Taking a chance..New scope.

[Family Man 811]

set to arrive Wednesday is my new scope from Primary Arms. been hearing a lot of good things about this company apparently they were manufacture for some higher end optics and then branched out on their own where it is that the glass is on par with some of the thousand dollar scopes I guess we will see. Here is a link I like the reticle on the scope. https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arm ... ffp308.htm

[Family Man 811]

It came 2 days early! Got it level and mounted not able to zero it yet but I do have to say the glass is OUTSTANDING.. honestly noticeably more clear and crisp than my Hawke Sidewinder 30 in 6-24×56mm..blows my Leapers and Swift out of the water. Mil Mil turrets seem solid with an audible click and true feel. Side focus is nice and smooth, same with zoom and the eye piece. The illumination is well planned allowing for lighting of just the horseshoe and chevron or the entire reticle. It has a nice dim setting wich I usually prefer. The side focus seems standard size as both my UTG and Hawke side wheels fit. All and all feels well made and the glass is very impressive, I can not wait to try it out!

[JDUB]

Is it really that much better at less than $300?? How do you like that reticle? can you give us a picture at different magnification?


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[Family Man 811]

I took each of the scopes I have and compare them side-by-side at about 100 yards I was looking into a parking lot at license plates and bumper stickers and I was able to make things out much more easily with the Primary Arms, with a 44 millimeter front objective lens it seems to gather light much better as well on par with or even better than my 56 millimeter front objective Hawk Sidewinder. so In my opinion it definitely seems to have better glass. I can definitely take a video or some photos showing the reticle at different sizes as it is a front focal plane reticle. I like it a lot the horseshoe and the Chevron make it very easy to locate targets, and as the video says the chevron is a lot less obstructive than a crosshair so in theory it's easier to keep a tight group when target shooting and I foresee it being very handy in the field, it is also a mil mil scope so adjustments are constant and simple. each click is one tenth of a mil so if I take a shot and use my reticle to determine I am to mills to the left I simply adjust 20 clicks to the right and I'm dead on. this is all in theory as I have not zeroed the scope in yet working overtime right now. I will definitely give a full in depth review with some video and photos, but if first impressions hold up I can see why this company is climbing the ranks so quickly.

[JDUB]

Cool. I like the scope. One more question. Is the reticle thicker than the hawke on high magnification? How bout on low magnification?


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[Family Man 811]

fin reticle and even at the highest magnification it's not very thick not as thick as a however it's a very fin reticle and even at the highest magnification it's not very thick not as thick as a wire. also the Chevron and horseshoe still allow for very precise aiming at the highest magnification

[30cal]

Hey I just bought that scope as well. Congrats its a fine scope indeed! I am sold on first focal plane mil-mil scopes and have been trying to find a decent one for my Marauder for a while now. Almost went with the Falcon the 5-20 power but then found this and couldn't pass it up for the price. I love the reticle! It incorperates a mill scale into the design and the mil turrets match. I don't know why its taking manufacturers so long to figure this out. Its so logical once you use one. But it seems they are starting too. I have a SWFA 3-9x42 ffp mil-mil on a pb gun and that is an excelent scope. The Primary Arms compares very nicly. And the reticle is even better. I just received the sun shade, zoom throw lever and Butler Creek flip caps for it yesterday. I also put a UTG side wheel on mine, though I had to modify the rubber mounting ring to fit. I'll take some photos of it today and post them later.

[Family Man 811]

That's awesome! I friggin LOVE mine. Quickly became my favorite scope. It may soon replace my Hawke on my .25 due to its long range simplification. Do you have the sun shade and cap links what part # or size r your caps?

[WhyMe]

set to arrive Wednesday is my new scope from Primary Arms. been hearing a lot of good things about this company apparently they were manufacture for some higher end optics and then branched out on their own where it is that the glass is on par with some of the thousand dollar scopes I guess we will see. Here is a link I like the reticle on the scope. https://www.primaryarms.com/Primary_Arm ... ffp308.htm

What's the minimum focus distance for this scope?

[Family Man 811]

10 yds