The ATACR came today, did a quick comparison with a NSX 5.5-22x56 and a S&B PMII 12-50x56 from my kitchen table looking at a wooden fence 200yd away. I had all the scopes on 20x to make it fair.
With the NSX 5.5-22x56 I could see some of the wood grain and see where the cracks in the wood were. This scope has the smallest FOV of all three scopes.
First thing I noticed with the ATACR is the FOV is massive. I'm not sure what the numbers are but it was very noticeable. The resolution was very good, noticeably better then the 5.5-22. I could see alot more detail in the wood grain and also could see smaller cracks and gaps in the cracks of the wood that I couldn't see with the 5.5-22. Also I found this to be the brightest of the three although it may be a illusion with the larger FOV.
Next I grabbed the S&B PMII 12-50, while using the parallax knob I found it quicker and easier to focus than the NF's scopes. Once focused I went back and forth between the ATACR and the S&B and could not really say which one had better "glass" I will have to wait until I have a chance to look through them at longer range and different conditions, there was alot of mirage coming off the melting snow today so it was really hard to tell which is better.
So far I'm really impressed with the ATACR, unfortunately it will be a few weeks until I have the mount so I will have to wait to see how it really compares to the S&B but at this point I feel like it was money well spent.
With the NSX 5.5-22x56 I could see some of the wood grain and see where the cracks in the wood were. This scope has the smallest FOV of all three scopes.
First thing I noticed with the ATACR is the FOV is massive. I'm not sure what the numbers are but it was very noticeable. The resolution was very good, noticeably better then the 5.5-22. I could see alot more detail in the wood grain and also could see smaller cracks and gaps in the cracks of the wood that I couldn't see with the 5.5-22. Also I found this to be the brightest of the three although it may be a illusion with the larger FOV.
Next I grabbed the S&B PMII 12-50, while using the parallax knob I found it quicker and easier to focus than the NF's scopes. Once focused I went back and forth between the ATACR and the S&B and could not really say which one had better "glass" I will have to wait until I have a chance to look through them at longer range and different conditions, there was alot of mirage coming off the melting snow today so it was really hard to tell which is better.
So far I'm really impressed with the ATACR, unfortunately it will be a few weeks until I have the mount so I will have to wait to see how it really compares to the S&B but at this point I feel like it was money well spent.
