You don't like the EBR 2C from Vortex ? I really like that one and wish NF made something similar. Am just starting to do some viewing thru the SKMR3 on the Khales which is very nice.
I hope shoot over the next two weekends and then write it up so about three weeks or so. I can say this already after a 'glassing afternoon' with scope mounted but no shooting: Glass very, very close to S+B and reticle (SKMR3) as nice as or maybe even better than the EBR 2C that I am so very...
These are Canadian numbers and I did get a good deal on my S+B last year. MSRP in Canada is as follows NF C$4600 Vortex C$4500 ( Just checked it has gone to C$4999 !! ) and S+B $4150. Street prices vary but the list I gave ATACR 7-35 F1, Razor II 4.5-27 and S+B PMii 5-25 remains accurate to...
I think to my eye the S+B was a touch better than the NF but it was so close that someone could easily choose NF over S+B. Where my S+B Pmii drops points is on turrets and the unnecessary loss of space by adding the third turret for the illumination control.
I recently bought a new NF ATACR 7-35x56 F1 and so I figured I would see how it stacked up against the Vortex Razor II's I own and the venerable S+B Pmii. For those who like a longish read ( lots of pics tho ) I posted my thoughts here...
Of course there is a lot of subjectivity in this ( as, incidentally, is there is glass evaluation ) but for me the 'best turrets' question comprises three things: feel, features and ease of use and so I rate them as follows (based on what I own or have spent a sufficiently long time with to...
I used to think the Vortex overrated ( you know, great marketing company that happens to sell scopes ) but that changed when I bought a Razor HD Gen II of which I now have two. Compares very favorably to the S+B Pmii and the NF ATACR that I own and is better IMO that the USO I have used. Of...
I had a thread on this on the now old Scout site. Lots to like - glass is very good. Prefer the Razor EBR2-c reticle and so "which is better" is tough to answer but I will be writing a full review soon and will compare to my Razors and to the S+B Pmii. Meanwhile some teaser shot:
Falcon made one decent scope a few years back; 4.5-18x56 SFP but the majority of their stuff is not suited for serious work. Really, the old expression "only a rich person can afford cheap glass" is true. I always recommend that the starting point for glass should be something like the Vortex...