Rifle scopes you'd love to see Form test

[Balderdash]

What new S and B model?

3-18x42

 

[Balderdash]

3-18x42

Riflescopes – Hunting – 3-18x42 – NEW

www.schmidtundbender.de

 

[SDHNTR]

Thanks! Man, I almost like that sucker. Definitely like the weight!

 

[Balderdash]

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Thanks! Man, I almost like that sucker. Definitely like the weight!

If it were FFP/Mil I'd have one. Generally pretty impressed with S&B's.

As it is, the 3-12 P3 is a dandy FFP hunting scope. Little limited on erector travel, but for flat shooting rounds its not really too impactful.

 

[JCMCUBIC]

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If it were FFP/Mil I'd have one. Generally pretty impressed with S&B's.

As it is, the 3-12 P3 is a dandy FFP hunting scope. Little limited on travel, but fir flat shooting rounds its not really too limiting.

I was very surprised when I first saw the 3-18 and saw it was SFP with a non-measured reticle. I can still only shake my head. Were it FFP with a measured hunting reticle S&B...and reliable...it would be very close to being "the" hunting scope.

 

[TxLite]

I was very surprised when I first saw the 3-18 and saw it was SFP with a non-measured reticle. I can still only shake my head. Were it FFP with a measured hunting reticle S&B...and reliable...it would be very close to being "the" hunting scope.

I wonder if it could be sent in and have the reticle swapped. It would still be sfp but it would be more usable for holdovers/wind holds.

 

[Balderdash]

I was surprised as well. Hopefully in the near future they offer a good FFP; the THLR in that scope would be a peach.

I could do without the built in BDC tabs. But, if you're into that, the ability to adjust them for conditions and changes in loads would make it a far better set up than custom turrets and arbitrary BDC reticles.

 

[mcseal2]

Has anything from Huskemaw been tested that I missed?

I never got the test done on my own and we are busy calving now. I have the 1-6x24 Huskemaw off the rifle and could sent it in if there is interest in that low powered of a scope? If you want to test it let me know where to send it, if not that's fine too.

I bought the scope used off Ebay and it was pretty beat up when I got it. I put it on a short 308 and zeroed it, shot a few coyotes before deciding I wanted a little finer reticle. I have not done any testing of the scope past that.

 

[Formidilosus]

Has anything from Huskemaw been tested that I missed?

I never got the test done on my own and we are busy calving now. I have the 1-6x24 Huskemaw off the rifle and could sent it in if there is interest in that low powered of a scope? If you want to test it let me know where to send it, if not that's fine too.

I bought the scope used off Ebay and it was pretty beat up when I got it. I put it on a short 308 and zeroed it, shot a few coyotes before deciding I wanted a little finer reticle. I have not done any testing of the scope past that.

No Huskemaw has been eval’d. If you want to have it done on that 1-6x, contact @Ryan Avery and he will work it out.

 

[mcseal2]

Ok, will do. Thanks.

 

[Elite]

Leica Amplus line of scopes


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[ID_Matt]

How about the Steiner t6xi 2.5-15?? Looks to be built like a tank.

 

[WesternSlope]

How about an SWFA 1-4? Or some LPVO's in general.
Form, I read in another thread you said they didn't hold up to recoil well and that they weren't okay for .50 cal. How about a suppressed 308 bolt action?

 

[Formidilosus]

How about an SWFA 1-4? Or some LPVO's in general.
Form, I read in another thread you said they didn't hold up to recoil well and that they weren't okay for .50 cal. How about a suppressed 308 bolt action?

The current SWFA Classic 1-4x does fine on 5.56/223 from quite a few that I’ve seen- some used heavily. They probably aren’t going to pass the full drop eval however, and I know of a couple that didn’t survive 375 H&H’s and 458’s Win’s. Of course, I know of a couple/few people that are using them on big guns with no issue. Their 1-6x HD is a very reliable and durable scope.


What LPVO’s would you want to know about or see? I have more data/experience with LPVO’s than everything else combined.

 

[9.3koolaid]

The current SWFA Classic 1-4x does fine on 5.56/223 from quite a few that I’ve seen- some used heavily. They probably aren’t going to pass the full drop eval however, and I know of a couple that didn’t survive 375 H&H’s and 458’s Win’s. Of course, I know of a couple/few people that are using them on big guns with no issue. Their 1-6x HD is a very reliable and durable scope.


What LPVO’s would you want to know about or see? I have more data/experience with LPVO’s than everything else combined.

Purely looking to confirm my biases, are the 1-6 accupoints as tough as anything else out there?

 

[BjornF16]

What LPVO’s would you want to know about or see? I have more data/experience with LPVO’s than everything else combined.

Trijicon Credo 1-6x24 and 1-8x28 (please)

 

[Formidilosus]

Purely looking to confirm my biases, are the 1-6 accupoints as tough as anything else out there?

No. They generally work without much fuss, but they are not the same as say the NF NX8. For most hunting use they serve well, however if near bombproof durability is the goal, they are not in the same class.

Trijicon Credo 1-6x24 and 1-8x28 (please)

The 1-8x’s are generally very solid. I’ve seen 14-16 of them used heavily. They work. The 1-6x is as I wrote 9.3- generally a good scope that works about like most believe scopes do.

 

[BjornF16]

No. They generally work without much fuss, but they are not the same as say the NF NX8. For most hunting use they serve well, however if near bombproof durability is the goal, they are not in the same class.




The 1-8x’s are generally very solid. I’ve seen 14-16 of them used heavily. They work. The 1-6x is as I wrote 9.3- generally a good scope that works about like most believe scopes do.

Recommendation for safari 375 H&H?

 

[Formidilosus]

Recommendation for safari 375 H&H?

Any of them would work, however for me it would be the NF NX8 1-8x with DM-X reticle.

 

[WesternSlope]

What LPVO’s would you want to know about or see? I have more data/experience with LPVO’s than everything else combined.

There's not a specific one that I have in mind. I'm just looking for something with a friendly eyebox, lower magnifications that is drop proof/kid proof. Mil reticle. I could live with SFP but would prefer FFP. Part of my thinking is that when I dryfire with my Burris Fullfield II 2-7x35 it's easier to get behind than my SWFA 3-15. I'd like my kids to have a scope that easy to use. My hunch is that the fullfield wouldn't pass the drop test, although they are well spoken of on 24hourcampfire.