Re: SS 5-20 HD ????? Thoughts
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: 7mmRM</div><div class="ubbcode-body">I did some shooting with the OPs scope today.
Eyebox/Eye relief
His concerns about the eyebox are valid. Above 15x it is somewhat narrow. Much more so than my 5.5-22 NXSs. My upgraded ocular Razor was on hand today. The SSs eyebox @ 20x is pretty much in the middle of an new ocular Razor and an old ocular Razor. At 15x and below its a non issue. No complaints about eye relief.
Glass.
IMO, and all the fellows shooting today, thought the SS was better that that of the Razor. We had a resolution chart on hand @ 100yrds. At 15x I was able to resolve the -2 column / line 5 with it. It had a bright, clear picture that was pleasing to the eye.
Reticle.
Awesome. Love it.
Turrets and click feel.
Decent. Not great, but not bad. Ill admit, the more I use 10mil + per rev turrets the less I like them. Ill trade all that ele in one rev for the positive click feel and space of the 5mil turrets.
Tracking/repeatability.
I did not do a tracking test, but the OP did. It passed without a problem.
Egros.
The power ring sucks. The parralax adjustment sucks, and the ill ret adjustment sucks. Not that they dont work, but the way it is set up.
Overall, I liked the scope and wouldnt mind having one. With that said, if they get the eyebox issues and egro issues squared away, Id plop my money down in a heartbeat. </div></div>
I was one of "the guys" at the range today with the OP and it was a REALLY great day with alot of nice toys on hand to evaluate. Be watching for 7mmRM to post the results as ALOT of feelings will probably get hurt.......
Now for my thoughts on the SS 5-20HD Fit and finish looked great. Turret clicks was firm but close. I did notice that they was not dead nuts on the 0 marks but I undersatnd its splined and it wont allow for exact alignhment but one good thing is it has no set screw to loosen and get off your 0 mark.
Glass was excellant. It easily out performed the Vortex Razor. In fact, it looked better than the old generation NXS. The focus felt firm and worked great for my eyes.
The layout of the rectical was nice but my BIGGEST gripe with the scope is the thickness of the center of the crosshairs. I still have pretty good eyes and I would like to see a smaller center section.
The layout of the parallax did'nt cause an issue but it is different. I suppose some time in the field will help getting used to.
The illumination was not messed by me as it was daytime but I do like the off position between each power setting. I coyote hunt alot at night and this is a nice feature to have, trust me on this!
I have two on order and I am ready to run my own through there paces. After I left the range this morning with the OP and 7mmRM, I went to another range where one of the guys had another SS 5-20 and my impression was the exact same so the one this morning was not a fluke!