Bill E from United States, NH Public Profile

First let me say that I have Macular Degeneration so my eyes are bad and I'm not going to notice any optic imperfections. I purchased the Strike Eagle 1-8x to put on my Smith and Wesson M&P 15 Sport 2. I also purchased a Monstrum offset mount.

I received the scope the day before I was heading to a weekend Cowboy shoot so I barely had time to get it mounted and leveled. The next evening we went to the long range bay and I picked a spot out about 100 yards to sight in my scope. Once I was reasonably well sighted in I started on the 300 yard target. I could not see any of the targets I was shooting at with the naked eye so I was guided to the spot and I would scan using the SE until I found the target (gong). Three shouts later I hit the gong and moved on to the 475 yd target. Again, using the BDC-2 reticle as a guide I adjusted my holdover and within a couple of shots was clanging at 475. On to the 575 yard gong and the same thing, a couple of shots with onlookers letting me know where I was hitting and I was on the gong.

The last group was as 650 yards. I had the Strike Eagle set to 8x throughout all of this and with my bad eyes I could only see a few of the bigger targets. There were some 6" and 4" gongs that I couldn't see but if I was able to see a target at 650 I was able to hit it.

I have not used the Strike Eagle at anything less than 6x which is the magnification I used to sight it in at so I can't comment on the 1x performance but if the Strike Eagle 1-8x ca