Schmidt Bender Question
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Barney88PDC
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They have very good glass. What it is worth to you is all relative. I didn't like the adjustments as I felt the clicks were too close together and I was not in love with the P4F retical. That coupled with most PM-II models are CW instead of CCW elevation was a turn off for me. What are your intentions for the scope and what model are you considering?
I was just thinking of changing out my Nightforce. Target shooting for now and maybe competition shooting when I feel my skills are good enough. I have never looked through one or touched one for that matter. I was just wondering what justified the cost difference between the Nightforce.
Barney88PDC
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Between those two glass. But on hot days it is usually a wash due to mirage being so bad. If you are starting out with a NF you are WAY ahead of the curve.
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I cannot say the same.
Like Nike says: "Just do it."
I hear this all of the time, and it seems pretty silly. Rather than spending the money on more expensive glass that will not help you hit the target any better, especially at your apparent skill level, spend your money on ammunition and whatever incidentals you may need to shoot F Class and go to a match. If you have a 100 yard zero, we can get you on target on your first shot. You will learn more about shooting in one day then you have likely learned to date.
Why are people so hesitant? Now that more of you have come out and tried it, what would your advice be to shooters with appropriate rifles? Speak up so the rest will understand that there is nothing to be afraid of. You WILL NOT shoot a perfect score so get over it.
Dan
Just do it, it is fun/challenging, no one is going to laugh at you, not in your face anyway unless you encourage it, last weekend was my first time shooting 600 yards, at the end of the day we had 30 sec. to make one shot, everyone had to take all the dope off their gun, clock starts, you read the wind, dial dope and break the shot, well the paper was safe this shot as I dialed with the wind 
once I realized what I did I busted out laughing, turned to the guy next to me and said you won't believe what I just did, no big deal I'v done that before 
once I realized what I did I busted out laughing, turned to the guy next to me and said you won't believe what I just did, no big deal I'v done that before
Barney88PDC
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Not over a S&B. How many USOs and S&Bs have you looked through in a field settng? The glass on The S&B beats it. I'm not bashing USO but between the two S&B.
I own a S&B Short Dot. I like it a lot. With US Optics I can get glass nearly as good I mean 85-90% as good and they will build what I want to my specs and with my choice of reticle. So I am willing to trade the difference in the clarity of the glass. That being said I have very little expirence with the Higher Power S&B Optics.
Barney88PDC
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It is always a good idea to get behind as many scopes in the tier you are interested in before making an uninformed decision. If you are in the market for a top tier optic I would suggest trying NF, USO, S&B, Premier, and Zeiss Hensoldt if you have the ability before making a selection. I did not like CW elevation turret on the S&B that is standard on most european optics and did not want to wait 6 months to order a custom scope with a CCW elevation turret. That with the fact that I like the Gen2 XR retical over the P4F (the Gen2 XR is no longer offered through S&B) swayed me to the Preimer over the S&B. I was not able to look through a Zeiss Hensoldt so that was not in the running due to that reason. NF currently does not have a FFP in the 22x range.
Do your research and find what models have the options you want. It is hard to sift through all the cheerleader post of people saying brand X is the best because they or a buddy have one but have not even looked through other manufactures comperable models. Do your homework and get informed before dropping cash on anything. Especially optics.
Do your research and find what models have the options you want. It is hard to sift through all the cheerleader post of people saying brand X is the best because they or a buddy have one but have not even looked through other manufactures comperable models. Do your homework and get informed before dropping cash on anything. Especially optics.
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