With great excitement and anticipation, I just recently purchased the new model Sightron S-tac 4-20x50 FFP. I had been looking at Sightron scopes for quite a while now. I have a number of other brand scopes, but this is my first Sightron, so I was really looking forward to using it. There have not been any reviews yet on the airgun forums yet. I chose the S-tac because it was now FFP and offered illuminated reticle. I chose this scope over the 10-50x60 mainly due to the size and the cost. My main uses were planned to be field target and Benchrest.
Unfortunately, I found that the S-tac was just not up to par with other scopes in this class (like Athlon and Bushnell). There are a number of what I would consider design flaws. The first big issue is that the reticle is way too thick over about 12 power. You can not have any accuracy with such a thick reticle for either Benchrest or field target - it just gets in the way of the POA. The thickness is similar to the old wire reticle UTGs.
The next big issue is that the side parallax adjustment is way too coarse for any accuracy. When adjusting for 50yard Benchrest, it is too difficult to get an accurate parallax adjustment. That is there is only 1 to 2 degrees rotation diffence between 40 and 55 yards. This is obviously a big problem for range finding in field target.
I know quite a few people like this brand, but overall, I am very disappointed with my investment in this scope. I have not even mounted it on a rifle yet - just went through a number of optical checks on a tripod on my home range.
Since there are no other reviews on this scope yet, I thought that I would pass on my experience to help others make a knowledgeable purchase.
Dan
Unfortunately, I found that the S-tac was just not up to par with other scopes in this class (like Athlon and Bushnell). There are a number of what I would consider design flaws. The first big issue is that the reticle is way too thick over about 12 power. You can not have any accuracy with such a thick reticle for either Benchrest or field target - it just gets in the way of the POA. The thickness is similar to the old wire reticle UTGs.
The next big issue is that the side parallax adjustment is way too coarse for any accuracy. When adjusting for 50yard Benchrest, it is too difficult to get an accurate parallax adjustment. That is there is only 1 to 2 degrees rotation diffence between 40 and 55 yards. This is obviously a big problem for range finding in field target.
I know quite a few people like this brand, but overall, I am very disappointed with my investment in this scope. I have not even mounted it on a rifle yet - just went through a number of optical checks on a tripod on my home range.
Since there are no other reviews on this scope yet, I thought that I would pass on my experience to help others make a knowledgeable purchase.
Dan
