Schmidt & Bender 8x56

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Schmidt & Bender 8x56 Klassic new in box, never had mounts fitted. Bought some years ago for a project that changed course, has been in the box since. £380 posted UK. Advertised elsewhere. 

This is the project the Schmidt & Bender was bought for, a Tikka T3 Sporter in 6.5x55 Swedish. The plan was to use it with the 12-42 NXS on the range and swap to the S & B for stalking. It was however immediately obvious when I took delivery of the T3 that it was a non starter, the Sporter is far too heavy and unwieldy to use as a stalking rifle.

I was lucky in that a nice Sako 75 in 6.5x55 with an S & B 8x56 became available at a decent price, so I bought that and kept the Sporter as a range rifle.

I have a pair of Third Eye medium Picatinny mounts that can go with the Schmidt & Bender scope for another £40