Schmidt & Bender Question

vinny · July 31, 2010, 05:41 PM

I'm a Newbie here and i need some thoughts you have about a Schmidt and bender scope.

I Shoot a lot of different distances from 100-1000 yds and i'm looking at buying a new Schmidt and bender scope I had decided to buy a 5-25 PMII
.01 mrad adjustments with D/T and FFP
but then i saw a 12-50x56 PMII with .25cm adjustments multi turn elevation
second hand nearly half the price.
My question is that the windage on the 12-50x56 only has 16cm of adjustments on the wind which at 1000yds means i run out of wind adjustments at 8mph or so. is this right or have i got my sums wrong??
Shooting 175gr HPS with Sierra heads

Zak Smith · August 1, 2010, 11:13 PM

The 12-50 is way too much for any practical shooting. I use a 3-12x50 PMII for 1000 yard shooting regularly. It is actually my favorite S&B scope.

The 5-25 has 0.1 mil clicks not 0.01 mil.

article | Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting, Part II - Optics

article | The State of Optics for Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting [2009]

article | The Hensoldt 4-16x56mm: How does it stack up? (abbreviated version)

A 175 SMK at 2650 will have about 2.4 mils drift at 1000 yards with a 10 mph cross.

July 31, 2010, 05:41 PM	#1
vinny Junior Member Join Date: July 31, 2010 Posts: 1	Schmidt & Bender Question I'm a Newbie here and i need some thoughts you have about a Schmidt and bender scope. I Shoot a lot of different distances from 100-1000 yds and i'm looking at buying a new Schmidt and bender scope I had decided to buy a 5-25 PMII .01 mrad adjustments with D/T and FFP but then i saw a 12-50x56 PMII with .25cm adjustments multi turn elevation second hand nearly half the price. My question is that the windage on the 12-50x56 only has 16cm of adjustments on the wind which at 1000yds means i run out of wind adjustments at 8mph or so. is this right or have i got my sums wrong?? Shooting 175gr HPS with Sierra heads

August 1, 2010, 11:13 PM	#2
Zak Smith Senior Member Join Date: December 12, 1999 Location: Fort Collins, Colorado, USA Posts: 2,682	The 12-50 is way too much for any practical shooting. I use a 3-12x50 PMII for 1000 yard shooting regularly. It is actually my favorite S&B scope. The 5-25 has 0.1 mil clicks not 0.01 mil. article \| Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting, Part II - Optics article \| The State of Optics for Practical Long-Range Rifle Shooting [2009] article \| The Hensoldt 4-16x56mm: How does it stack up? (abbreviated version) A 175 SMK at 2650 will have about 2.4 mils drift at 1000 yards with a 10 mph cross. __________________ Zak Smith . DEMIGOD LLC . THUNDER BEAST ARMS CORP . COLORADO MULTI-GUN *My PM inbox full? Send e-mail instead.*