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Rifle Scopes I pulled the trigger on a S&B PMii 2nd Focal plane, Your Thoughts?

rjjk1981

Staff Sergeant
Minuteman
Oct 11, 2009
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Orange County, CA. USA
I wanted a good scope for steel plate, benchrest and target shooting primarily, no movers and have Always wanted a Schmidt & Bender PMii since my military days trying a few out here and there in theater. When I saw this deal on Scopelist for 2k new,in 5-25×56 LP Black CCW DT/ST P3l ,I couldnt pass it up. Tyler over there set me up. It said it retails at $3400...Anybody have one or experience with this scope?Your Thoughts? Thank You

PS: It shipped today I will post it on my 6.5creedmore when I recieve it?
 
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You did get a very good price.

But in matches, if I have time, I dial for elevation and hold for wind. If I don't have time, like stages with multiple targets and tight time limits, I hold for elevation and wind. So I HAVE TO HAVE a first focal plane scope. In practice, I practice both dialing and holding. Your scope has awesome glass, but the mildots are only accurate at max magnification and I'm hardly ever on max magnification. I have a S&B PMII 5-25x56 FFP with H2CMR reticle. In my experience, and I have 3 S&Bs (all FFP) they have awesome glass, the turret adjustments have been rock solid, and the H2CMR and P4F reticles are good and very usable. They did get a little behind on reticle designs with most of the other manufacturers coming out with good non-Horus christmas tree reticles which I really like when you have to hold for elevation and windage. They now have the Grid 2 reticle which looks nice, but not as nice for PRS shooting as the ZCO MPCT 2 or 3, the Kahles SKMR 3, or the Vortex EBR-7B.
 
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In matches, if I have time, I dial for elevation and hold for wind. If I don't have time, like stages with multiple targets and tight time limits, I hold for elevation and wind. So I HAVE TO HAVE a first focal plane scope. Your scope has awesome glass, but the mildots are only accurate at max magnification and I'm hardly ever on max magnification.
Yeah If I was shooting PSR or movers basically, and was being timed,etc I prob wouldnt go second either. But im old school and in the Army wasnt issued a ffp because we didnt use them yet, or trained on them....but thats 2005 tho...thx for the input regurdless