My new .44-75 Ballard

[Nuclearcricket]

Kurt, like Don, I will also be very interested in your review of the new DZ scope. I can fully understand Don's and others frustration with the rotating reticule. In looking at the DZ scope pictures in their website I can see how they have solved that problem by eliminating the rotating ring and using a rail that is not permanently attached to the scope body. I can definitely see an advantage of making the scope they way they do.
I will also be interested in finding out what diameter front and rear lens's they use, as well as the outside diameter's of the objective and ocular lens bells. I am pretty sure, but not positive that the NRA rules limit those diameters to 1".
I have been playing around for a while making my own scope and just by using easily available lens, I was limited to using 20mm front and rear lens's. This allows me bell diameters of 7/8". One of these years I will get the thing finished and mounted up on something and see if and how it actually works. Last time I was up to Ridgway to see friends, I did take it along just to look at the animals with it and it didn't look too bad. One could easily see the ram and it looked like it would give a nice sight picture. It appears to be approx. 6X but would be nice to put it side by side with an MVA of known power just to check.
With the length of the DZ scope at 20", do they feel that this is long enough to prevent the front sight showing up in the sight picture when raised to 600 yards or beyond?
Also will be interested in finding out how the DZ scope is set up to adjust for paralex.
So many questions, and so few resources.
Sam