I recently received this scope from Jerry at Mystic Precision and thought I would share some observations which I posted on Snipers Hide regarding this scope.
This is what I posted...
First off I will be upfront and admit I am an optics snob. I love good glass. No I love GREAT glass. I have Leica, Swarovski,Zeiss, S&B among others. Germans just know how to make great glass.
Turning to the TT I thought the TT 5-25x56 would be excellent based on all the reviews/comments but I was a little skeptical when people said it was superior to the very excellent Schmidt and Bender 5-25x56 PMII.
Well, after kinda giving some here a hard time about what I considered exaggerations about the TT I must admit it is one very impressive scope. I also have a 5-25x56 PMII which is relatively new. So I was able to do a first hand comparison. Going into it I thought they would be very close or perhaps the S&B would be better( which is what I was really expecting). After comparing them over a couple of days and also in very low light it became clear which was the better scope optically( at least to these eyes). The TT had slightly better resolution, was sharper edge to edge,the color was more correct, no tunnelling and it's low light performance was a shocker. It easily bested the S&B in this regard BUT the S&B definitely had better contrast . This was the only area in which the S&B bested the TT optically speaking.
Mechanically the S&B is an excellent scope and anyone who says otherwise is just talking nonsense in my opinion BUT the TT just seems to take it to the next level. The turrets are larger, making for easier adjustments and the clicks are very precise and positive. Personally it has the best turrets I have seen. There are a number of scopes I haven't tried so there may be others just as good or even better but the TT is superior in this regard to the S&B in my opinion.
I had also tried a number of Hensoldts and planned on keeping one but 3 of the 4 provided to me were optically defective. One of those 3 was down right pathetic. The forth was an exceptional scope but I returned it as I didn't have much confidence in them at that point. Hensoldt does have the best eye box of any scope I have ever seen by a country mile. I hope Zeiss buys them back and rectifies the QC issues there. If they do I am certain to pick one up. After experiencing the eye box on the Hensoldt I still want one.
In summary, this is only my opinion( and that of a buddy) yours may well vary.
I also wanted to add that I took one shot at 614 yards and one at 1000 yards without dialing and using only the MOA reticle. It was windy and I really had to concentrate but was able to hit within 3 inch at both distances of a 3 inch bullseye. My only complaint is I wish they had windage dots of 3 moa on each side of the 5,10,15 and 20 moa marks. It would make it faster and take less concentration.
Personally I think this is currently the best 5-25x56 on the planet. This is just my opinion and you may well disagree.
This is what I posted...
First off I will be upfront and admit I am an optics snob. I love good glass. No I love GREAT glass. I have Leica, Swarovski,Zeiss, S&B among others. Germans just know how to make great glass.
Turning to the TT I thought the TT 5-25x56 would be excellent based on all the reviews/comments but I was a little skeptical when people said it was superior to the very excellent Schmidt and Bender 5-25x56 PMII.
Well, after kinda giving some here a hard time about what I considered exaggerations about the TT I must admit it is one very impressive scope. I also have a 5-25x56 PMII which is relatively new. So I was able to do a first hand comparison. Going into it I thought they would be very close or perhaps the S&B would be better( which is what I was really expecting). After comparing them over a couple of days and also in very low light it became clear which was the better scope optically( at least to these eyes). The TT had slightly better resolution, was sharper edge to edge,the color was more correct, no tunnelling and it's low light performance was a shocker. It easily bested the S&B in this regard BUT the S&B definitely had better contrast . This was the only area in which the S&B bested the TT optically speaking.
Mechanically the S&B is an excellent scope and anyone who says otherwise is just talking nonsense in my opinion BUT the TT just seems to take it to the next level. The turrets are larger, making for easier adjustments and the clicks are very precise and positive. Personally it has the best turrets I have seen. There are a number of scopes I haven't tried so there may be others just as good or even better but the TT is superior in this regard to the S&B in my opinion.
I had also tried a number of Hensoldts and planned on keeping one but 3 of the 4 provided to me were optically defective. One of those 3 was down right pathetic. The forth was an exceptional scope but I returned it as I didn't have much confidence in them at that point. Hensoldt does have the best eye box of any scope I have ever seen by a country mile. I hope Zeiss buys them back and rectifies the QC issues there. If they do I am certain to pick one up. After experiencing the eye box on the Hensoldt I still want one.
In summary, this is only my opinion( and that of a buddy) yours may well vary.
I also wanted to add that I took one shot at 614 yards and one at 1000 yards without dialing and using only the MOA reticle. It was windy and I really had to concentrate but was able to hit within 3 inch at both distances of a 3 inch bullseye. My only complaint is I wish they had windage dots of 3 moa on each side of the 5,10,15 and 20 moa marks. It would make it faster and take less concentration.
Personally I think this is currently the best 5-25x56 on the planet. This is just my opinion and you may well disagree.
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