TRACT TORIC 2.5-15×44 Review
TRACT TORIC 2.5-15×44 Review
This TRACT TORIC 2.5-15×44 review was done by John Davis, who discusses tracking, zero retention, and return to zero.
TRACT TORIC 2.5-15×44 Review Several months ago, Jon Allen, Co-Founder of Tract Optics, graciously agreed to provide me with one of their Toric UHD 2.5-15×44 30mm Hunt Series Rifle Scopes. When discussing the review, I explained I would check tracking, zero retention, and return to zero. Checking those items would include drop test mimicking actual drops I had experienced with my scopes over the years, which were knocking them over while on a bipod and knocking them over from a leaning position. The eval would be objective, and the results were going to be posted without modification.
Tract promptly sent me the 2.5-15×44 FFP MRAD/MRAD version, which, out of the available variations, would be my choice for a hunting scope. Packaging was protective and kept the scope in good shape. Included was a 3” sunshade. I used it throughout the entire evaluation. There was a lens cloth as well. And hex wrenches that were appropriate for setting the zero stop and zeroing turrets.
New TORIC UHD 2.5-15×44 MRAD Unboxed
Locking Elevation Turret
The elevation turret is a locking turret to prevent inadvertent adjustment. You raise the turret to adjust and then push it back down to lock it. It works as designed. The elevation turret is fairly tall, approaching the height of the turret found on the SWFA SS fixed power scopes. I’m not sure it that adds in elevation travel, or not, but the elevation travel is good, advertised at 30 mils. With the 20 MOA rail on my rifle, I had 20 mils of remaining elevation travel after zero. The windage turret is capped. I like to dial for range and hold for windage, so actually prefer a capped windage turret when I can get it. This windage turret is a little bigger/ taller than the one on the LRHS, but is not obtrusive in any way.
Elevation Turret in Locked Position
Elevation Turret Unlocked
Windage Turret Uncapped
First Focal MRAD Reticle
The reticle is simple when compared to many of today’s milliradian based reticles. In my mind, for a hunting rifle, this is a good thing. The center portion of the reticle is a little thicker than many, subtending .05 mils. Again, on a hunting rifle I view this as a good thing. I shot a pig using the scope at about 100 yards at sunset +30 minutes with magnification set on 6x and did not struggle to see the center portion of the reticle. The post are .5 mils thick. The horizontal posts end at 9.5 mils from center, allowing me to hold for a >100mph wind at 600 yards. Way more windage reference than will ever be necessary. But on the other hand, the post do not obstruct the field of view in any way, which makes it easier to spot your impacts.
The bottom post is 10.5 mils from center, enough elevation to get the same 6.5 Creedmoor load to 1210 yards without dialing. If I were to improve the reticle, I would thicken the post to 1 mil, bring the horizontal post in to 5 mils from center, and bring the vertical post up to 1.3 mils below center. This would allow you to more effectively use the horizontal post for bracketing vitals at close range in low light engagements at low magnification or hold the pointed tip of the vertical post directly on your desired POI at 25 yards, and be dead on, as with the THLR reticle.
Glass Quality
Tract advertises using Schott glass, and it is superb. This scope has as good an image quality as I have ever seen, better than my LRTSi and DMR II Pro scopes, and right up there with any alphas I have looked through.
Rifle & Mounts
The scope was mounted on my primary hunting rifle. It’s a Jon Beanland barreled Bighorn Origin riding in an MPA BA Ultralite chassis. The barreled action is torqued to 65 In/lbs. The action screws are treated with blue Loctite. The mounting system consisted of a Bighorn 20 MOA extended Picatinny rail and Seekins 30mm low rings. All fasteners were torqued to manufacturer’s recommended specs and secured with blue Loctite.
TORIC 2.5-15×44 MRAD on Test Rifle
After zeroing, I removed the scope from the rifle and placed it on my Targets USA Scope Tool. This is a rock solid setup, weighing about 30 pounds. When set on my concrete supported shooting bench, there was no “uncommanded” movement during the static tracking test.
TORIC UHD 2.5-15×44 MRAD Hunting Scope Mounted on Targets USA Scope Tool
Tracking Test Results
Live Fire Tracking Results
In summary, the Tract Toric 2.5-15×44 30mm Hunting Scope is a very nice, high quality, rugged, functional long range hunting scope. It tracks as it should, retains zero through real world abuse, has a useful feature set and superb image quality. I like it.
– John Davis