HR5-IR 5-25x56 FFP MR1-MIL reticle - 8/10

AJ Deysel reviewed the HR5 at Klipskuur Gauteng during an NRL Match, South Africa - 28 April 2022.

Conditions on the day were warm, sunny with medium wind.

Rifle and modifications used

6.5mm Creedmoor, Lothar Walther, MDT XRS Chassis, Custom Loaded Ammunition, SouthPoint scope rings on picatinny rail.

Testing criteria

Ten aspects pertaining to the riflescope were highlighted for review to determine overall build, quality and value of the offering (each item was rated out of 5 with an overall score out of 10 which subsequently was 8/10):

1. Eye relief & Diopter Adjustment : Eye relief is good, and diopter adjustment seemed good, but I did not need to adjust it. 5/5

2. Magnification adjustment : Magnification adjustment is a bit stiff, but works good. 4/5

3. Turrets / Tracking (windage & elevation – click feel, click audibility, turret size, adjustment response upon firing, recoil handling, etc.) : The turrets are large, easy to read, and have good audible and tactile clicks when adjusting, although I personally find that they adjust a little too easily for my style of shooting and for hunting purposes, and found that my elevation and windage had accidentally adjusted whilst shooting during a few stages. Scope tracked flawlessly. 3/5

4. Parallax / Focus adjustment knob : The parallax adjustment was good, and forgiving. 5/5

5. Illuminated reticle adjustment knob : Adjustment was good and solid. 5/5

6. Reticle (focal plane, size, thickness, holdovers, design) : Good reticle size, but would prefer a ballistic “Christmas tree” type reticle for this FFP precision rifle purpose scope, so as to be able to hold-over on the reticle for elevation and windage during shooting stages. 3/5

7. Glass (ocular lens, objective lens, overall clarity at variable ranges, etc.) : Glass is good for this price point with good clarity on different ranges and magnifications, some chromatic aberration, but much better than other scopes in this price range. 4/5

8. Overall scope aesthetics : The scope looks and feels good in hand and looks good mounted on a rifle. 4/5

9. Packaging : Packaging was good, and it protects the scope well. 5/5

10. Price : The price is very reasonable for the quality and performance you get from this scope, I would say it is one of the best value scopes in this price range. 5/5