I spent some time comparing my Kahles 525i to a schmidt PM2 but it was raining so I'll hold off commenting until I can give it a proper shakedown next to a schmidt, 5-25 ATACR, and tangent.
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which has better glassIve also seen same observation.. specially on kahles pass 20x but i figured i didnt spend enough time comparing with pm2
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In the samples I’ve owned, PM2 is better at 25x.
Would need to check them side by side again to see at 15-18x. I feel like the kahles was better, but that may have been because 25x on the kahles was relatively bad for its price point.
Don’t read a ton into that, it’s still really good. I just don’t feel it resolves as well at 25x as other optics in the price tier.
When I was running all kahles, I chose them for the reticle and overall features.
Don’t mistake brightness for overall resolution and contrast. Our eyes can fool our brains in some situations, that being said it is possible you have one of the better copies of the K525i. I had a stellar copy of the K318i that bested several Schmidt US 3-20’s, it was my favorite ultra short until I experienced the ZCO ZC420Maybe this is just my sample, but I literally have them both side by side at 25x and I just don’t see it. If anything the kahles seems a bit brighter.
Field of view: | 7.1 - 1.5 m/100 m |
1.5 meters at 100 meters is approximately 4.5-ft at 100 yards. The 4.5-ft number is what is listed in the original review.Did Kahles change the FoV since this review?
They now have it at
Field of view: 7.1 - 1.5 m/100 m
1.5m @ 100m is 4.9 feet @ 109 yards which is pretty good.
1.5 meters at 100 meters is approximately 4.5-ft at 100 yards. The 4.5-ft number is what is listed in the original review.
I'm actually in this same boat but going between a 7-35 ATACR and K525.
Have you considered ZCO?I'm actually in this same boat but going between a 7-35 ATACR and K525.