Leica PRS
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I absolutely love mine. I’ll put that glass above my friends ATACR 5-25 and the Burris XTR Pro, although that can be subjective. It’s also fairly compact and can be found for a really good deal, it was only 200$ over the Razor Gen2 that it replaced. I also love the PRB reticle but I know some people don’t care for it. It’s also a decent weight.
The reticles were not well received, and for some good reasons, like the PRB has wacky alphabet soup for a Xmas-tree... and the regular cross hair option is outdated, meh...
But the rest is a nice design, glass is classic warm Leica, and the tool-less turrets are simple and easy for zero changes.
It's an undersung scope, and with updated reticles, it would be better, IMHO. I hope Leica stays interested in the market...
But the rest is a nice design, glass is classic warm Leica, and the tool-less turrets are simple and easy for zero changes.
It's an undersung scope, and with updated reticles, it would be better, IMHO. I hope Leica stays interested in the market...
Here's a good deal on a like-new Leica PRS 5-30x56 PRB. It has never been mounted.
I really like the PRS. As @StrayDog said, the, "Glass is classic warm Leica," which to my calibrated eyeballs, is my favorite. I also like that the dials have innovative flip-up levers, which can be ignored if you keep them folded down, or flip them up for easy dialing.
If you're looking for a great scope that is not what everyone else has, this is a good candidate.
I really like the PRS. As @StrayDog said, the, "Glass is classic warm Leica," which to my calibrated eyeballs, is my favorite. I also like that the dials have innovative flip-up levers, which can be ignored if you keep them folded down, or flip them up for easy dialing.
If you're looking for a great scope that is not what everyone else has, this is a good candidate.
I have the Leica PRS 5-30x56 with the ballistic reticle. No issues over the 2.5 years that I've used it. As others have mentioned the glass and turrets are very good.
The scope was designed in Germany. But it's assembled in Portugal. Perhaps this has changed...
@koshkin made a review of the scope and one of the things that he mentioned is that the scope had less eye fatigue than other scopes. I agree with his assessment. After spending a few hours behind the Leica PRS, my right eye is less tired and when driving home, I notice the difference.
Currently debating getting another Leica PRS for a CDG build or getting the Zeiss S3 6-36.
The scope was designed in Germany. But it's assembled in Portugal. Perhaps this has changed...
@koshkin made a review of the scope and one of the things that he mentioned is that the scope had less eye fatigue than other scopes. I agree with his assessment. After spending a few hours behind the Leica PRS, my right eye is less tired and when driving home, I notice the difference.
Currently debating getting another Leica PRS for a CDG build or getting the Zeiss S3 6-36.
If it is anything like my business Pro-audio those reasons are more often than not largely due to dealer margin, product placement/hype and good choice of dealer. Many great products fall by the wayside for reasons other than merits.Some things are uncommon for a reason
I didn't realize Leica was making precision rifle scopes.
Leica is a pretty known quantity in the optical business. I have no doubt the optical quality is top tier.
The reticles need a little more design work, IMO. With the great selection of scopes and reticles these days, I can see why the Leica is falling under the radar.
Leica is a pretty known quantity in the optical business. I have no doubt the optical quality is top tier.
The reticles need a little more design work, IMO. With the great selection of scopes and reticles these days, I can see why the Leica is falling under the radar.
