You mean Schmidt and Bender (S&B) right? If you found a 3-27x for $2800 in a reticle that you can live with then you need to hop on that deal right now!
If you get the SB at that price and end up not liking it, you should be able to absolutely get your money back if you sell it to go with something else.
We have a couple of Steiner M7xi's on deal, give us a call to discuss it, 516-217-1000. I'll make it worth your call 
M7Xis can be had for significantly less than that right now; look around/shop a bit. No experience with the S&B so not saying the Steiner is the better scope, but I found the price/performance ratio to meet my needs quite well, X2.
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How can anyone compare a Schmidt and bender with anything other than US optics ?
Due to mfg MAP Pricing policy we cannot quote prices open forums. Please give me a call, 516-217-1000, to discuss this.
We look forward to working with you
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I love anything S&B, and have been a fan of Steiner MX series for years. What I would say is that that Steiner has hit a homerun with the new M7Xi, and they are selling better than S&B in Europe.
I have not used the S&B 3-27x, and we sell very few. On S&B, mostly 5-25x and the new 1-8x. You can never go wrong with S&B, but I would choose the Steiner in this comparison. New scope, widely accepted, lots of good reticles.
We carry the M7Xi in MSR2 in CW, and get some of the others when we need them and customers ask.
Let me know if I can help.
I have not used the S&B 3-27x, and we sell very few. On S&B, mostly 5-25x and the new 1-8x. You can never go wrong with S&B, but I would choose the Steiner in this comparison. New scope, widely accepted, lots of good reticles.
We carry the M7Xi in MSR2 in CW, and get some of the others when we need them and customers ask.
Let me know if I can help.
In the European market Steiner became the first supplier on high end riflescopes. They won all important European contracts. e.g. German Special Force KSK, German Army, French SF and Army, Poland Army, Belgium Police... That shows their strong commitment to top quality and ruggedness.
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He had the optic set up incorrectly for the test. He should have taken it down. Not sure why that’s still floating around.
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Have also read this. I do wonder however if 9x mag range makes optical compromizes neccesary....
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Got my M7 in the mail yesterday, sadly got the wrong retice( mil. dot), and have to send it back. Mounted it and glassed a little outside over the sea. Must say I am shocked, it beats my old Pm2 no contest optically. Just as clear and bright, better eye relief, better clarity in extremes of adjustment, no tunnelling, and ....can find no negatives. Love feel of the turrets.
Have had vortex hd gen1, gen2, 5-25pm2, 3-20US, 3-20pm2, and now this. Clearly the best scope so far. Optically I rate them as m7>>pm25-25=pm23-20>3-20us>>razor g2>>razor g1.
Hope my msr2 version arrives with express over night!
Have had vortex hd gen1, gen2, 5-25pm2, 3-20US, 3-20pm2, and now this. Clearly the best scope so far. Optically I rate them as m7>>pm25-25=pm23-20>3-20us>>razor g2>>razor g1.
Hope my msr2 version arrives with express over night!
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got my M7xi 4-28 yesterday as well, damn thing is impressive! Had the 3-27 Pm2 last year and it was very nice as well, really liked the Pm2 MTC locking turrets but these Steiner turrets are my new favorite. Very solid feeling but not gen 2 razor solid feel super smooth mag ring with a day of experience its one of my favorite scopes for sure. The MSR2 is the thinnest reticle across the board Ive ever seen, competes with TT gen2xr thickness to my eyes, super clean and crisp and all the adjustments are very smooth and user friendly. Ild agree with above comments definitely a home run optically.
Any chance of these getting the SCR or SCR2? I really liked the scope I looked behind and the price is lower than expected (several hundred lower than my Minox) I just like the SCR a bit more than the MSR2.
The SCR originally made it's debut in the Steiner T5Xi but then trickled down to the Burris XTR II series, it will be interesting if the SCR2 trickles "up" to the Steiners. Burris is having issues getting the SCR2 to market, my guess is we'll see it in the XTR III before we see it with any other scopes. Also, I would not expect the M7Xi to beat out the ZP5 optically so I wouldn't base a purchase on that, but on other features...
I looked through the M7xi next to my ZP5 at a match. For any type of practical shooting I couldn’t tell the difference. Maybe I could have had I taken the time to go back and forth in detail. You’re right about the features. The turrets on the Steiner were nicer and I liked how it was more compact.
Not challenging, but do you have the source for this info? I'd be interested in the details
The eyepiece was adjusted for one of the tester's eyes and not re-calibrated when he got the camera behind it.
There was a lengthy discussion of it on the Hide at the time
ILya
It is very difficult to tell the difference when in good light with many scopes, its when the light is poor that you begin to notice the differences. If you get an opportunity to compare the two in low light I'd be curious your thoughts.
The M7Xi does not disappoint under any light condition that I’ve had it in so far. Brightest of days to heavily overcast, twilight or dusk, it is quite impressive.
Just to be clear I wasn't inferring the M7Xi is disappointing or not impressive.
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