Primary Arms 4-14 Review

[darkker]

I pulled the trigger on the FFP, Mil/Mil scope. This scope is a true .1mil click adjustment type, with turrets that are 6mils/revolution; with a side focus for parallax.
I took this scope out against my Weaver (#800363), which I also had out against the SWFA 3-15x shortly ago. This PA is listed as having 33 mils elevation and windage. Mine tests out at 34.3 mils, this is NightForce BEAST adjustment with a smaller tube.

Clicks:
Being 6mil/rev, instead of 5; the clicks are closer together than the Weaver or SWFA, stunning I know. The audible click is definitely more defined than my Weaver, or the few SWFA's I've shot. The "feel" is much more defined than the SWFA, which quite honestly, have always felt mushy. Mushy to the point of miss-dialing. The Weaver I would say Feels more defined, you will never mis-dial with the PA. It doesn't have the world most noticeable hard stutters, but aren't spooky.

Glass:
I haven't done lowlight testing yet, so this is middle of the day. Dialing to 1k and fighting heat waves was interesting. The Weaver is definitely the best at dealing with them. You can see the air movement, but it is like a ghost image. The SWFA gets really hung-up with this. It makes the targets appear to wave and move, making ranging or knowing the exact location difficult. Now the Primary Arms. It really is stunning how clear the image is through this scope. The target is sharp and well defined, perhaps slightly better than the Weaver. But the heat waves are the funny part. They are so crystal clear that my eye tends to want to move off target to follow the movement. It isn't that you can't see, it's a strange knee-jerk reaction for me. Once I got over the comedy of it, you can easily call, dial, shoot, and come back.

This scope is on my Creedmoor, I only have 200 round through it so far. We'll see how it holds up over time. As it stands now, I am VERY impressed. Lots of companies out there with $700-1,000 price tags, that don't offer as much as this scope does. They may want to be concerned.