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<blockquote data-quote="108676" data-source="post: 1549609"><p>OK,</p><p>Brand new to this forum but not to shooting and all the attendant things associated with it.</p><p>So, hello.</p><p>Now to the question at hand and some bona fides- I own and use a myriad (more than 20) different weapons and many are used for precision work and I have a few different scopes, both FFP and SFP.</p><p>My experiences are that FFP was far more helpful prior to the advent of accurate laser distance measuring devices. They take time and experience to become really useful in the field - way longer than tossing up the laser to your eye and hitting the read button.</p><p>I defy anyone to be as accurate using a FFP as a laser range finder, cannot be done IME.</p><p>Buy a reliable range finder first, if you are adamant that you be shooting at undetermined ranges.</p><p>Then get a really good SFP like Nightforce or Zeiss or Loopy. Buy once cry once.</p><p></p><p>I own a number of less expensive scopes but they are on guns that don't get used outside of 200 yards or do not have the intrinsic precision that would warrant $2000 glass.</p><p>Good luck on your quest but remember that seeing the target is no guarantee that the rifle or the shooter is capable of hitting the target way out there.</p><p>If you are confident that you and the rifle are up to snuff then go ahead and buy the best glass you can afford even if it means eating beans for a while.</p><p></p><p>Gary</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="108676, post: 1549609"] OK, Brand new to this forum but not to shooting and all the attendant things associated with it. So, hello. Now to the question at hand and some bona fides- I own and use a myriad (more than 20) different weapons and many are used for precision work and I have a few different scopes, both FFP and SFP. My experiences are that FFP was far more helpful prior to the advent of accurate laser distance measuring devices. They take time and experience to become really useful in the field - way longer than tossing up the laser to your eye and hitting the read button. I defy anyone to be as accurate using a FFP as a laser range finder, cannot be done IME. Buy a reliable range finder first, if you are adamant that you be shooting at undetermined ranges. Then get a really good SFP like Nightforce or Zeiss or Loopy. Buy once cry once. I own a number of less expensive scopes but they are on guns that don't get used outside of 200 yards or do not have the intrinsic precision that would warrant $2000 glass. Good luck on your quest but remember that seeing the target is no guarantee that the rifle or the shooter is capable of hitting the target way out there. If you are confident that you and the rifle are up to snuff then go ahead and buy the best glass you can afford even if it means eating beans for a while. Gary [/QUOTE]
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