I like this assessment. No one I know would consider me cheap. More likely the opposite. I have a mix of NF, Swaro, and Khales. When going down this road of premium optics I decided on the features I wanted then got behind what were considered the best in class. I spent time, and continue to...
I also like a bit of daylight between the scope and barrel (whomever said the thickness of a nickel is right on). However, I put position over everything else. I have found that when positioning a scope for comfort it is fairly high as I like my head to be somewhat upright. This is especially so...
I am in the same boat. Having a lot of time behind a 624i the last few years my confidence in Khales is high. I will hold out for some ZCOMP reviews once they get in the wild. The information coming out from Shot Show has me excited, which is hard to do.
It is very exciting that NF has come out with these reticles and double so that they are developing their low mag scopes. I am saving up for the ATACR 1-8.
I am a big fan of hunting with FFP reticles. However, I generally do not use them when I know that shots will be absolutely limited to 200...