Sightron S-Tac

Cass

With the imminent arrival of the new RPA Interceptor i've been on the look out for a good scope to go on her. I looked at the usual suspects, but found myself wanting something new, yet reliable and known.

I turned to Sightron and their new S-Tac series of scopes. Having met John Dean (Aim Field Sports) at the Creedmoor, and having bought from him before i contacted him about the scope.

He had the scope in stock and in the model i wanted. The MOA reticle with illuminated target dot. The 2.5 - 17.5 range of mag adjustment had me intrigued. I could not find another manufacturer with such a range and more to the point at a reasonable price. So i decided to go ahead with it. I range John two weeks ago and got the ball rolling on the export permit (legal requirement for the scope). I got the call on Tuesday that the export was through. I made the payment yesterday morning, and got an e-mail within an hour to say the scope was packed and shipped.

It arrived half an hour ago. Not bad at all. 26 hours from payment to arrival. The scope is everything i hoped it would be. Sturdy, not heavy, tactical turrets, perfectly clear from 2.5 power right up to 17.5 power. The very fine target dot to prevent blinding that occurs with some illuminated reticles at dusk/dawn, the offset dial for the illumination (prevent hitting it with the hand when cycling the bolt), the matte finish and the fine yet distinctive crosshair.

To say i'm delighted is an understatement. The thing that is pleasing the most is i now have a suitably good scope to go atop of the RPA.

I've listed the features of the scope and then a few pics. I'll throw up some more when i pick up the rifle and get the scope mounted. The bottom two are poor pictures, but are off the reticle and then the target dot. Got a call last night to say my sub was done so should have it all up and running within the week.



Sightron S-Tac 2.5-17.5x56

• Model Name: S-TAC2.5-17.5X56IRMOA
• Magnification: 2.5-17.5X
• Object Diameter: 56
• Eye Relief: 3.5-3.7 IN
• Reticle Type: MOA-3 IR
• Click Value: 1/4 MOA
• Fov: 41.9-6.1 FT
• Length: 14.5 IN
• Tube Diameter: 30mm
• Windage Elevation Travel: 40/80 MOA
• Weight: 30.6 OZ
• Finish: Matte Black
• Minutes Per Revolution: 15 MOA
• Knob Type: Tactical

Vegeta

Being a tactical type scope is it first or second focal plane Cass? Looks the business, best of luck with it.

Cass

Cheers.

It's second focal plane. I'm happy out with the scope. It's very much reminiscent of Nightforce in some features, but without the price tag or loss of quality.

Dian Cecht

First or second focal plane

Can you explain please?

patsat

Looks like a rival for the Vortex Optics if that's the price range it is in.

Cass

Mezamo wrote:

Cass what kind of money if you don't mind me asking lad?

£790 (€960).

Dian Cecht wrote: »

First or second focal plane

Can you explain please?

• FFP = First focal Plane - A reticle in the First Focal Plane is placed at the front of the erector assembly and remains in the same visual proportion to the target across the riflescopes entire magnification range. IOW the crosshair gets larger/smaller as you zoom in or out.
• SFP = Second Focal Plane - A reticle in the Second Focal Plane is placed at the rear of the erector assembly will appear to stay constant in size across the magnification range. IOW the crosshair remains the same size regardless of the magnification setting used.

Cass

patsat wrote: »

Looks like a rival for the Vortex Optics if that's the price range it is in.

The optics on it are superb and i've seen some arguments on US sites comparing the Vortex and the S-Tac and some are saying the S-Tac is better, others saying they are the same. None say it's worse so yeah, could be interesting alright.