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Picked one up from a friend brand new in the box. He didn’t have a need for it and let me have it for a song & a dance.
Where does this model rank in the S&B lineup?
Reason I’m asking as it doesn’t focus at any yardage! It doesn’t have a side focus like many do. I noticed it first when sighting in @ 100. Fuzzy image that I couldn’t clear up.
Hunting on a spot of mine that gives me shots out to 400 there’s just no sharpening of the image from 100-400 using the ocular lens adjustment. I’m also seeing a “shadow” of the crosshairs adjacent to the actual crosshairs. So something is out of whack. Wondering why this model has no actual focus feature??? FWIW I’ve owned five Klassics and have never had a hiccup.
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You sure it's not one of the Chink fakes sold on Amazon and Ebay ?
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Hope not. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?
Guy I bought it from was an F-18 pilot…..orders this type of stuff from the source. He’s persnickety like that.
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I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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Please keep us informed. I think the CCP Junk theory is probably spot on as I have never, ever, heard of anything like this with an S&B. Your F-18 pilot friend surely knew about these issues when he sold it to you for a song, being so persnickety and all. I can't imagine S&B letting something with these issues get out of QC.
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Please keep us informed. I think the CCP Junk theory is probably spot on as I have never, ever, heard of anything like this with an S&B. Your F-18 pilot friend surely knew about these issues when he sold it to you for a song, being so persnickety and all. I can't imagine S&B letting something with these issues get out of QC. Nah, he’s not like that. We’ll see what Schmidt says. One of the five Klassics went down on me years ago and S&B repaired it promptly. Erector issues.
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Post some photos, including close-ups, of it and we can tell you if it's one of those cheap clones. I had a Stratos and was extremely pleased (and impressed) by it. Mistakes happen, and SB could have let one slip through. But before spending the $$ to ship it, let's find out what you have.
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DOn't they have a "different" illumination dial?
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DOn't they have a "different" illumination dial? The answer to that is both yes and no. You can get the standard rheostat knob if you'd rather that than the programmable day-night/sun-moon feature. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/T1vhRvHV/stratos-2-DSC-0250-Fotor.jpg) ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/85Lj8p3g/sb-2.jpg)
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Thanks Bobby, I have not seen a Stratos for sale in a very long while.
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That’s mine there. The programmable illuminated reticle. 2.5-13x56
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