Schmidt and Bender 12x56 scope - anyone used one?

[jmc67]

I recently got myself a Schmidt and Bender 12x56 rifle scope to put on my AUG. I've not been able to find out anything about these, and I guess it was made a while back (says "West Germany" on it). I was wondering if anyone has one or has used one before, and can shed any light on when they were made? I've reached out to S&B as well. Attached are a couple of images of it.

[DL.]

I've got the 12x42, been using it for years on my .223, they are not common. The fine reticle is pretty damn good for distance.

Old photo:

[ovenpaa]

We have a 12x56 here which the Viking has owned for years. I am not sure which rifle she has it on right now however what I can say is it is superb glass and vastly superior to my 4-16X PMII for clarity (To my eyes) I did speak to S und B and all they said was it was the same as the Hungarian built models but built in Berlin and with a higher magnification. Which, as far as I was concerned meant it is completely different to the Hungarian models!

They are cm clicks from memory, 'ours' is a 4 post and they are from the 1990s.

[Gh0st]

Ive got an 8x56 S&B, great little scope! Sat there doing nowt at the moment tho

[Geek]

I have a 12-50 PMII P4 fine ret on my AI AT and in my opinion a fantastic scope.

Isn't it a bit over scoped for an AUG? I had a 2.5 - 10 Viper Vortex PST on my AUG (in the process of changing the AUG for a Remington 700 .223 in an MDT stock).

[jmc67]

The reticle on mine is I think what is called a German #4.

As for it being overscoped for my AUG, the reason I went for it was as follows. I have a 3.5-10x scope on there at the moment, which I use on 10x all the time, and found myself wanting a bit more magnification. So I wanted a fixed magnification scope with a bit more magnification. I'd heard about this scope a while back, so when I found one, I thought I'd give it a go. If it doesn't do it for me, I'll put it on something else.