Re: Any Updates for Hensoldt or Premier at Shot 2013?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Zak Smith</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I talked to the Hensoldt guys for quite some time. It sounds like they are limited in how many "SKUs" they can produce in the 3.5-26 because of their small size, EG, a clockwise elevation knob is probably not going to happen, same with reticle choices. I also heard the MSRP has risen to more like $7k. If they had kept it around $5k and would do a thin reticle with a clockwise knob I would sell everything I owned and use all of those. $7k is getting stupid.
S&B has a new 5-20x50 that I was pretty intrigued by, same size about as the 3-12x50. Price reasonable at $3500 or so. That is probably what I'll go for next once they put a double turn knob on it (it had a 16 mil single turn knob on it that was pretty neat anyway).
</div></div> $3500 is pretty stupid for any glass, but unfortunately these price points have become the norm. To me $4000-$5000 for any rifle is pretty stupid too, but expect to pat it for "quality".