Sightron SIII 6-24x50 LRFFP/MH ... What do y'all think?

Its funny they all haven't adopted a holo center point for higher magnification or something similar,that or ultra fine crosshairs that show up as you zoom in.
 
JayCarver said:
Here is a Video

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Thanks for finding that! The dot does look quite a bit smaller in diameter than the cross hairs. My only concern would be loosing the little dot on the target, but the again, I could always just adjust the windage turrent and aim with one of the hash marks on the cross hair.
 
Tikka223 said:
I'll give the PST 6-24x50 FFP some thought. Looking at the Vortex website it says the reticle is .04MIL in thickness. The amount of features for the price is nice, as is the Warranty, but I find both these pros to be a little gimmicky. I've owned many SIIIs and one PST. I prefer the Sightrons but could be convinced to go Vortex again. Unfortunately, I don't have 2000-3000$ to drop on something nicer ... Especially since prices seem to jump from 1000$ right to 2000$.
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Not to throw mud in the water, but P&D lists the Bushnell Tactical 3.5-21x50 G2 for $1,583. It's a popular scope for tactical precision matches. I can't find how thick the reticle is at the centre though.
 
Just read a few reviews on the Bushnell and I'm not sold. When the professional magazines writers aren't opening the thesaurus to find new words to praise an "amazing" new product, you know it can't be all that great.
 
Most of the GAP team runs those or the 4.5-30x at PRS matches.
http://precisionrifleblog.com/2014/10/24/best-tactical-scopes-what-the-pros-use/

Here is a fairly comprehensive review of it with high end scopes:
http://precisionrifleblog.com/2014/09/19/tactical-scopes-field-test-results-summary/

There are some errors and some of his finding are a bit off, but it's still has a ton of great info.

Here is a video of someone using that scope (on an AI!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToMHUx16_Bw

Tac matches down south have a lot of things like that structure he's in, concrete pipes, old cars and stuff like that you have to shoot from. People end up banging their scope at some point... I have yet to see mention of a Sightron at any serious tactical match. The glass quality may be great, but looking at them I wouldn't think they would handle being banged anywhere near as well as that Bushnell.
 
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Fair enough then. I will say that the Bushnell does have some nice features. I like the G2DMR reticle and I like how you have to lift the turrents to turn then ... the Razor Gen 2 has the same features. I'll have a look at that blog and the video when I get home and have wifi.

Thanks for the links!
 
kombayotch said:
Most of the GAP team runs those or the 4.5-30x at PRS matches.
http://precisionrifleblog.com/2014/10/24/best-tactical-scopes-what-the-pros-use/

Here is a fairly comprehensive review of it with high end scopes:
http://precisionrifleblog.com/2014/09/19/tactical-scopes-field-test-results-summary/

There are some errors and some of his finding are a bit off, but it's still has a ton of great info.

Here is a video of someone using that scope (on an AI!):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ToMHUx16_Bw

Tac matches down south have a lot of things like that structure he's in, concrete pipes, old cars and stuff like that you have to shoot from. People end up banging their scope at some point... I have yet to see mention of a Sightron at any serious tactical match. The glass quality may be great, but looking at them I wouldn't think they would handle being banged anywhere near as well as that Bushnell.
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Wow. I am extremely surprised to see where that Bushnell finished in what is one of the most scientific tests on scopes that I have ever come across. I am big fan of the scientific method and I will certainly be adding quite a bit of weight to this good review of the Bushnell. It would have been interesting to see where a Sightron would have fit in there. With the Vortex HD near the bottom of the list, I wonder how the PST would have fared.
 
No, I'll be keeping it for now. 4-16 with FFP suits me just fine for plinking / coyote hunting on my T3 Tactical in .223. While I've shot T3s to 1000yrds on a few occasions, I've decided to switch to .308 for long range and so I bought a TRG-22.

I'm pretty sure there are a few Vortexs on the EE right now.
 
I have owned a Sightron 6-24 scope with the reticle in the sfp. Currently own the Bushnell dmr 3.5-21ffp. The Bushnell is way heavier duty than the Sightron especially the turrets, but the Bushnell is also a heavier scope. The little screw on the top of the Sightron turret is a joke. That being said the glass was very nice. I wouldn't go back to sfp after using a ffp scope. You can measure your misses with the reticle on any power. I usually shoot around the 10 to twelve power range. Measuring misses on any power when you need more field of view is the biggest advantage to ffp for me.
 
cat75d said:
I have owned a Sightron 6-24 scope with the reticle in the sfp. Currently own the Bushnell dmr 3.5-21ffp. The Bushnell is way heavier duty than the Sightron especially the turrets, but the Bushnell is also a heavier scope. The little screw on the top of the Sightron turret is a joke. That being said the glass was very nice. I wouldn't go back to sfp after using a ffp scope. You can measure your misses with the reticle on any power. I usually shoot around the 10 to twelve power range. Measuring misses on any power when you need more field of view is the biggest advantage to ffp for me.
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How does the Bushnell glass compare to the Sightron glass in your opinion?
 
I would say they are quite similar. The glass on either would never limit me on being able to make a shot all the way out to 1000 m.Bushnell definitely heavier duty though but also a bit more dollars. Zero stop would be nice to have.
 
Its an excellent scope. My wife shoots 1000 yards with Tikka Sporter and Sightron SIII FFP 6-24x.
Plus its light (FTR has weight limit).
 
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