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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1947103" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>Im a big fan of the 3-12, 3-15, 3-18 power scopes for 'all around' use. With my skills and equipment, I'm confident/competent out to about 1/2mi in good conditions. Generally I run around at about 6x, but it's nice to have the ability to dial magnification down and expand the field of view a bit. This is where it gets interesting - not all scopes have the same field of view at, say 6x magnification. Some of the better engineered optics have more FOV at 6x than another might have at 4.5x, so specifying a 'minimum' magnification can be sortof meaningless.</p><p></p><p>It's also my experience that a really good scope can resolve more at 15x than a lesser scope at 20x, so the maximum magnification can be a bit misleading too, in a way.</p><p></p><p>Generally, it seems like most hunters prefer SFP. FFP has gained a lot of traction in the tactical community, and some hunters do prefer FFP for the obvious reason that the reticle remains correct at any magnification.</p><p></p><p>I hunt with both FFP and SFP these days and for me the reticle design itself is more of a deciding factor than the focal plane.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1947103, member: 103303"] Im a big fan of the 3-12, 3-15, 3-18 power scopes for 'all around' use. With my skills and equipment, I'm confident/competent out to about 1/2mi in good conditions. Generally I run around at about 6x, but it's nice to have the ability to dial magnification down and expand the field of view a bit. This is where it gets interesting - not all scopes have the same field of view at, say 6x magnification. Some of the better engineered optics have more FOV at 6x than another might have at 4.5x, so specifying a 'minimum' magnification can be sortof meaningless. It's also my experience that a really good scope can resolve more at 15x than a lesser scope at 20x, so the maximum magnification can be a bit misleading too, in a way. Generally, it seems like most hunters prefer SFP. FFP has gained a lot of traction in the tactical community, and some hunters do prefer FFP for the obvious reason that the reticle remains correct at any magnification. I hunt with both FFP and SFP these days and for me the reticle design itself is more of a deciding factor than the focal plane. [/QUOTE]
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