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Advantages of "second focal plane?"
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<blockquote data-quote="RuffHewn" data-source="post: 17022" data-attributes="member: 1358"><p>SakoFan, good to see you found your way here. There is a lot more knowledge than at AR and hunters here are aware that their bullets travel further than 200 yds.</p><p></p><p>Yes, your primary advantage with the MP8 in the 2nd focal plane is in low light. At close range you would be able to place your shot into a whitetail's vitals as long as you can see the heavy bars.</p><p></p><p>I wish I could say that the IOR's 3.75" eye relief has always been enough for me but I did a snap shoot offhand on a possum that was at my dog's food bowl outside at about 20yd one night without obtaining proper cheek contact. The lights in the house were on so I might have been too close to the scope to block the light from striking the ocular. I did not feel contact but obviously there was since my nose was cut by the horn on the red lever on the Butler Creek cap. I think I lost almost as much blood as the possum. </p><p></p><p>The eye relief of the IOR should always be enough <strong>if</strong>you have enough cheek on the stock comb or cheekrest and have it there firmly enough, either on your .300WM or my .300WSM. You might add a cheek rest to the comb of your stock if the scope is mounted using the lowest rings possible. Also, ensure your scope is as far forward as possible while still having a full field of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RuffHewn, post: 17022, member: 1358"] SakoFan, good to see you found your way here. There is a lot more knowledge than at AR and hunters here are aware that their bullets travel further than 200 yds. Yes, your primary advantage with the MP8 in the 2nd focal plane is in low light. At close range you would be able to place your shot into a whitetail's vitals as long as you can see the heavy bars. I wish I could say that the IOR's 3.75" eye relief has always been enough for me but I did a snap shoot offhand on a possum that was at my dog's food bowl outside at about 20yd one night without obtaining proper cheek contact. The lights in the house were on so I might have been too close to the scope to block the light from striking the ocular. I did not feel contact but obviously there was since my nose was cut by the horn on the red lever on the Butler Creek cap. I think I lost almost as much blood as the possum. The eye relief of the IOR should always be enough [B]if[/B]you have enough cheek on the stock comb or cheekrest and have it there firmly enough, either on your .300WM or my .300WSM. You might add a cheek rest to the comb of your stock if the scope is mounted using the lowest rings possible. Also, ensure your scope is as far forward as possible while still having a full field of view. [/QUOTE]
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