Strangely Brown Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Schmidt & Bender as far as I can tell started supplying UK forces with their products from the Introduction of the L96. Can anybody tell me what scopes between the first 6x42?? and 5~25x56 they have also supplied? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 The 3-12x50 MKII (a miltary PM2 with 34mm tube) was issued to replace the 6x42 on the L96. It was in service until the L96 went and was on the 338 L115A1s we bought before the L115A3 came into service I've completely forgotten the designation, but they were marked 'Lxxx' on the ocular housing ...I want to say L17 ...but that's wrong. Lsomething Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangely Brown Posted February 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Thanks BD, I think you guessed that was aimed at you to answer! Did the issue 3~12X50 have it's own reticule or did it use one off the shelf as it were? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted February 2, 2014 Report Share Posted February 2, 2014 Had the AI ret - standard mil dot with stadia beneath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted February 3, 2014 Report Share Posted February 3, 2014 The 3-12s are now being used on the 'Sniper Support Weapon' - a lightly modified version of the L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle, for use by the spotter pair alongside the L115A3s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4king Posted February 4, 2014 Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 BD yes it was L17A1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strangely Brown Posted February 4, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2014 yes it was L17A1 Just googled L17A1 and found the one you sold last year! http://ukvarminting.com/forums/topic/17811-accuracy-international-aw-308/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pe4king Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Just googled L17A1 and found the one you sold last year! http://ukvarminting.com/forums/topic/17811-accuracy-international-aw-308/ And don't I just regret it oh well !!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIlswell Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Had the AI ret - standard mil dot with stadia beneath The L17A1 reticle has much finer posts/cross hairs/mil dots than the PMii 3-12x50 mil dot reticle - see comparison pics with both scopes set at 12x mag Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 I found the P3 far too thick at the RBL 600 yard fig 14 in my 4-16x50. The L17A1 looks much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 The 3-12s are now being used on the 'Sniper Support Weapon' - a lightly modified version of the L129A1 Sharpshooter rifle, for use by the spotter pair alongside the L115A3s. That system has been withdrawn and the SSW no longer exists, all rifles were converted back to Sharpshooter rifles with 6x ACOG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIlswell Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 Pic shows L17A1 below a PMii 3-12x50. Distance from tip of objective bell to start of central turrets is the same on both. Distance from other side of central turrets to start of occular bell is slightly longer on the PMii than the L17A1. The occular tube on the L17A1 is much longer than the PMii making the total length of the L17A1 noticeably longer. It may be that the PMii 3-12x50 changed in dimension over time and an early example would be the same length as the L17A1 but this example is clearly shorter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AIlswell Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 That system has been withdrawn and the SSW no longer exists, all rifles were converted back to Sharpshooter rifles with 6x ACOG Have they scrapped the L17A1's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shuggy Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 That system has been withdrawn and the SSW no longer exists, all rifles were converted back to Sharpshooter rifles with 6x ACOG It was true when I wrote it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradders Posted September 14, 2015 Report Share Posted September 14, 2015 It was true when I wrote it! So it was....I didn't look at the date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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