Rifle Scopes YEHAWWWW! PR is here!

[Magnumdood]

I finally received my Premier Reticle 5-25x56 Heritage scope. It is an impressive piece of hardware. I haven't had a chance to compare it to my S&B 5-25x56, but I did get the opportunity to see if Richard Near's Unimount, developed for the S&B 5-25, would fit the PR 5-25x56. Guess what? It fits like a glove. After I took it off the S&B I looked closely for ring marks; I didn't expect to find any and I was right. The S&B looks like I just pulled it out of the box. I've attached some photos of the PR scope in the Near Mfng mount.

 

[Starvin]

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That's a slick base, very optilock-like. I couldn't find it on the Near site. Stats?

Let us know what you think of it compared to the S&B. I'm vetting ready to pull the trigger on a PH and would appreciate your input.

 

[Halvis]

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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Starvin</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I couldn't find it on the Near site. </div></div>

me neither.

 

[M4guru]

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Every time I see one, I'm a little bit closer to buying the 3-15...

A few of my buddies are prodding me to be the guinea pig so they can check one out as well.

 

[damcv62]

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Looks good to me, where did you get the mount? I'm looking for something for my S&B when it gets here.

 

[bwgdog]

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Mag-Can you take a pic with scope mounted on base-wondering if you can get the scope forward enough to not get scope bit! TIA barry

 

[Magnumdood]

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Barry,

I purchased that base from Near Mfg, Richard Near, owner. He's in Canada. He made that base specifically to mount the S&B 5-25x56, so I bought the base.

When my PR 5-25x56 arrived I pulled my S&B 5-25x56 out of the mount (Not one ring mark). You can see the S&B engineer's influence in the PR 5-25 construction; the mount fit perfectly, and yes, I can mount it far enough forward to go prone.

The PR 5-25 looks like the S&B on steroids. Both feel like you could club a man or beast to death with the scope alone.

When I get a chance I'll compare them side by side.

Here's <span style="font-weight: bold">Near Scope Bases and Rings web page</span>.