NEW 5-45x56mm Scope from Schmidt & Bender
Here’s a “spy photo” of the new scope. Price and release date are yet to be determined.
If you’ve been planning to purchase a premium, high-magnification, variable-power competition scope this year… you may want to hold off for a few weeks. We just learned that Schmidt & Bender will be introducing an all-new, “super-zoom” optic for 2016. Schmidt & Bender’s impressive new 5-45x56mm PM II High Power, offers a remarkable 9X zoom ratio. That makes it suitable for a wide variety of shooting disciplines. A tactical competitor can dial back to 5-power for a wide field of view on close-in targets. Or, for 1000-yard shooting, crank the scope all the way up to 45-power. S&B says the scope is intended for “tactical ultra-long-range shooting”. With its ultra-bright, ultra-sharp German glass, this new scope could also become popular with F-Class competitors — if it is priced reasonably. We called Schmidt & Bender USA, but we were informed that no further product details or pricing information could be released prior to SHOT Show.
In addition to the new 5-45X comp scope, Schmidt & Bender plans to introduce six other new scope models in 2016. There will be two Polar T96 models, a 3-12X and a 4-16X. The current 2.5-10X Polar T96 boasts an industry-leading 96% light transmission. S&B claims this is the “brightest low-light hunting scope in the world”. For 2016, S&B will also introduce two PM II models with digital reticle display features, the 3-27X and 5-25X “Digital BT” scopes. Finally, two new PM II “Ultra-Bright” scopes will be added to the lineup. We believe these will be a 3-12X and a 4-16X.
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And just what would be a “reasonable” for a scope from S&B?
“…..if it’s priced reasonably.”
Given that their current 5-25x56PMs go for $3,500 to $4,500?
It’s a 2nd focal plane isn’t it?
The vast majority of S&B scopes are FFP and this one is likely as well. And I suspect it has the same 34 mils of elevation that the newest version of the 3-27x has along with the price. Then again, it’ll be at least a year before any of these are available, so don’t hold your breath.
Brando; only March has been able to do high zoom ratios and mechanically, in a 34mm tube only 8x is possible in FFP.
It is easier to do in SFP hence the March 10x zooms (the 8 – 80x being the standout).
Love to know the S&B version still.
Beast is officially released, 5-45x, F1, 27 Mils, 1.1 kg …
http://www.schmidtundbender.de/en/new-products/5-45×56-pm-ii-high-power.html