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Vortex PST first or second focal point for hunting
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<blockquote data-quote="Barrelnut" data-source="post: 1152590" data-attributes="member: 74902"><p>I have older eyes too and those are the same issues that keep me on SFP scopes.</p><p></p><p>There are a few differences in the PST FFP and SFP scopes that are rarely talked about:</p><p></p><p>1) The SFP scopes have 1 MOA graduations. The FFP scopes only have 2 MOA graduations. (At least that's the way they were a couple years ago.) The finer graduations of the SFP make it much better for holdover and windage call.</p><p></p><p>2) The Vortex Viper PST in 6-24x is marked and indexed on the zoom ring at ranges that make the graduations usable at exactly 1 - 2 -3 and -4 MOA.</p><p></p><p>They are marked and indexed (so you can feel the positions without looking) as follows:</p><p></p><p>24x - 1 MOA</p><p>12x - 2 MOA</p><p> 8X - 3 MOA</p><p> 6X - 4 MOA.</p><p></p><p>So you can see from the above that you can walk the woods with the scope on 6X power and still quicky use the scope for longer range shots with the graduations at 4 MOA per.</p><p></p><p>You wouldn't even be able to see the graduations with the scope at 6X on an FFP scope!</p><p></p><p>So for the above reasons I have never gone down the FFP path and happy for it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Barrelnut, post: 1152590, member: 74902"] I have older eyes too and those are the same issues that keep me on SFP scopes. There are a few differences in the PST FFP and SFP scopes that are rarely talked about: 1) The SFP scopes have 1 MOA graduations. The FFP scopes only have 2 MOA graduations. (At least that's the way they were a couple years ago.) The finer graduations of the SFP make it much better for holdover and windage call. 2) The Vortex Viper PST in 6-24x is marked and indexed on the zoom ring at ranges that make the graduations usable at exactly 1 - 2 -3 and -4 MOA. They are marked and indexed (so you can feel the positions without looking) as follows: 24x - 1 MOA 12x - 2 MOA 8X - 3 MOA 6X - 4 MOA. So you can see from the above that you can walk the woods with the scope on 6X power and still quicky use the scope for longer range shots with the graduations at 4 MOA per. You wouldn't even be able to see the graduations with the scope at 6X on an FFP scope! So for the above reasons I have never gone down the FFP path and happy for it. [/QUOTE]
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