-light performance is great, better than f.ex. my Leupold LPS 3,5-14x50 (which I also think is a really great scope). I also have a Monarch 3-9x40 and a Buckmasters 6-18x40, both great value for the money.
(excuse my Norwegian-English...)

I had a Nikon 3x9 Monarch on my 416 Rem mag Winchester for 1600 shots no problem.I moved it to another rifle.Its still ticking.I like the 3x9 for my 416 for close shots and shots up to 300 yards.

I had a nikon 4-12 Monarch on a 300 win mag. Glass was great but the recoil would beet the crap out of it POI would change everyonce and awhile.

I sent it back after it broke for good and after it was fixed it went on my 270 win. I think my occurence was rare with these scopes but it definately scared me into nice optics with large recoil guns.

JMHO

Hi Mark,
The Nikon you have in mind is what I was going
to put on my M-70 375 H&H that you sold the
McMillan stock to me.
But as luck would have it I stumbled on a Swaro
AV1.5-6x42 at a pawn shop for the same price as the Nikon.
I know a couple guys that use the nikon on their
big boomers and the really like them
Just got thru pilar bedding the McMillan
as soon as it got back from the gunsmith ,Kreiger barrel , trued up and lugs laped
Wilson bottom metal and exractor
Hope it shoots now
Thanks again for the stock
Charlie