No one is saying they will "hang" with them in the contex of bench shooting. After 400 yds the random errors compound so fast your Annheiser doesn't give a distinctive advantage because of variables that are not controlled by the precision of the machine. If it's easier for you to do other wise that's great.
I use SS also and they are great. Know Chris personally and on occasion have checked out some of their stuff before it hit the market including the current set of reticles. Also have USOs with reticles I designed., It's always fun to find a work around. If the amount of shots that were fired at "air" for holdover and hold off were counted with both rim fire and center fire by shooters dialing would be a very small percentage
I have and have had many scopes. I am amazed how much better they are now and what you get for your money these days.
The guessing is on your side.
