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Lightweight FFP Scope Options for a Backpack Hunter
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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1672367" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>[USER=70160]@camomdvl[/USER] - Honestly I have no experience with the S-Tac. I did have a Sightron SIII 6-24 briefly, but I understand it's a step up from the s-Tac. Traded the SIII for a Bushnell LRHS because I found the Sightron reticle gets lost pretty easily. To me the reticle is the most important part of a 'targeting optic'.</p><p></p><p>I take the advice [USER=68875]@lancetkenyon[/USER] offers to the bank. He really likes good optics and has owned many FFP scopes along the way. I recommend paying particular attention to his advice.</p><p></p><p>Personally, I'm saving for a March 3-24x52 at the moment. I get what you mean about low magnification - I too find anything over ~5x uncomfortable if I'm expecting an opportunity inside 100yd. 3x is really nice...</p><p></p><p>One thing to keep in mind is FOV. A lot of people get hung up on magnification, but it's actually FOV that matters- at both ends, but especially at the low end. Take the Razor AMG for example, it only goes down to 6x, but at 6x is has a bigger FOV than many scopes do at 5X. Great optical design and very wide FOV. My point is, a magnification requirement is somewhat arbitrary - if you want to get serious about this, set a FOV requirement, not a magnification requirement. Some scopes make compromises in the low mag range, and functionally it's lack of FOV that make me feel claustrophobic, not too much magnification.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1672367, member: 103303"] [USER=70160]@camomdvl[/USER] - Honestly I have no experience with the S-Tac. I did have a Sightron SIII 6-24 briefly, but I understand it's a step up from the s-Tac. Traded the SIII for a Bushnell LRHS because I found the Sightron reticle gets lost pretty easily. To me the reticle is the most important part of a 'targeting optic'. I take the advice [USER=68875]@lancetkenyon[/USER] offers to the bank. He really likes good optics and has owned many FFP scopes along the way. I recommend paying particular attention to his advice. Personally, I'm saving for a March 3-24x52 at the moment. I get what you mean about low magnification - I too find anything over ~5x uncomfortable if I'm expecting an opportunity inside 100yd. 3x is really nice... One thing to keep in mind is FOV. A lot of people get hung up on magnification, but it's actually FOV that matters- at both ends, but especially at the low end. Take the Razor AMG for example, it only goes down to 6x, but at 6x is has a bigger FOV than many scopes do at 5X. Great optical design and very wide FOV. My point is, a magnification requirement is somewhat arbitrary - if you want to get serious about this, set a FOV requirement, not a magnification requirement. Some scopes make compromises in the low mag range, and functionally it's lack of FOV that make me feel claustrophobic, not too much magnification. [/QUOTE]
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