Ultra highend optics: Schmidt Bender vs. others and some perspective

[Centre Punch]

Dave7mm,
The benchreat fraternity here in the UK nearly all come from one area in the north west. There are about 30 of them and they were very cliquey. I was an outsider coming from another part of the country and a different club.

On my first match i took a second with a .268" agg and i was very pleased.
I was severly verbaly abused by the other shooters and this went on when every time i was successfull.
On my last day of benchrest after i had made the decision to quit i shot a British record breaker of .067" during a practice and with that i have never shot HV since.

By the way i served a 5 year apprenticeship in 1976-81 as a toolmaker and was a master machinist when i retired with ill health in 2000, so i too like to see nice machine work.
It is also because of my engineering background that i dont use Lee re-loading equipment, the quality is $hite, when i see the aluminuim and steel parts together it makes me shudder.
I have not touched a lathe or mill for some years now but i am working on creating my own workshop in the future.

Ian.

 

[Northman]

Pete:

Does S&B have a "custom" shop? Im looking at their 3-12x42 Klassik line, and Im wondering if I should sell my 1.5-6x42 and buy the one with more magnification.

I was thinking about adding a mil-dot reticle, and have them install target turrets. Would I have to contact the factory, or a seller where I live to have it done? Right now the 3-12 just costs 200$ more than the 1-6, but if its to expensive installing extras, I might have to wait a couple of months to do it.

 

[Brown Dog]

Norhman,

Not Pete ...but I'm sure he'll correct me if things have changed:

Certainly 4 or 5 years ago, having S&B replace the standard hunting turrets with 'sniper turrets' was easy and inexpensive ....something like £45 /$70 per turret. ....bear in mind that these were the pre-PM2 style of sniper turret.

....I don't know if you could have PM2 type turrets put on.

.....having a mil ret put in one of their hunting scopes is also no problem.

 

[Pete Lincoln]

Well i'd call S&B as a whole a Custom Shop.

as Matt said, yep they will change scopes to adjustable turrets, (not sure what the 2006 prices are but i can find out) and reticle change is also no problems, illuminated ret change is a bit expensive mind, there is all sorts of specs available,both illum and non illum. mildot is no bother, some of the special rets take a while to get fitted to certain scopes, ( im waiting on a 3-12 at the mo with an illuminated thats been a while, )

The PMII turrets are only available on PMII's otherwise you get the older type PM turrets.
regards Pete

 

[Chrismadrid]

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**** it.. Chris is a Maclad !!
well she wore big nickers and she worked on't sewage farm !!

ecky thump !!

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The truth is WORSE.

I'm a colonial West Indian born of Mac' folk (Headmasters son and Farmers daughter - sithee), raised in the WI, Herts and Dorset (Darzet! - Ahhrrrr), a euro-wanderer married to a Spaniard. Though it got very close to being a German /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif

 

[Northman]

Pete: I have cousin(sp) who is thinking about buying a S&B 3-12x50 Klassik.
He got a offer for a new one for 900 €. God? Or should I tell him about you?

I think the importer is "dumping" the prices on the Klassik line for the new Zenits. It looks like a very god price.

Im thinking of a 3-12x42 Klassik myself. Do you have price for these?


Oh, and I got info on changing reticle, and adding BDC here in Norway. 125 €, or 250€ for both. My question is, how much would it cost, if one order it from the factory allready installed?

 

[Pete Lincoln]

Nohrman, 900's not a bad price.. the 3-12x50 and the x42 are the same price.
not sure on ret change prices,, i can check though..,
Regards Pete