The sighting system on the Premier V8 makes engaging targets from 5 feet to 500 yards as simple as a turn of the power selector

"This scope represents the culmination of more than 63 years of experience providing custom-sighting options for the tactical shooter in addition to their combined requests of today for a CQB scope designed to fit their needs" said Premier president Chris Thomas. "Instead of the typical approach of most other optics manufacturers of modifying existing hunting products to kind of meet the tactical shooter's needs, which requires them to settle for something less than adequate in most cases, we strive to build a product designed expressly for the specific task and need at hand."

The V8 1.1-8x24 offers an 8x ratio magnification and field of view. It also boasts an innovative two-focal plane (reticle & red dot) sighting system that makes engaging targets from 5 feet to 500 yards as simple as a turn of the power selector - and all without additional sighting devices or leaving a good shooting position.

The automatic transition from long-range 1st focal plane illuminated Gen 2 CQB reticle to 2nd focal plane projected red dot takes place in the blink of an eye when the magnification selector is adjusted down below 3x. This functionality allows the shooter to engage targets with both eyes open from 5 feet to 50 yards on settings 1.1 to 3x or in traditional longer range shooting style from 50 to 500 yards when set from 3 to 8x.

The V8 1.1-8x24 uses Premier Reticles' illuminated Gen 2 CQB reticle, with 11 brightness levels and a locking illumination dial for storage in the "off" position. Designed with an off position between each intensity level and an automatic shut-off after 6 hours to preserve battery life, making it quick and easy to operate.

The tactical windage and elevation adjustments on the V8 1.1-8x24 also feature the unique Lever-Lock dial retention system for tool-less re-zeroing. The adjustments provide 0.1 milliradian (1cm) per click for a total of 17mrad/58moa elevation in one revolution of the Single Turn turret and 11mrad/38moa of windage.

Ocular adjustment range is -3 to +2.5 diopter and can be locked in place once set to the desired position with the use of a simple lock ring, ensuring any adjustment made for vision will be kept no matter how rough the going gets.

The V8 1.1-8x24 riflescope is based on a super-rugged 34mm diameter one-piece main tube and constructed from 6061- T6 aircraft aluminum. All internal parts are precision-machined to matching tolerances, providing exacting performance, reliability and movement.

All Premier riflescopes come with a fully transferable lifetime warranty and are backed by more than six decades of customer satisfaction.

The MSRP is $2,900. For more about Premier, click here to visit the company's website.