Denys Beauchemin (USA) is a long time March Scope owner, member at Bayou Rifles in Texas and also the designer of the industry-first F-Class MTR-WFD reticle in the March 8-80×56 Majesta  riflescope. Below is a report and some shooting tips from Denys.

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Flip Caps: If you have the March flip caps on your riflescope, remember that they are designed to lock in place when they are open. Just push down on the cover after opening it and it will lock in close to the riflescope and not flop around. Close it as usual.

Side Focus Use: It is a good idea to adjust the side focus frequently. At high magnification and in challenging conditions the apparent focus can change even between matches on the same day. The Majesta comes with a side focus inner wheel included. Putting this wheel on the side focus turret will allow you more granular control of the focus. You can get a larger wheel which will provide even more granular control.

Eyepiece focus:  After you have set the eyepiece focus using whatever method works for you, you might want to consider refining it further looking at the 1000-yard target at your desired magnification on a clear morning and touching up the eyepiece focus. You only need to do this one time and lock it in with the lock ring. It’s also a good idea to memorize the diopter setting to make sure it’s not moved inadvertently.

Locking Turrets:  Competitors report that they set the locks on the turrets when they remove the rifles from the line and put them away. They unlock them when they first start a match.

Mirage: In periods of mirage, the IQ will degrade.  However, before you turn down the magnification, consider the following things:

1. The aiming black of the target is still round, and it is not bouncing around.

2. The rings are still visible and distinct, even if they are not crisp.  They even look electrified.

3. Play with the side focus to see it you can improve the IQ.

4. You might consider lowering the magnification just a little bit; many owners have reported a much-improved image coming down to 75X or some such.

5. If you have the WFD reticle, use the upper horizontal line to help hold the waterline by placing it on top of the target frame at 1000 yards. There is also the equivalent bottom parallel line which can be placed at the bottom of the target.  Most owners report that it’s easier to see the top of the target as there is less clutter in the view.

6. If you’re holding off quite a bit already, owners have reported good success using the outer wings to bracket the 10-ring at 80X in mirage.

7. If you power down to 40X, you can use the middle horizontal lines to hold on top or bottom of the target frame to help keep the waterline.

Denys Beauchemin

Texas, USA.

Below is Denys’s setup.