When the call went out from the US military, Schmidt & Bender answered it with their 4-16x42 PMIIP Riflescope, and found the delicate balance between low-light performance and low-profile size. Its combination of 42mm objective and custom-engineered index-matched anti-reflection lens coatings ensure bright and clear views with maximum light transmission and enhanced contrast from dawn to dusk, and allow users to discern subjects in heavily shadowed areas. The smaller objective allows the use of lower mounts and offers more mounting options over larger objective scopes.

This version of the PMIIP features 1/4 MOA per click impact point correction, with ±14 MOA windage and 32 MOA elevation adjustment ranges and clockwise rotation turrets. The scope's housing has a larger 34mm one-piece main-tube to withstand higher-caliber rifles and is made of a lightweight aluminum alloy that has a scratch and corrosion-resistant matte-black anodized finish. The housing is nitrogen-filled to provide the scope with fogproof performance in all weather, and is O-ring sealed to be waterproof to 9.8 feet