![]() ![]() Secondly the magnification range is marked CC, 1.1 to x8, CC is a true x1 power setting and gives another advantage of these scopes in that you can use it with both eyes open for close work where it acts like a red dot. Two areas where the Exos differs is the fact the reticule is in the 2nd Focal Plane (SFP) not unique for a Schmidt but not usual either! This offers a fixed size Flash Dot unlike a 1st Focal Plane (FFP) system where it gets bigger and smaller as you dial the mag up & down. Useful to a degree on longer range shots! I have an S&B 3-12x50 Zenith on my 17HMR Ruger and from a 100 yard zero, 11-clicks gets me out to 200 yards. ![]() Plus they incorporate a slipping ring you can set zero with. The turrets are easy yet precise to dial and allow you to wind in corrections if required. It’s reasonably conventional with a fast-focus eyepiece bell and their capped, Posicon turrets that shows how much reticule movement remains by an integral dial with red and green zones and a pointer. ![]() I’ve always wanted to test one and when the Blaser BD14 Bock Drilling came along I could not think of a better pairing due to the short/long range nature of this triple barrelled rifle/shotgun! The Exos does not look that special with its long/ straight 30mm body tube though exhibits all the build quality I associate with S&B. This amalgamates all the advantages of the aforementioned compacts and adds just a bit better top and bottom ends. This rather long introduction then begs the question is there a perfect specification? No! But in a hunting scope I might have found something in Schmidt und Bender’s Exos 1-8x24 Flash Dot. Wind it down even more and these two get better! Also when the action is close some of these higher magnification scopes do not offer a sufficiently lower bottom end and though x3 is not bad x1 is better! That is why I use low/mid-range compacts that offer specs of 1-4x24, 1.2-5x36 and 1.5-6x42 alongside my bigger glass. At this power there’s more than enough magnification for longer shots and FOV and light gathering are much improved. was often dialled down to x7/8 to put everything in perspective. I am guilty as the rest at times of big mag syndrome but discovered that often my 3-15x50 etc. More realistically can you hold it steady as more mag means more wobble certainly on less easily supported shots? BE HONEST However, we do tend to be seduced by higher magnification whether we need it or not! Sure everything looks bigger but a reduced field of view (FOV) and light gathering are negative side effects. ![]() I think most shooters favour variable power optics as they do have much to offer. ![]()
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