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Falcon Optics is a little known British rifle scope manufacturer, but we are convinced that once America gets their hands on a few of these, they’ll be right up there with the big boys. The scope we’re looking at today is the Falcon Optics 5.5-25 variable power rifle scope with the 56mm objective lens. The first thing you notice about this scope when you take it out of the box is how…substantial it feels.
Everything is solid on it, and they obviously didn’t try too hard to reduce weight on the unit, but in this case it’s a good thing. The scope, simply put, is built like a tank. Turrets are perhaps a little larger than they have to be, but if you’re working with gloved hands the meaty turrets might be a nice change. Clicks are positive and reassuring as well.
One thing you’ll notice on this scope is the FFP designator on the model number, which stands for first focal plane. First focal plane scopes are superior in ranging applications than second focal plane scopes because there is no need to set the magnification to any particular power for ranging purposes – in fact, whatever magnification you happen to have the scope at will display a correctly sized mil dot reticle. FFP in this price range is unusual but welcome – normally, you’d pay at least $600-800 more for this feature alone. 
Glass wise, the scope displays a clear, bright picture as far as they eye can see, with minimal haziness or mirage at extreme ranges. The power ring turns smoothly and all magnification levels are equally crisp and clear, and the 56mm objective helps the scope perform in low to dim light fairly well, although we would have like to see an illuminated reticle thrown in there for true low light work, but hey, you can’t have it all.
This model came to us with matching mil turrets on a mil dot reticle, which is a nice change and tells us that manufacturers are finally moving away from mil/MOA setups. It’s really an inconvenience to mix mil and MOA turrets when mil/mil makes it so much easier to range objects. Turrets are graduated in .1 mil clicks. If there are any downsides to this scope it’s that at 33.3 ounces, this scope is a little on the portly side, and the turrets are huge, snagging everything in their path. It’s just a big brute of a scope, but some shooters may see that as an advantage. Certainly it doesn’t look like there’s much you can do to damage it short of smashing it with a sledgehammer, so we suppose it all balances out.
Scope comes with an owner’s manual, turret adjustment keys, and a nice sun shade already attached. Throw on a good pair of flip up caps and you’re ready to go. This fine scope retails for a reasonable $449.95, and doesn’t really cut any corners. Does everything our Leupold Mark IV does for approximately half the price.
