The First Focal Plane reticle is a great feature that the Strike Eagle 5-25×56 boasts. We’ll talk some more about the turrets and how they work in a bit. yes, that is a joke because I couldn’t keep myself from taking shots. This means that you can get exactly double this range with a 6.5 Creedmoor’s flatter trajectory…. Speaking of extremely long shots, the 15 mils (~50 MOA) of elevation that you can get out of the Strike Eagle while the RevStop Zero System is set is enough to bring you out to the transonic range of your typical 308 Winchester (1,100 yards-ish). The Strike Eagle has an illuminated reticle with 11 different brightness settings that is controlled on the same turret as the parallax. With the low 5x magnification, wide parallax range, and high 25x magnification, this optic can be used on 10-100 yard 22lr shots on tiny targets as well as 100-1,000 yard shots and beyond for those real hot-rod rifles. As this sport grows increasingly popular, it becomes important for scope manufacturers to identify this need and cater to this crowd.
Some will never notice the importance of an extremely short parallax adjustment, but let me tell you why this feature makes the Strike Eagle stand out: Many people shooting precision 22lr matches will need parallax settings in the 10-15 yard range. I found that I am able to adjust my magnification without imparting torque on my rifle, otherwise pulling it off level. When making adjustments in magnification, the extra leverage that comes from a lever makes these adjustments easier, faster, and more controllable.
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It’s a simple addition, but the included magnification ring throw lever is a nice touch to the full package that the Strike Eagle is. The Strike Eagle also proved itself waterproof as I got poured on during my most in-depth testing. Forget a solid zero-stop system, illumination, 34mm tube… you get the idea. Typically, when you spend $799 on a rifle scope, you hope that it comes with tactical-style turrets, and maybe an FFP reticle. This optic comes with locking tactical style turrets, RevStop Zero System (“zero stop”), an illuminated first focal plane reticle (FFP), side parallax adjustment from 15 yards-infinite, sunshade, billet magnification throw lever, a huge 34mm main tube that allows for a ton of internal adjustment, generous eye-relief, and a large 5-25x magnification range to cover the most distinguishing features. What’s So Great About The Strike Eagle?īefore we compare it to other optics, I want to outline the features of the Strike Eagle (for short). We loved what we saw, but this was not the whole extent of my testing. NOTE: For the purpose of this article, I’m referring to sub $900 MSRP optics as “budget.” Before any of my testing, the boys with Varminter Magazine and I slapped the Strike Eagle 5-25×56 on a custom rifle and went to shooting rock chucks.
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