For all of Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific the appointed dealers are Stuart & Annie Elliott of BRT Shooters Supply in Brisbane  www.benchrest.com.au . Please contact us as we sell directly to you. There are no appointed sub dealers.

Call 07-3808 4862 (AEST).   Or use the email  'contact us' form on this website.

We can also ship to many other parts of the world so feel free to contact us for International orders on +61 7 3808 4862 (+ 10 hours GMT)

These scopes are quite a bit different from other rifle scopes generally available through retail outlets. For a start they are handmade and supply quantities are not unlimited. Deon have chosen experts in the field to be their representatives. People who know about, actually use,  and understand these special products.

In Australia, Stuart and Annie Elliott have been appointed agents because of their experience in the field. We are both competition shooters who have each won World Championships, many National Championships, Super Shoots and most of major feature matches in more than 30 years of Bench Rest rifle competition. Both of us are members of the Australian Benchrest Hall of Fame (HOF) which means we have won at least 10 National Championships each. We also shoot other forms of Bench Rest rifle competition very successfully including Rimfre, Hunterclass, F class and Long Range (1,000 yards and 500m). We both enjoy hunting and varmint shooting and some informal Tactical competition.  Apart from BRT Shooters Supply at www.benchrest.com.au we also run a business called Bench Rest Training  www.benchrestraining.com and have trained many shooters for competition and otherwise on 4 continents around the world since 2004.

In the USA the sole distributor is Jim Kelbly of Kelbly’s Inc, Marshallville, Ohio. www.kelbly.com Kelblys manufacture the fine range of Stolle rifle actions for competition, long range and Tactical use. They also manufacture many related items like the famous Kelbly light weight scope rings and triggers. Kelbly’s rifle range is famous for hosting the annual  US Super Shoot. This is the largest Benchrest competition event on the planet every year. For the USA Jim can be contacted on 330 683 4674

In the UK the sole distributor is Gary Costello. www.marchscopes.co.uk Gary has extensive experience in Long Range and F class style of shooting and is also a World Champion using March scopes at the F Class World Championships in 2009.

Understandably many people ask this question. In Japan, businesses under a certain size generally offer a warranty of 5 years as per the guidelines recommended by the Industry and Government. This is also true of items like high end camera lenses etc. Deon Optical Corporation is a small custom design and manufacturing company. To maintain their high standards of quality and attention to detail they intend to stay that way for years to come. The way these scopes are built would make it difficult for any larger profit driven company to match. So far Deon have demonstrated to the world they stand behind their products no matter what. The confidence of never needing to use the warranty in the first place is preferable for all of us.

In general terms lifetime warranties are fine but if you need to use that lifetime warranty often then there will be little confidence in your ownership and use of the product.

The first scopes manufactured by Deon were the Bench Rest competition scopes. One of the reasons for this is that Bench Rest shooters demand absolute reliability and precision from their scope. Jim Kelbly tells us that between 2005 and 2009 some 72 scopes were sent back to Deon by Bench Rest shooters who suspected they had a problem with their scope. It turns out none did but Deon still carefully dismantled and reassembled each scope before returning to the owner, no charge.

By nature all manufactured products can have defects. That is why we have a warranty. The way these scopes are designed and manufactured is also designed to minimise a defect occurring. So far this has been true. Usually if a defect would ever occur, one would expect that to be obvious when the scope is first used. If it does occur Deon and the distributors will stand behind the product and ensure it gets sorted properly and as quickly as possible. All warranty issues or requests will need the scope to be returned to the manufacturer as only Deon has the equipment and expertise to deal with this.

There have so far been several documented examples where a March scope has been physically damaged accidently by their owners. Upon returning the scope to Deon for a quotation on repairs some of these scopes have been repaired and returned to their owners free of charge or with a small fee to cover materials costs (depending on the damage) in very short time and with free return freight too. This often has included documents and photos of the repair process. 

This certainly has impressed these owners and is one of the factors why many March scope owners end up owning several.

In short........ No.

All rifle scopes should be carefully installed onto the rifle through rings and mounts. For a precision instrument to perform the task of allowing you to aim your rifle properly it must be precisely installed.  This cannot be overstated.

For example, most shooters know that without correct bedding of the rifle receiver (action) into the stock any rifle will not shoot accurately or consistently. The same thing applies with the alignment and installation of the scope rings and mounts. Absolute scope ring alignment is critical for the reliable operation of any rifle scope. If the main tube is mounted on misaligned rings and therefore twisted or tensioned the close fitting internal components are hardly likely to perform as intended. March scopes are designed to handle extreme recoil from large calibre rifles but no scope from any manufacturer can perform properly or reliably in misaligned mounts. If a strong steel rifle action can be tensioned and twisted in the riflestock by poor bedding fit then it should be easy to understand that even the strongest scope tubes can also be distorted in mal alignment mounts. Also please remember, do not over tighten those scope ring cap screws.

BRT manufacture a special Scope ring alignment kit which includes a lapping kit.  See accessories page. Please discuss this with us.

After your scope is correctly installed on the rifle it is time to carefully set the adjustment of the scope eyepiece lens to suit your eyesight. Follow the instructions in the owners manual carefully. Taking special care and time to correctly install and correctly adjust the scope will likely see you with a lifetime of service and pleasure of ownership.

Generally for target rifles we recommend and stock the Kelbly scope rings. These are designed to fit onto a Kelbly dovetail like on a Kelbly/Stolle action and also onto Davidson bases (with the Stolle dovetail) which fit onto many other Custom style rifle actions. They are precisely machined and numbered. They come in 1", 30mm and 34mm. Also available in tapered sets, 25 MOA in 30mm and 34mm which is most ideal for long range work.

Kelbly rings are now available for many Rimfire actions with the 1mm dovetail. Kelbly are now making Picatinny style rings in 30mm and 34mm to fit Pic rails. We stock all Kelbly scope rings.

Davidson manufacture base sections with Kelbly dovetails to fit round actions and other non Stolle actions. If using these types ensure you check the ring alignment as any two piece mount base can create misalignment issues.

For Tactical rings to fit picatinny rail systems we recommend Ken Farrell rings. These Tactical style heavy duty rings are precisely CNC machined and numbered. They come in Steel and alloy.

There are many version of scope mounts on the market today. Most of which will be suitable as long as they are strong and in alignment. Two piece systems increase the likelihood of misalignment. Even with quality brand name mounts the fit to the top of the action is critical so care needs to be taken when selecting and installing.

It cannot be overstated, you cannot rely on the expectation that 'brand name' rings will always be in perfect alignment. There could be a problem with the shape of the action that the bases or rail are installed onto.  YOU MUST CHECK USING PROPER TOOLS. The BRT scope ring alignment tool set is recommended

Some people do like to do this. We do not recommend it because it increases the risk or chance of misaligned fitment. Whilst generally this should not happen with good rings and a quality picatinny rail, something like dust or other foreign material may become caught up just once upon refitting the scope with rings.  Misalignment occurring just once and damage to the scope tube could result. Not to mention the reliability of previous settings expected. Many peopleuse the vertically split style rings like Warne. These can be OK but THEY MUST be checked for alignment. The only issue is that lapping or ring bedding is difficult is there is misalignment with this style.

The use of Kelbly rings on a Stolle dovetail are less likely to be a problem as the dovetail bar is integral with the full length of the action and the Kelbly rings are designed to slide onto the dovetail.

In summary the same response might apply if you constantly removed and refitted the rifle receiver (action) into your stock. The alignment and true fitment of the bedding to the receiver is critical and the possibility of something going wrong is increased every time it is dismantled and then refiited.

A permanent scope and mount setup that is installed properly can get no better or worse but a setup continually being removed increases the risk every time it is removed. I know these statements will not convince some people to change but at least i hope they consider cause and effect.

The MD disc (Modifier Disk) is a perforated aluminium disc which screw onto the front objective lens. These have a 35mm hole for March scopes with a 52mm front objective lens and a 43mm hole for the March-X and March-FX models with a 56mm front lens. 

This has 3 effects.

1. Reduces incoming light by as much as 40- 50%
   
2. Increases the depth of focus by approx 50% or more
   
3. Modifies the appearance of mirage and the target

Standard camera filters can be installed on the eyepiece lens if required. These can be sourced through regular major camera and photographic retailers

The number on the dial is not necessarily an absolute reflection of the actual distance. The correlation depends upon on the eye of the shooter as well as temperature so it will be slightly different from user to user, day to day. The dial numbers are not a rangefinder, rather the numbers are a general guide only.  This is true of all scopes.

The focus dial cannot be unscrewed and reset. There are optional large diameter focus wheels available which will screw onto the regular focus dial. These are particularly useful for very short range use like airgun. Field Target air rifle shooting in particular use larger diameter focus wheels with self calibrated distance marking which they can use for short range precise calculations,

Parallax in rifle scopes is the apparent movement of the reticle on the target in relation to the position of the shooters eye. In other words if it is not set correctly and you move your eye up or down, left or right slightly and the reticle position moves on the target it means you are not ‘parallax free’. You must adjust to be parallax free for absolute accuracy or you will be unintentionally aiming in a slightly different position for each shot. This will give larger than intended shot dispersion (grouping). For general shooting, hunting and varmint shooting simply adjusting to get the sharpest focus on the subject will most likely also be parallax free.

Many people believe that the focus dial is just for that....focus on the object. With high magnification scopes the depth of focus distance is short which helps to get closer to a parallax free setting. But, to be perfect and especially for target shooting, you should check and adjust the side focus dial for parallax free movement of the reticle by moving slightly your eye position to check. This will also be at the point of best focus on the object (your target).

We love talking about and using March scopes so feel free to contact us with any questions you might have.  We own them ourselves, we use them ourselves and have won both National and World Championships using MARCH scopes.

We would love to hear from you too. 

We are the only place to buy March scopes in Australia, New Zealand and the South Pacific. We also sell to other countries Internationally so please contact us directly.

S & A Elliott Pty Ltd Trading as BRT Shooters Supply and also as Bench Rest Training.  

Australian Business Number 79 008 629 098

email:  stuart@marchscopes.com.au 

Also see our other website at http://benchrest.com.au

Stuart & Annie Elliott