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Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
First or second focal plane?
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<blockquote data-quote="Deleted member 25294" data-source="post: 1594447"><p>I've used sfp scopes my entire life, recently I've realized the disadvantage of trying to accurately spot misses and hold for wind at varing ranges.</p><p>On my hunting rifles when the power is cranked up to 16x or more it is almost impossible to spot my hits under 1000 yards due to decreased fov.</p><p>And as we know Max power is where most sfp reticles are calibrated.</p><p></p><p>Also I feel that sfp reticles actually cover more of the target when zoomed in, this has bothered me for a while and is one if the reasons I decided to try ffp.</p><p></p><p>I can't speak for every reticle but my mk5 with the pr-1 moa reticle is awesome for ELR.</p><p>It has a small dot in the middle that allows for the most precice aiming point on full power that I've ever used.</p><p></p><p>I will agree that there is an adjustment going from a sfp to ffp reticle in lowpower low light conditions. </p><p>I did a bunch of testing with my mk5, vx5hd, and Zeiss v6 in low light on dark targets. </p><p>I honestly found that after getting used to the ffp reticle, there was very little if any advantage to the SFP reticles in legal shooting conditions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deleted member 25294, post: 1594447"] I've used sfp scopes my entire life, recently I've realized the disadvantage of trying to accurately spot misses and hold for wind at varing ranges. On my hunting rifles when the power is cranked up to 16x or more it is almost impossible to spot my hits under 1000 yards due to decreased fov. And as we know Max power is where most sfp reticles are calibrated. Also I feel that sfp reticles actually cover more of the target when zoomed in, this has bothered me for a while and is one if the reasons I decided to try ffp. I can't speak for every reticle but my mk5 with the pr-1 moa reticle is awesome for ELR. It has a small dot in the middle that allows for the most precice aiming point on full power that I've ever used. I will agree that there is an adjustment going from a sfp to ffp reticle in lowpower low light conditions. I did a bunch of testing with my mk5, vx5hd, and Zeiss v6 in low light on dark targets. I honestly found that after getting used to the ffp reticle, there was very little if any advantage to the SFP reticles in legal shooting conditions. [/QUOTE]
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