I have written a few time regarding this subject. Like the OP, I always look at this one but could never reconcile the cost relative to features. This being said, the itch won't go away. So, can one of the multitude that has actually purchased and used this optic for a while, really describe what you believe the strengths are against other 5-25 that you have used. I know the S&B 5-25 Gen II XR quite well as I have had it for a while so no comments on the reticle are necessary.
The problem here is that it's all been said before. If you look back 3 years ago, you'll find thread after thread in which I talked about the superiority of the Tangent Theta scopes, feature by feature. I was called every name in the book, and very few were willing to listen. Everything I've said has been proven right, but the narrative on these forums has stayed the same.
We have all models in stock. We keep them in stock. We move a ton of them. No customers unhappy with the scopes.
I own 9 of them myself. Tens of thousands of rounds beneath them. No other scope out there can compare. I know because I've owned them. This is a fact presently. Perhaps it will change in the future, but right now it is a simple fact. People can argue all they want. At the end of the day, you either have the money and want to find out for yourself... or you don't. Call me, spend your $4500... or don't.
If it's too big a risk, don't call me.
If you can't afford it, don't call me.
If you need to be "sold" on the idea, don't call me.
If you want to "check prices and shop around," don't call me.
If you want to haggle over a couple hundred bucks on a very expensive luxury item, don't call me. This isn't rent, mortgage, or food. You aren't going to convince me that $200 one direction or the other matters at all when you're spending $4500 on something not essential to your life. If money is what is most important to you... I don't even want to speak to you. Money isn't what matters to me, and if people had any sense, it wouldn't matter to you either.
If you want to talk with the guy that has seen and documented the truth of these scopes from the very beginning and has enough experience with the rest of the products out there to tell you exactly, technically, where they stack up and why... give me a call. 605-554-1911
You call other places and ask about "X" scope and they'll say "oh that's very nice." If you ask about scope "Y" they'll say "oh that's very nice." Do they really care what you buy? Most places sell everything. Everything from total crap to the best. If they can sell it and make money, they consider it a win. Why else would the same places that sell Tangent Theta stock Barska or BSA?
Some places want to be able to provide everything to everyone.
At Primal Rights, we only provide the very best to the very best. No compromises. If you're that kind of guy, pick up the phone and call me. We'll get along great. I'll tell you anything you want to know. If I don't have the answer I'll send you to where it can best be found. Not a company nor a person in this country has as much experience with Tangent Theta as we do.
If you're offended by this post, then it has fulfilled its purpose and will keep you from wasting my time on the phone and make sure I'm available when someone intelligent calls.
Nik H, if you have about $4500 in your pocket, you can afford any scope I have in my inventory. Maybe $3200 is all it will take. It all depends on what rifle you're scoping and what its intended application is. If you want to know, just give me a call and we'll talk it all over. Maybe TT isn't right for you right now. Maybe it is. You'll find no one better suited to help you find out than I. If it's not the right scope, we'll discuss it and find out. I sell a ton of vortex, kahles, and S&B scopes for other dealers. Sometimes a TT just isn't the right scope for the application or rifle at hand. I can't help you if you don't call.
