Me thinks some of you guys aren’t convinced they’d pass.
I know you’ll offer a rebuttal, save it. I won’t believe you.
I know you’ll offer a rebuttal, save it. I won’t believe you.
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If @Supersubes doesn't want it, I'll arrange collect, FOC...Total trash. Send your s&b’s to me for proper disposal.
let’s get away from water, who’s going to beat the turrets off their ATACR?
With a proper 1:8 twist, there ain't a damn thing wrong with the 7mm-08 and 7mm-08 AI 40º.I might have a couple of those Mark 4's. That was from back in the day when Premier was the king and hot rodded Leupolds. Used to shoot my friends 7-08 for benchrest back then. Still not a "boomer"![]()
Christ, you fuckers are young….Don’t let it bother you, I was born in ‘78 and I get called a boomer almost daily.
Don’t ever take my reply’s personally, I’m just a sarcastic son of a bitch. My humor is sometimes dry. I troll scope brands across the board, I’m not partial to any of them, it’s a tool.
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Fixed it for you lolChrist, some of you fuckers are young….![]()
I’m telling you, all you have to do is kick the door open and scream Arken in a tier one thread. The scope lickers come unglued.I just got back from Costco with a friggen big bag of POPCORN.
This thread is EPIC
Get ya some smartwater to go with that smartpop and you’ll be in tall cotton…I just got back from Costco with a friggen big bag of POPCORN.
This thread is EPIC
I already am.Get ya some smartwater to go with that smartpop and you’ll be in tall cotton…
Just dunk one of them, or is it the warranty that has you guys scared?I already am.
I have 3 S&B's
And I didn't have to drown them.
It’s too old and outdated. Sumbitch probably rust or leak. Then you can’t get it fixed because of misuse.I bet you they don't even take them out in the Rain.![]()
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Don’t forget, the Arken took a 24 hour bath in ten feet of water!!I’ll take my s&b for a bath tomorrow, pussies.
But what if you need to infiltrate the spa?So, NF tests their optics to 100 feet.
S&B is rated to 25m
Steiner M8xi rated to 20m
You are more than welcome to go and validate these if you like. I'm not doing any diving with my optics.
Didn’t someone here already drag theirs down a gravel road tied behind a Jeep and it held up?I’ll take my s&b for a bath tomorrow, pussies.
It also shifted zero to the right twice. That being said it preformed good for the price. At that price point I think the only thing that could beat it is SWFA SSDon’t forget, the Arken took a 24 hour bath in ten feet of water!!
You know, so the navy seals will commission it.
All of that wasted money. Could have just went with a BSA optic. If you break it, Walmart is really good with returns and they are everywhere in the US. Hell, you don’t even need a receipt and they’ll give you 100% on a gift card. If you play your cards right and buy during a sale, you could probably snag a new scope, burger from McDonald’s, and a few hand warmers all with just the gift card. For that reason, BSA will always be the smarter move over the clear mistake you made in these pictures.The 5-25 tunnels that's basically it. The ultra shorts and high powers do not. SB has like 8 gazillion scope and turret offerings so some of the older style turrets don't have some of the newer cool kids features but SB came out with the new dtii+ turrets which imo are the best turrets currently available on any scope but I digress....
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Yeah it did. I wonder if the other company’s scopes would shift if the turret was crooked. It shifted to the right, but he wasn’t sure if the bump slipped the turret on the shaft if I remember correctly.It also shifted zero to the right twice. That being said it preformed good for the price. At that price point I think the only thing that could beat it is SWFA SS
Then you're too poor to own a S&B.I don’t have a ten foot tub.
Just dunk one of them, or is it the warranty that has you guys scared?
Oh….. shit…. Is it the warranty?
Now I’m wondering if everyone wants to claim they will pass but know damn well they might not, and they won’t cover it, or maybe take several months.???
I’m going to look into the warranty.
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Warranty has already been covered if you have read the entire thread. This is the response from Jerry at S&B after I purchased mine.Yep! Warranty sucks.
Come clean guys, you’re afraid they won’t fix the old, outdated hazy yellow tumorous fucker.
Man… this thread is so far gone, I have to double check which thread I’m in before I post my disinformation. I think the goal now is to trigger people who actually take this shit serious. It’s just a fuckin tool."Thirty years on hunting models with the first ten years having 100% coverage against manufacturer defects. The subsequent twenty years will still be covered against manufacturer defects and any parts found defective will be covered by Schmidt Bender and the customer will be responsible for labor costs. Misuse and abuse is not covered under warranty.
PM II models have two years for military and law enforcement and twenty years for civilians. The same 100% coverage as the hunting models is offered for the first ten years on PMII’s and labor costs for the subsequent ten."
So first 10, 100% covered, next 10-20 you pay labor only.
This is the same corner all the other dealers in the US were painted into. Buy from Euro or you don't carry the brand. Not a knock either, hell Alex mentored me with lots of sage advice many years ago, but I just can't enrich my competition. It's the principle of the matter. Whomever came up with that idea of making one dealer the sole distributor for the product too must have been desperate. Franky I don't think S&B was doing well at the time but that's just my opinion. Sadly, I have no clue what S&B is even offering these days. So far it has worked out for us.When S&B decided that Euro was the only game in town it kind of killed it for me. Not a knock on Euro by any means, I’ve bought many things form them including an AT and they’re stand up dudes. My go to was Doug over at Camera Land, & I don’t like being painted into a corner on who I have to purchase from. Used in the classifieds is the way to go now IMO.
Was that ten feet byDon’t forget, the Arken took a 24 hour bath in ten feet of water!!
You know, so the navy seals will commission it.
All of that wasted money. Could have just went with a BSA optic. If you break it, Walmart is really good with returns and they are everywhere in the US. Hell, you don’t even need a receipt and they’ll give you 100% on a gift card. If you play your cards right and buy during a sale, you could probably snag a new scope, burger from McDonald’s, and a few hand warmers all with just the gift card. For that reason, BSA will always be the smarter move over the clear mistake you made in these pictures.
For real though…how has this gone from “are SBs outdated” to “my scope can swim underwater and yours needs floaties”???? Fuckers arguing more about this than how inflation caused the VFW to raise the costs on nickel hotdog and beer night.
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Perhaps my eye pallet isn’t refined enough, but I never have noticed the yellow/brown tint from my S&B 5-25 optics.
Here’s my experience though-
I spent most of a calm day shooting 1000-1760 yds with my brother and his rifles, which had NF 5.5-22’s on top. Mirage was quite minimal, and made shooting at this distance very enjoyable.
When I got behind his rifle after being on mine with S&B, it was a night and day difference. At that distance, all crispness and clarity was lost through the Nightforce glass. I tried both of his rifles, and adjusted the optics to my eye, but they weren’t even close to the clarity of the S&B optic.
That was really the first time I noticed the appreciable difference S&B has over the competition.
I know the market has finally met the demand for quality “mid range” quality optics, but to me I suppose Schmidt Bender will always be my choice. That being said, I know there’s better options out there….I’ve just never fielded them.![]()
I've really only noticed it when looking on a bright day down range at foliage...I've never seen this yellow or brown in my PMII that is being referenced here.
It’s not there, it’s just how it’s been described throughout this thread, so it’s easier to reference with what everyone will get triggers over.I've never seen this yellow or brown in my PMII that is being referenced here.
I like the S&B tumor. Nice positive clicks. Well made.It’s not there, it’s just how it’s been described throughout this thread, so it’s easier to reference with what everyone will get triggers over.
Supposedly it has a big ole tumor too.
Having owned 3 SWFA SS scopes over the last 10+ years (still have all 3, but only 2 still currently on rifles... And I now have my 4th Arken (3 SH4 Gen2's and 1 EP5) on order right now... The Arken beats the SWFA SS (non-HD models)...Hands-down. The SWFA turrets feel kind of "iffy" and "mushy" compared to the Arken turrets.It also shifted zero to the right twice. That being said it preformed good for the price. At that price point I think the only thing that could beat it is SWFA SS
Dude!!!!If everyone on the Hide threw in a nickel we could run some serious tests![]()
Yeah still no. Shot on lots of bright days at foliage.I've really only noticed it when looking on a bright day down range at foliage...
Just a heads-up... But those 2 on the side of the gun... Yeah, you'll probably get a FTF with both of those...Yeah still no. Shot on lots of bright days at foliage. View attachment 7776513
Ha ha! Good catch.Just a heads-up... But those 2 on the side of the gun... Yeah, you'll probably get a FTF with both of those...![]()
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