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SFP vs FFP for hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Stgraves260" data-source="post: 2313535" data-attributes="member: 19988"><p>Well as always there is pros and cons on each scope. I use both. The pro for FFP is well you can use it on any power setting and all the data etched in the glass is corrected. The cons is all the etching gets bigger and can possibly block your target as you zoom in on the higher power. On a SFP the etching always stays the same no matter what power your on and gives you a clear view of the target. A con is you have to use the power that is required to keep all the etching in the glass correct. IMO if you choose a SFP scope wisely it can out perform a FFP scope fairly quickly but not as user friendly. For instance, if you use a SFP and it's a, let's say 4-14x50. The etched glass is calculated at 14 power. Then you can use it at 7 power as well. Let's use MOA for reference. Your mil-dots or hash marks, Christmas tree are 1 MOA apart when the scope is set at 14 power. If you turn your scope down to 7 power now your markings are at 2 MOAs apart. Some higher power scopes will let you use this method and Divide it by 3. On a 3-15 power scope you can use 5 power 10 power and 15 power. So a pro to this is if your SFP scope has minimum internal elevation adjustments you can turn the power down and use your etching in your glass to get more range. So if your etching is 1 MOA apart on a 5-15x50 scope, they will be 2 MOAs apart at 10 power and 3 MOAs apart at 5 power. This can increase your range a good deal if you know how to use it properly. I have used a scope that was a 5-25x50 scope in the SFP and the marks were corrected on 20 power. So I had to remember at 20 power the marks were 1 MOA apart 15 power they were 2 MOAs and 5 power they 3 MOAs. Now on the 25 power they were 1/2 MOAs apart. If I remember right this was a US Optics scope. I prefer the FFP scope do to the simple fact of the simplicity of it to use out in the field. I am not much of a fan trying to remember what power I'm on to do my wind and hold over calculations quickly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stgraves260, post: 2313535, member: 19988"] Well as always there is pros and cons on each scope. I use both. The pro for FFP is well you can use it on any power setting and all the data etched in the glass is corrected. The cons is all the etching gets bigger and can possibly block your target as you zoom in on the higher power. On a SFP the etching always stays the same no matter what power your on and gives you a clear view of the target. A con is you have to use the power that is required to keep all the etching in the glass correct. IMO if you choose a SFP scope wisely it can out perform a FFP scope fairly quickly but not as user friendly. For instance, if you use a SFP and it’s a, let’s say 4-14x50. The etched glass is calculated at 14 power. Then you can use it at 7 power as well. Let’s use MOA for reference. Your mil-dots or hash marks, Christmas tree are 1 MOA apart when the scope is set at 14 power. If you turn your scope down to 7 power now your markings are at 2 MOAs apart. Some higher power scopes will let you use this method and Divide it by 3. On a 3-15 power scope you can use 5 power 10 power and 15 power. So a pro to this is if your SFP scope has minimum internal elevation adjustments you can turn the power down and use your etching in your glass to get more range. So if your etching is 1 MOA apart on a 5-15x50 scope, they will be 2 MOAs apart at 10 power and 3 MOAs apart at 5 power. This can increase your range a good deal if you know how to use it properly. I have used a scope that was a 5-25x50 scope in the SFP and the marks were corrected on 20 power. So I had to remember at 20 power the marks were 1 MOA apart 15 power they were 2 MOAs and 5 power they 3 MOAs. Now on the 25 power they were 1/2 MOAs apart. If I remember right this was a US Optics scope. I prefer the FFP scope do to the simple fact of the simplicity of it to use out in the field. I am not much of a fan trying to remember what power I’m on to do my wind and hold over calculations quickly. [/QUOTE]
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