March Scopes is a high-end scope manufacturer from Japan, and they came all the way to SHOT Show again in 2025. I met them at the show last year and got to borrow their dual focal plane FX 1.5-15x42 optic last year for a review, and it lived up to thir reputation. This year they have a new optic focused on the PRS-style competition market and they gave me the full run-down on it.

The new March 5-42x56 Gen II PRS is a first focal plane scope with a huge 26-degree field of view. Many other comparable scopes have a 20-degree field of view, and additional FOV on the Gen II PRS results in 169% more viewable area. March developed a very clean and minimalist MRAD reticle called the FML-WBR just for this scope. It was developed with feedback from top competitors who wanted a simpler reticle with a floating center dot but still retains very usable subtentions.

March put a lot of effort into engineering the turrets for this optic. The engineers and shooters worked to create the best clicks possible, both in terms of how tactile the clicks are and how much space there is between each click. They also kept the same click movement spacing on the windage and elevation turrets so a competitor can do both by feel. Some other competition-focused scopes use different spacings and that can lead to mistakes under the time pressure of a match.