Is Schmidt & Bender still the scope that all other scopes are measured by?
Have some new kids on the block knocked S&B off the top of the mountain?
Have some new kids on the block knocked S&B off the top of the mountain?
Is Schmidt & Bender still the scope that all other scopes are measured by?
Have some new kids on the block knocked S&B off the top of the mountain?
Lets put it this way. If you wanted to know your money was well spent then an SnB would be your best option. That said there are other optics out there that are great but not as trusted yet.
I have owned most of the high end optics and my SnB will be the last optic I sell. It tracks perfect, the glass is crystal, and it's built like a panzer.
Kahles, Premier, Steiner close seconds.
Agree.
Sold off my USO, Nightforce's, Mark 4's and will probably sell my Steiner to run S&B's exclusively. If Hensoldt did a 34mm 5-25 it would be the only other brand I'd consider.
<--- been there.
SnB > Hensoldt
If you have an old 4-16 or 5-25, then yes.Is Schmidt & Bender still the scope that all other scopes are measured by?
Nope,
Other manufacturers have caught them. Kahles is the first that comes to mind. The only thing S&B are clinging to now are their reticles and even those are being matched (again, see the new Kahles MSR Gen2. But to say they are still ahead of everyone else is a mistake. With a blank check in hand S&B would not be my #1 pick.
I've run many S&B's - mostly the 5x25's, and they have been close to perfect. The Premier's I have also are good, as are the USO's.
Are the S&B that you have used older models or newer (last year or two)? I only ask as I have heard that the quality has gone down hill in the last few years as Graham stated.
Both. Probably about 6-7 older and 4 newer models. I've had 1 issue with the new turret design. I spoke to Jerry at S&B, sent the scope out the same day, and had it back within a week, problem fixed. Glass and tracking is near perfect on all.
Cool. I'm really close to getting a 5-25 with H2CMR but I keep hearing about all these quality control issue that make me a little hesitant on picking one up.
I think S&B is about to enter a world of hurt with the "2 year warranty" when everyone else is "lifetime".
Here in the hide, we're aware of Jerry R and his dedication to customer service, but non hiders are probably looking at the 2 year warranty and passing up S&B for other scopes.
Yeah that is pretty crazy that one of the most expensive scopes out there has the shortest warranty. Wonder why that is. I guess they figure if it doesn't fail in the first 2 years it isn't going to fail short of negligence from the operator.
I read that it has something to do with some law in Germany. Have no idea what that has to do with the US of A though?
Now look who owns Hensoldt and where there warranty service went. Not sure what is in store for the Hensoldt spotter 45 & 60.
Cool. I'm really close to getting a 5-25 with H2CMR but I keep hearing about all these quality control issue that make me a little hesitant on picking one up.