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3 Popular First Focal Plane Models in Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 Series

by Scopelist. Posted on February 29, 2016

29 Feb

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The Popular 3
Checking out Specs and Reticles of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P FFP models
- H59 Reticle
- P4 Fine Reticle
Checking out Specs and Reticle of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT FFP Model
Top 3 Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 Riflescopes are worth Buying

When it comes to long-to-extreme-long-range shooting, Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 is considered among the leading riflescopes. Record books say a shooter named Jim Spinella holds the record of hitting target at a distance of 3,600 yards (3,606.41 yards to be precise) and interestingly the gears used by him include Hill Country Rifles custom .375 Cheytac rifle, Schmidt & Bender 5-25X56mm PMII riflescope, 29″ Krieger barrel, and Stiller Precision action. The circular steel plate target was just 36 inches in size and the shot was taken from an altitude of 2,000 feet. The reason of briefing on the target size and altitude is to showcase the important role played by the riflescope in hitting the bull’s eye at a 1 MOA sized target placed 2.045 miles away from the shooter.

Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 PM II/LP and Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 PM II/LP/MTC/LT riflescopes have always been a popular choice among the extreme long range shooters and hunters. Both PM II/LP and PM II/LP/MTC/LT models are preferred not only by the tactical shooting community and long distance pro hunters but also by law enforcement personnel. This is because of the scope’s versatility. Whether the target is located at a mid-range distance or more than 2,000 meters away, the shooter will be able to bring down the target with a clean shot.

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The Popular 3

When it comes to Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 PM II scopes, there are 3 most popular devices and the moot point of writing this informative blog is to let our readers have a closer look at the 3 most popular Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 PM II FFP scopes:

i. Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P H59 MRAD DT CCW FFP
ii. Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P P4 Fine MRAD DT CCW FFP 677-911-972-90-68
iii. Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT P4Fine FFP MRAD CCW

All these riflescopes come with first focal plane reticle placement feature and 5x zooming facility. While the first two belongs to the PMII L/P model, the third one belongs to the latest model in the PMII series (L/P MTC LT model). No matter whether you are using these Schmidt and Bender PMII 5-25×56 PM II scopes in the windy mountainous ranges and deserts or crowded urban landscape for military, law enforcement, or hunting purposes, a pro-shooter will always be able to take the precise shot to hit the target.

Certain features that are found to be the highlights of these models include consistent eye relief in the entire zooming range, easily adjustable and crisp clicks, easy one-click adjustment feature, double turn turret design, combat ready, and are slightly longer in size. As these scopes come with a large 56mm diameter optics along with long scope-structure, they are comparatively heavy and are not recommended for stalking expeditions.

Advanced and trained shooting professionals in military, law enforcement, tactical, and hunting community find these first focal plane scopes helpful because they can always see a proportional sized reticle with changing magnification range. When they are taking shots at higher magnification, the reticle size seems to enlarge. It helps them to correctly point and hit the target with proportionally changing reticle size, helping them to adjust windage and elevation without even touching any scope adjustment.

Checking out Specs and Reticles of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P FFP models

In the 5-25×56 PMII L/P series, the two most popular riflescopes are:

i. Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P H59 MRAD DT CCW FFP
ii. Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P P4 Fine MRAD DT CCW FFP 677-911-972-90-68

Both these riflescopes are meant for universal use. They come with wide magnification range (5x zoom), comprehensive adjustment range, comprehensive reticle adjustment, reticle illumination, incorporation of parallax compensation, and Double Turn (with the help of just two turns the entire range of adjustment can be covered and therefore within the range the user never gets lost) elevation adjustment. All these important features help long range shooters to aim targets located at over 2,000 meters with ease. Both S&B 5-25×56 PMII L/P scopes come with wide parallax adjustment, right from 10 meters to infinity. Common specifications found in both these Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P riflescopes include 5.3m to 1.5m per 100m field of view, 90mm eye relief, 10.95mm to 2.28mm exit pupil, 90 per cent light transmission, 14.1 to 37.4 twilight factor, and +2/-3 optical diopter. Both the scopes are quite long (16.4 inches) and significantly heavy (38.57 oz or 1080g).

In both the scopes, reticles are located in First Focal Plane – a coveted feature of many long range pro-shooters. While Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P H59 MRAD DT CCW FFP comes with H59 reticle located in the first focal plane, Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P P4 Fine MRAD DT CCW FFP 677-911-972-90-68 comes with P4 Fine reticle, placed in the first focal plane.

H59 Reticle

H59 reticle is an improved version of H58 reticle and is considered as the perfect sniper reticle. For enabling the shooters to get enhanced wind holdover, horizontal grid of this reticle in comparison to H58 has been increased by 1 mil. To keep the vision clean, instead of incorporating it with center cross, the reticle designers have provided H59 with broken center cross. Schmidt Bender has incorporated this reticle with PMII 5-25×56 L/P H59 MRAD DT CCW FFP riflescope.

H59 reticle is especially suited for speed shooting, up to a range of 600 meters. Without adjusting the turning knobs or even counting the clicks, correct visual elevation and windage can be achieved with the Horus Grid lines on vertical and horizontal lines of the reticle. Precise elevation holds can be achieved through secondary horizontal lines, which are spaced from each other at a standard spacing of 1 mil. While the large hash marks on the secondary horizontal stadia line are 1 mils apart, the small evenly spaced hash marks are 0.2 mils apart. Illumination of H59 reticle is especially helpful for shooters to shoot in low light conditions as well as in twilight conditions.

P4 Fine Reticle

Schmidt and Bender has incorporated this refined form of P4 reticle with PMII 5-25×56 L/P P4 Fine MRAD DT CCW FFP 677-911-972-90-68 riflescope. The same pattern of hash marks, dashes, and measurements of P4 reticle can also be found in P4 Fine. The only but significant improvement here is that the hashes and dashes are finer. This makes the target less obscured. Illumination of center cross hair is also present so that shooters are able to take precise shots even in low light conditions. Less subtensions are present in P4 Fine than P4. While subtension at P4 reticle is .25″ per 100 yards, the same at P4 Fine reticle is .13″ per 100 yards. This is definitely an improvement over P4.

Therefore we see that both the reticles are perfect for long range tactical usage and are perfect for low light usage too. Now, final choice between these two reticles is mainly dependent upon personal choices.

Checking out Specs and Reticle of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT FFP Model

In PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT model, one of the most popular scopes is Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT P4 Fine FFP MRAD CCW. It comes with expanded turret adjustment functions, making it more suitable for use for modern pro-shooters. Just like the previous two scopes, this one also comes with double turn elevation adjustment feature, which ensures that the shooters don’t get lost within the adjustment range.

Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT P4Fine FFP MRAD CCW comes with 5.3m to 1.5m per 100m field of view, 10.95mm to 2.28mm exit pupil, 90mm eye relief distance, 90 per cent light transmission, +2/-3 optical diopter, 14.1 to 37.4 twilight factor, and 10m to infinity parallax adjustment. This S&B PMII scope is 16.4 inch long and weighs 38.57 oz or 1080g.

Tactical markings are present at the second level. MTC function can be found in both windage as well as elevation turrets. In fact, zero-click facility is available on the windage turret. This essentially means that at the engraved “0”, MTC can be found. Most important feature that is present here is the locking function on both the adjustment turrets. The manufacturer has incorporated P4 Fine reticle with this riflescope and placed it in the first focal plane, enabling the shooter to get a proportionally changing reticle size with magnification.

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Top 3 Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 Riflescopes are worth Buying

These S&B PMII 5-25×56 scopes come with amazing optical resolution, color fidelity, and optical contrast. Sharpness and clarity of image through these scopes are simply outstanding. When these scopes are tested and compared with 30x spotting scopes of Zeiss and Leica, the image reproduction capability in this S&B PMII riflescope is found to be better. Even if an animal is camouflaging behind dark shades of woods, you will not find any problem in locating it through these Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 riflescopes. These three highly popular scopes come at a price around $4,000. However, considering the robust capabilities it comes with the price seems justifiable. If you are looking for a high quality riflescope and you don’t mind shelling out 4000 bucks for quality scopes, you can buy any of these three SB PMII scopes.

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The Popular 3

Checking out Specs and Reticles of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P FFP models

H59 Reticle

P4 Fine Reticle

Checking out Specs and Reticle of Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 L/P MTC LT FFP Model

Top 3 Schmidt Bender PMII 5-25×56 Riflescopes are worth Buying

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