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I used a quarter to unscrew the
mount and dismount this optic
many times with no loss in zero.
A dab of silicone on the threads
kept the nut from loosening under shooting. NOTE: The little
battery cover tether is intended to wrap around this nut and
can hinder the nut being put on
correctly and can get trapped
under the nut allowing the optic to not be properly tightened
on the rifle. I let mine hang free
with no loss of the battery cover
(nor loosening of this cover). The
longest shot I took was between
2-300 yards on steel and I hit it
with the dot set on the lowest
setting for a finer sight picture.

My spare scope was an

Aimpoint 34 L. A conventionally
mounted scope that appears to
be backwards with the largest

Merkel Helix photo, note the straight pull action and Aimpoint 34L
(no, it’s not installed backwards!)

portion of the scope bell on the
forward part of the scope. This
too is a red dot with “+” and “-”
buttons atop it for adjustment.
The dot bloom could be su-

tion and found the 34L to be eas-

Helix Scope Recommendation:

during carrying and shooting. I

per-nova huge or VERY fine. I

ier to use while acquiring targets,

#1 Aimpoint, #2 Steiner MRS.

plan on purple Loctite’ing them

mounted this scope after the

gave me a superb target picture

course was over and found that

and let me run the Merkel FAST-

Sling: I make them so I used one

with this, however I do like to

it kept zero as well (used the

ER than I did with the MRS. My

of my Rhodesian Slings in black

be able to take my sling off for

supplied Torx wrench they have

groups were smaller, head shots

bridle

Cerakote

transport. There should be a

in the box to mount it). Optics

were simple with hurried shoot-

black hardware on the Merkel. It

more elegant solution for this, I

weight is 14oz, it’s a big and

ing, center of mass shots were

has it’s own European sizing on

will contact Merkel to see. I tried

conventionally mounted like a

child’s play. I really, really, really,

the swivels, I make the slings i