Schmidt & Bender launched the 12.5-50x56 FT II scope

[BenGun]

Is that the bubble level that comes with it , as in the top photos ?

[AdminMASTER]

Is that the bubble level that comes with it , as in the top photos ?

Yes, The FTII has it: viewtopic.php?f=162&t=1376

The scope people I spoke to at IWA 2015: http://www.pimpmyairgun.com/viewtopic.php?f=130&t=1478

..you could drop Helke Karen Hesse an email, and ask directly:

- whats the deal with the FTII ?

[AdminMASTER]

Received the ft2 through the post today, we have it on long term test over winter, not for me unfortunately...

Any questions I will try to answer or ask the tester as I am not sure when he is coming to pick it up.

Matt

Would be good to compare the UK tester's feedback to Sven's initial observations, Matt...Cheers !

[Matt]

I will try to gather my thoughts on it and I need to email S&B to see what they say first.

I thought it was reviewed recently in shooting Sports magazine recently, have a look for that review.


Matt

[AdminMASTER]

I will try to gather my thoughts on it and I need to email S&B to see what they say first.

I thought it was reviewed recently in shooting Sports magazine recently, have a look for that review.


Matt

Cheerio ..."Shooting Sports" the only publication so far ?

[AdminMASTER]

Mmm...so, I was correct with my gut feeling per what I said in this thread per my face to face discussion with them at IWA:

viewtopic.php?f=130&t=1478

What an anti climax

credit: http://www.shooting-the-breeze.com/foru ... 637&page=2

[Matt]

Ok my thoughts....

I tested the scope after neil Hague had tested it as I wanted to back up / give credence to what he found not that you should need to with a shooter of neils ability.

For me the image quality was lacking, it was bright and clear but had zero definition, the chromatic aberration I could see when looking at brightly lit targets, initially the image seemed slightly tinged brown but I soon got used to it and didn't really notice it after the initial viewing.

Rangefinding capabilities, hhhmm, this is where I disagree slightly with Neil I agree that the image didn't snap in or out of focus like a nikko but I didn't expect it to, what I was looking for was repeatability when ranging. Ranging wise it was like using a very good leup 20-50 when it was in focus I knew it was there (I know neil struggled with 50-55) but I could instantly tell a 54 yard target from a 55 yard target and it fell at the exact same point each time. The only thing I would say is it was bloody slow to focus, one of the slowest scopes I have ever seen in fact.

So would I use one, this is a question that is very hard to answer, I advised schmidt that I would prefer it not to be released without a good few changes, I could use the scope as it is and I believe it could be very good with a the changes but they seem happy to go with the findings of their home grown shooters.

I forgot to include the thoughts on temp sensitivity, I am assured they do not have an issue in this area, I couldn't confirm or deny this and as I have said about the kahles ultimately I think we will only find this out over time once production models are out.

Matt

[AdminMASTER]

...not a renowned reseller in Euro for good deals...but when I see price drops like this about a product, supposedly a Euro 1000 mark down (yes, I know, Its simple "marketing" ploy - but to even post it like that) AND its cheaper than Adam Benke by another Euro200 ...tells you something not quite right

Expensive idle stock...sitting around like paperweights Eeesh ! does S&B listen Hello ? ...anyone at S&B listening ? when can we expect S&B FT III ?

To kick the boot in - Kahles did their homework, and got 10/10 for LISTENING to UK FT shooters and effecting the necessary changes to the guinea pig scope Matt H. was testing over 2 seasons

Isnt the point your largest FT market is the UK in the several hundred competitors ? , and not the Motherland, where its a few dozen chaps ? Makes you wonder who is in charge of this palava at S&B ...especially when the $$$ market is the UK.