Originally Posted by
Belmont31R
Premier makes a good scope, too, and are def worth looking at.
Im not sure about other SB scopes but mine has the solid click every mil as well, and "zero stop" so you know when you hit zero. It actually goes like half a mil past zero but its pretty obvious once you use it.
The top of the turret also pops up once you go a full revolution. Its double turn, and once you got past 11 mils you get the little circle that comes up out of the top of the turret.
There are quite a few really quality scopes out there that you can't go wrong with them. SB, Premier, Zeiss Hensoldt, USO, ect. Just make sure the optic matches what you want out of it, and has the features that will aid in making shots at range. Leupold and NF also make good scopes but they are not in the same class as the ones previously mentioned. Doesnt mean they are not usable but they simply lack of the features of the premier scopes on the market, do not have the same quality glass, the generally build quality is a little less, ect. For instance NF "prints" the adjustment parkings wheras SB are all laser cut into metal, and the low light brightness on SB optics is much greater than NF.
As far as the speed goes with the adjustment increments just as an example...even though my 3-12X is on a 556 gun I can still shoot out 1k without even getting into the 2nd revolution of the turret. With SSA 77 SMK's at 556 pressure my dope for 500 is 27 down clicks, 750 is 57 clicks, and 1k is around 110. I have 12 mils per revolution so 110 clicks (11.0 mils) is not even into the 2nd turn yet.
Oh and any of the big name military grade scope makers should be able to do the same thing with the nail. Generally mil grade scopes are made with much thicker side walls and are build more heavy duty. SB scopes have proven themselves to be extremely reliable with military units around the world including our own USMC, the British military, ect. The German soldiers I shot with had a Zeiss Hensoldt on their AI 300WM, and those have held up really well too. In fact I think those scopes might have a slight lead on SB currently as far as glass goes. They are using a little bit different type of material that has a bit better of edge to edge focus.