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Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
sfp/ffp for hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Poodleshooter1" data-source="post: 444748" data-attributes="member: 28394"><p>A lot depends on the actual reticle being used.</p><p>Generally speaking, FFP reticles can be harder to pick up at close range in a busy background,since the reticle is usually very thin and small at low power. Basically you either have a too small/too thin reticle at close range that is well sized for long range, or you have one that is too large at long range,but is sized ok for short range work.</p><p>If all of your shots are going to be 100yds or further, FFP is great,and has the aforementioned ranging advantages,and is more useful with a ranging reticle than an SFP scope.</p><p>If you want to use a rifle for shots inside of 100yds in a background like eastern woodlands as well as for longer ranged work, an SFP is preferable. The reticle will appear to be the same size for both long and short range, though it can only be used properly for ranging at one given power. SFP reticles can be used as ballistic reticles by matching drop/line combinations at different magnifications,but that's a band-aid approach compared to the easier "this load shoots to stadia line 3 at 400yds and line 6 at 500yds,...) method used with a FFP scope.</p><p></p><p>I hunt eastern woodlands, so all of my scopes are SFP.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Poodleshooter1, post: 444748, member: 28394"] A lot depends on the actual reticle being used. Generally speaking, FFP reticles can be harder to pick up at close range in a busy background,since the reticle is usually very thin and small at low power. Basically you either have a too small/too thin reticle at close range that is well sized for long range, or you have one that is too large at long range,but is sized ok for short range work. If all of your shots are going to be 100yds or further, FFP is great,and has the aforementioned ranging advantages,and is more useful with a ranging reticle than an SFP scope. If you want to use a rifle for shots inside of 100yds in a background like eastern woodlands as well as for longer ranged work, an SFP is preferable. The reticle will appear to be the same size for both long and short range, though it can only be used properly for ranging at one given power. SFP reticles can be used as ballistic reticles by matching drop/line combinations at different magnifications,but that's a band-aid approach compared to the easier "this load shoots to stadia line 3 at 400yds and line 6 at 500yds,...) method used with a FFP scope. I hunt eastern woodlands, so all of my scopes are SFP. [/QUOTE]
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