"travels4fun"Richard,
The Schmidt Bender 12.5-50 Field Target had some serious problems from what I recall. One was it was extremely sensitive to light and temperature fluctuation which caused havoc with range finding consistency, The second issue was that the scope would not hold zero due to poor tracking. Owners had to re-zero their scopes between shoots which is not acceptable for a $3000+ scope. S&B released the Field Target II last year as a result. I haven't heard or seen much said about the new FTII so if anyone cares to chime in, go for it.
Now if you want to see a killer 1000yard scope, have a gander at the March X 10-80x56 Ti (
http://www.longrangesupply.com/store/scopes/march-optics/march-8-80x56mm-scopes/march-8-80x56-mtr-2-reticle-illuminated-tactical-knobs-1-8-moa-clicks-silver.html). It's currently on sale for just $3700 (normally $3885). Here is a nifty video showing the unboxing of this best: