My experiences with two has me siding with DZ Arms although both are equal in quality and performance except in one area. MVA builds their scopes to exact copies of the era whereas DZ builds theirs to extract the best according to the NRA BPCR rules. My money is on the DZ with the POSA mounts.

That said, if I were not shooting matches that require era type scopes and mounts but still wish to use an external adjustment scope I would spend my money on a Unertl with the click adjusters and the POSA mounts; best deal out there, jmho.

I have a few of both MVA & DZ scopes.  I vastly prefer the DZ mounts, but like the reticle of the MVA scopes.

The glass is equally good on both.

In silhouette & BPTR competition I've been using a 23" 6x MVA with DZ mounts and a centerless mil-dot reticule. 

A while back I bought an MVA A series 10x scope.   I will likely put DZ mounts on it and use it for everything but silhouette.

For shooting schuetzen rifles off the bench I like more power.  My favorite is my 20x Lyman STS.

Oh, and I am not as big of a fan of the MVA "B" series scopes.  Only 5 power and on my heavier recoiling rifles, the reticule leveling screw shakes loose and the crosshairs have to be re-leveled.   That one lives on a 38-55 now.  The main things I do like about the "B" series scopes is that they are very light so nice for offhand, and they are a good copy of the originals.

Chris.

Either the MVA B5 scope in #2 mounts or the DZ will serve your purpose. Both will need the holes drilled on 7.2 inch centers.
You can get finer or thicker cross hairs installed at the time of ordering on the DZ.
The MVA you can change recticles at your discretion.
The DZ is 8 x the MVA is 5x
I own and like both.

it will hold up fine  art

Unertl scopes are great, but the Lyman you have is also great, and the 15x will be better than the MVA or DZ since you said you're not competing with it anyway. 
Scopes like Fecker, Lyman, or others are all high quality, but usually most sell for less than an Unertl, and are still wonderful scopes. I personally like Fecker scopes over all the others of the same era, and have more of them than other brands.

art_ruggiero wrote on Feb 16^th, 2024 at 8:28am:


I am happy to hear that!   
I am having the front scope block on my Shiloh 40-65 moved back to 7.2" and I am going to put a Lyman Super Targetspot 20x on it.
I have not considered the effects on the scope until I read this thread.
I am shooting a 400gr Snover, which the prior owner said shot very well for him.

Oldbee, How far are you planning on shooting that combination? You may find that you can't shoot much farther than 250 to 300 yd unless you raise the rear of the scope up by increasing the height of the rear block.  DZ scope mounts offer much higher elevation in the rear mount which makes them work well for the longer distances
whereas the Unertl and Lyman mounts are limited with the amount of elevation they have for long distance shooting.