midwesthunter
Well-Known Member
Is FFP worth an extra $150? I would mainly use for wind hold off. Looking at Vortex viper pst 6-24x50
Why is it people who dislike FFP reticles (and usually have zero experience with them) seem to believe, without fail, that the absolutely only thing a reticle can be used for is "ranging?" Virtually none of us use our reticles for that in the field. But we do use them for other things. Like hitting the target.
It's like they have not found much use for their SFP reticles in the field so they don't use them for much of anything...so they never learn the advantages of using a reticle and it becomes self-fulfilling. Since they don't use their reticles for anything, being able to use the reticle adds no value. Of course if you can use the reticle on more than one power it suddenly becomes much more useful in the field.
So yes, if you don't ever plan on using the reticle for anyting--holdovers, wind holds, etc,--SFP works great. If you do plan on using the reticle for things, FFP is well worth it.
The "disadvantages" people with little experience list are easily negated by selecting the correct reticle for your application in a high quality scope.
Once you actually extensively use a good one (assuming you "use the reticle" for anything) the choice becomes a no-brainer.
what's scarry to me is these posts i've just read. you guys act like you can't use a SFP for holdovers and wind corrections. that's exactly what i do.use the reticle.i'm gonna have to let some of the best long range hunters know they use the wrong focal plane. how long does it take to put the scope on the highest power? i use the center out to 350-400 yards. if the shot is farther than that, i'm taking a few seconds to set up, or are we snap shooting at 500 and above? how do you shoot at small targets at 1000 with that FFP. i remember shooting at crows and we couldn't even use the gun that had that big ole Swaro on it. YOU COULDN'T SEE THE CROW cause the reticle covered it up!
I agree that it's a no-brainer. most "educated " long range hunters use a SFP scope.