POTD: The Deer Hunter’s Dream Scope
Ninety minutes. That is how long a Leica artisan with more than 25 years at the bench spends hand-polishing a single Fortis Glossy riflescope. The high-gloss, weather-resistant finish is made to match the deep bluing of a classic bolt-action or break-barrel rifle. In an era when hand craftsmanship in European optics grows rarer every season, here is proof that some of it is still alive.
Mount a Fortis on an elegant single-shot and you have the perfect companion for slow, solitary stalking, with plenty of time to think about your life and how to make the most of the seasons you have left.
No, it doesn’t come in FDE. But Leica’s new Leica PRS 5-30x56i for PRS does.
All the glossy details can be found here: Fortis Glossy – Riflescopes – Hunting | Leica Camera AG
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Ex-Arctic Ranger. Competitive practical shooter and hunter with a European focus. Always ready to increase my collection of modern semi-automatics, optics, thermals and suppressors. TCCC Certified. Occasionaly seen in a 6x6 Bug Out Vehicle, always with a big smile.
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Beautiful scope but SFP and no rangefinder/subtensions in the reticle. Very European scope in my experience. Good glass, quality, topped off with a reticle not useful for more than 200 metres.
Very few in Europe hunt beyond that distance. There are other scopes for that.