February 2012 Issue - Target Shooter Magazine

The Premier Reticles Heritage
5-25x56 Tactical Scope
by Chris Parkin
The Premier Reticles Heritage
5-25x56 Tactical Scope
by Chris Parkin
then using a small Allen key to remove and re-zero
the turret, all you do is flip up the lever and rotate
the knobs back to zero and then latch them back
down. That sounds simple and it is but, what seems
unnerving is that when you do this, although the
reticule isn’t moving, the turrets still ‘click’ as normal.
It is a little leap of faith to be sure you have used the
lever to correctly disengage the turret. Some will like
it, some will not and, I for one certainly re-checked my
zero after their use and although sceptical, I was not
let down.
Staight onto the plate
With a 34mm main tube, the Premier’s Heritage fitted
easily into a Third Eye tactical Unimount onto my
308 Remmy 700. The benefits of the mil-dot system
coupled with FFP reticules were immediately
obvious with a three-shot zeroing session and
one extra shot - to check those unusual
`clicks`. Then, I went straight into
a head to head steel plate
match at 400 yards with
both turrets dialled
straight into
zero at that
range.
The click values for such a quick test perfectly
matched my range card using known data on my
bullet and that was enough to tell me these click
values are accurate. I find fast, competitive shooting is
a good test of optics as it forces your eyes to work very
quickly, both acquiring targets and focusing on the
relevant reticle and target images. Poor optics flag up
here with extra ocular effort required and I am pleased
to say, my eyes had no room for complaint.
Familiar looks...
Familiar ethos...
Familiar glass...
Both the field of view and edge-to-edge clarity were
exemplary. Although this competition was single
aiming point territory, the 0.5 and 1 mil increments
had worked in total harmony with the turrets to
zero or aim off for wind, although below about 10x
magnification, the reticule was getting very small and
harder to gauge. Illumination covered the central tree
but was generally only used on its highest setting as
balanced against any quality of glass - there is no point
seeing a reticle without an image to partner it.
I tested the optics alongside a few other top-end
scopes as light faded and I was very impressed with
the extra field of view, clarity and brightness offered,
no light conditions were encountered where any flare
was a problem and colour rendition seemed honest.
This is a very good scope and if you like first focal
plane reticles, it certainly stands equal to competitors
both optically and mechanically. There is more than a
sniff of `German quality’ in the glass.
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