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CONDITIONS: 94-102 Fahrenheit; 30 inches Hg.; 3-8-mph varying wind coming from 12-1 o'clock directions at 0-250 yards., 8-15 mph varying wind coming from 1-3 o'clock directions at 300-600 yards.; clear sky.
TEST GUN: Colt Match Target .223 Flattop HBAR rifle (post-ban AR-15); HBAR chrome-lined barrel 1-in-9 twist. The gun was not cleaned during the sight-in and shooting test.
AMMO USED:
Initial sight-in ammo: So. African 55-gr. .223 FMJ; Target Ammo:
Hornady .223 55-gr. V-Max Moly 3240 FPS (ballistic/plastic tip).
SHOOTING REST: Protektor mechanical rest with front and rear shooting bags (not rigidly mounted).
The image on all the PO riflescopes is almost excellent--very clear almost to the edge, and very bright for a 1" diameter tube. All the PO riflescopes are nitrogen purged and waterproof (to what depth I do not know).
After sighting in the PO 8x56 riflescope So. African .223
55-gr. ammo, I shot this 400-yard 5-shot group using Hornady .223 Rem
55-gr. V-Max ammo: 
2-shot= 1-1/2"; 3-shot= 2-1/4"; 4-shot=4-3/8"; 5-shot=7-1/4"
Next, I shot this 500-yard 5-shot group: 
2-shot=1-3/8"; 3-shot=3-1/4"; 4-shot = 6"; 5-shot=6-5/16"
Next, I shot this 600-yard 5-shot group: 
Only 3 shots hit: 2-shot=4-9/16"; 3-shot 13-1/4
I dialed all the reticle adjustments back to their 100-yard
zero, and then I shot this 100-yard 5-shot group
using Hornady 223 Rem V-Max 55-gr. ammo: 
. The group is a bit to the right because I sighted in w/ So. African
55-gr. FMJ ammo, and then shot the targets with Hornady 55-gr. V-max ammo, which
shoots a bit right.
*REVIEW*
The PO8x56 reticle adjustment is the standard increment for
an AK scope, which is somewhere in the range of 1 click = 2" at 100 yards
(somewhere around that)--which is way too large. AK rifles
are typically 3 MOA rifles, unlike the 1 MOA AR-15/M16, which is probably why
they made the PO8x56 with such large reticle increments.
I like the PO6x42 quite a bit more than the PO8x56 for a few reasons. The main
reason is that this scope is made with a U.S. standard reticle adjustment of 3
clickS = 1 MOA (1"@100YDS.), which allows for fine adjustment out to several
hundred yards. The second reason is that the reticle point is long and sharp,
thus the tip is more easily seen----and because of the added accuracy provided
by the sharper point, I can shoot tighter groups at 600 yards with the PO6x42
than I can with the PO8x56. I also like the numbered reticle adjustments of the
PO6x42, whereas the PO8x56 has only lines and a dot. The PO6x42 has a little
nicer finish. I just find the PO6x42 to be a more accurate scope.
Any advantages for the PO8x56? I like the diopter adjustment that doesn't have
a lock ring, simply screw-in/out the eye-piece. I also like that the lens
covers are attached together by elastic bands/strings. I like the very good to
excellent 8x image. The PO8x56 eye-piece lens is recessed further, thus provide
a little more protection to the lens, and the extra shade could be beneficial
while shooting with
the sun behind the shooter. Both the PO6x42 and PO8x56 have very good low light
characteristics.
Law that forbid ownership of arms disarm only those who are neither inclined, nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants. They serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man. --Thomas Jefferson
Enemies of the U.S. Constitution want your guns so much----it's like acid burning in their brains!