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<blockquote data-quote="teesquare" data-source="post: 1294899" data-attributes="member: 56740"><p>There seems to be a fear of change among us a crusty old shooters....<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>It must be fear, because I do not find the broken record of "The reticle gets too big and covers the target" as having much validity when we mix in a little common sense here."Here" meaning HUNTING....Bench rest boys...maybe...</p><p></p><p>1. Reticles are all laser etched nowadays - if you are looking at any scope worth buying. SO the reticles are much finer than they were - even a few years ago, as laser technology has improved as well. The lines can be too thin/small at min. magnification, and too large at max. magnification. But - how many of us REALLY use the extreme ends of magnification regularly?</p><p></p><p>2. How much magnification do you need? </p><p></p><p>3. For hunting, how far will you be shooting?</p><p></p><p>4. What is the value of KNOWING that a 2nd Focal Plane scope's reticle is *ONLY* accurate at maximum magnification? (O.k. there are a very few exceptions, that are "zeroed" at a mid-point of magnifications ...very few).</p><p></p><p>5. What is the value of KNOWING that your reticle's crosshairs mean the same thing regardless of magnification?</p><p></p><p>6. Are you a "knob twiddler", or a shooter? Not really taking a poke - just teasing all of us for our propensity to become more "gadgetologists" than hunters. FFP allows you to be more on the move way of shooting without as much of the screwing with elevation and windage, as long as you are good with holdover shooting, AND you have a MEANINGFUL reticle. ( Think of a simplified Horus...I like the ones from Vortex, like the EBR-2 series. Something where the marks are easily calculable in your head for drop/hold.)</p><p></p><p>Full disclosure: I use BOTH. But for longer distances, backcountry hunting on the move...FFP...EVERYTIME. </p><p>I suppose if you are a sheep hunter, and will be in a fixed or prone location long enough where you have the luxury of dialing - FFP is less of an advantage. But, it seems to me that it still offers the advantage of the crosshairs meaning the same thing at close or far. Min. or Max. Magnification.</p><p></p><p>Just my opinion, I am not saying anyone else is wrong for seeing this subject differently.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="teesquare, post: 1294899, member: 56740"] There seems to be a fear of change among us a crusty old shooters....:D It must be fear, because I do not find the broken record of "The reticle gets too big and covers the target" as having much validity when we mix in a little common sense here."Here" meaning HUNTING....Bench rest boys...maybe... 1. Reticles are all laser etched nowadays - if you are looking at any scope worth buying. SO the reticles are much finer than they were - even a few years ago, as laser technology has improved as well. The lines can be too thin/small at min. magnification, and too large at max. magnification. But - how many of us REALLY use the extreme ends of magnification regularly? 2. How much magnification do you need? 3. For hunting, how far will you be shooting? 4. What is the value of KNOWING that a 2nd Focal Plane scope's reticle is *ONLY* accurate at maximum magnification? (O.k. there are a very few exceptions, that are "zeroed" at a mid-point of magnifications ...very few). 5. What is the value of KNOWING that your reticle's crosshairs mean the same thing regardless of magnification? 6. Are you a "knob twiddler", or a shooter? Not really taking a poke - just teasing all of us for our propensity to become more "gadgetologists" than hunters. FFP allows you to be more on the move way of shooting without as much of the screwing with elevation and windage, as long as you are good with holdover shooting, AND you have a MEANINGFUL reticle. ( Think of a simplified Horus...I like the ones from Vortex, like the EBR-2 series. Something where the marks are easily calculable in your head for drop/hold.) Full disclosure: I use BOTH. But for longer distances, backcountry hunting on the move...FFP...EVERYTIME. I suppose if you are a sheep hunter, and will be in a fixed or prone location long enough where you have the luxury of dialing - FFP is less of an advantage. But, it seems to me that it still offers the advantage of the crosshairs meaning the same thing at close or far. Min. or Max. Magnification. Just my opinion, I am not saying anyone else is wrong for seeing this subject differently. [/QUOTE]
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