Leica true champion
The European optical manufacturers have undoubtedly been paying more attention to market trends and where “long-range” was and still is the number one buzzword or phrase, “First Focal Plane” or FFP is similarly seen to be so now. The new “PRS” scope from Leica hopes to appeal to precision shooters and the tactical “PRS” competition market and upon first encounter has done so, but with some modesty and a clear external design style keeping it visually still very Leica.
The PRS is available with the three reticle types, all in the first focal plane so as magnification is increased through the 6x zoom range, the reticle grows in size retaining corresponding sub-tension on target. The first step to consider is that mine shows the simple L-4a version which is a basic crosshair with a simple fine illuminated dot in the centre. The two other options of “Ballistic” or “PRB” both show reticles with milliradian scaled hash marks corresponding exactly to the click values of the turrets which are
