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First vs second focal plane for Hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="K9TXS" data-source="post: 1713053" data-attributes="member: 85208"><p>How good are your eyes? I have both. I prefer the 2nd focal plane.</p><p>I'm 70 and my eyes are not like they were when I was 20. For me, shooting on low power on a 1st focal plane is not good at all. It's very hard to read the reticle marks on low power. Whereas with the 2nd plane it's easy to read all the time.</p><p></p><p>I use a Vortex 1st focal plane and a Nightforce SHV 5-20x56 2nd focal plane. The NF has a dot on the magnification tube around the 10 power mark. When the NF is on 20 power, it's 2 moa between the marks. When it is on 10 power, at the mark, they are 1 moa.</p><p></p><p>When I'm scanning the field for sage rats, I use 10 power or slightly less and it's very easy to hold off/up. My rifle is very flat shooting and I zero for 150 yards. I never dail up or down, but then I only hunt sage rats and crows. My longest shot may be 250 to 300 yards at the most.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="K9TXS, post: 1713053, member: 85208"] How good are your eyes? I have both. I prefer the 2nd focal plane. I'm 70 and my eyes are not like they were when I was 20. For me, shooting on low power on a 1st focal plane is not good at all. It's very hard to read the reticle marks on low power. Whereas with the 2nd plane it's easy to read all the time. I use a Vortex 1st focal plane and a Nightforce SHV 5-20x56 2nd focal plane. The NF has a dot on the magnification tube around the 10 power mark. When the NF is on 20 power, it's 2 moa between the marks. When it is on 10 power, at the mark, they are 1 moa. When I'm scanning the field for sage rats, I use 10 power or slightly less and it's very easy to hold off/up. My rifle is very flat shooting and I zero for 150 yards. I never dail up or down, but then I only hunt sage rats and crows. My longest shot may be 250 to 300 yards at the most. [/QUOTE]
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