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<blockquote data-quote="jonoMT" data-source="post: 418580" data-attributes="member: 9463"><p>Much the same can be said of other vendors, such as Premier, Hensoldt (Zeiss), S&B & USO. Vortex also has a couple offerings - their highest end being the Razor HD.</p><p> </p><p>There are plenty of vendors offering so-called tactical scopes and some of them are downright fraudulent, e.g. CounterSniper. Others come close but don't quite get it, e.g. Weaver's mismatched reticles and turrets. IMO, the most versatile tactical scope is something in the 2.5/4-12/18 magnification range. That scope should have turrets clicks that match the reticle, whether MOA/MOA or mil/mil...whatever you prefer. And it should be FFP (first focal plane).</p><p> </p><p>Why these specs? Even if you don't range with the reticle (hard to do and not recommended on game animals vs. using a good LRF) you might need to take a follow-up shot. If you saw that your first shot was .3 mils low and .1 mil right you could either adjust your aim through the scope or dial it in with the turrets without calculating any correction. As for using an FFP scope, you aren't stuck with one ranging power. The reticle's size stays constant with the target's size.</p><p> </p><p>I hunt with both a NF 2.5-10x32, which is not FFP and has mismatched turrets and a Premier 3-15x50, which is mil/mil and FFP. That little NF is a gem and I range with it at 10X so am not too bothered by it being SFP since it's ranging power is not to high. I wish the turrets matched and having used a Super Sniper 3-9X42 for a little while I am probably going to sell off the NF if SWFA gets a version out with more high end (anything 10X and above) or I may get one of the Vortex PST 4-16s when the kinks are ironed out.</p><p> </p><p>As for the Premier, I will only sell it if I am down to my last dime. That is the best scope I've ever used. It ain't perfect, but it's close. Great design, thoughtful features and it is very easy to operate. Bottom line, don't make the mistake of cutting of low-end magnification too high so that you lose too much field of view. You don't need more than 15X to comfortably shoot out to 1000.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jonoMT, post: 418580, member: 9463"] Much the same can be said of other vendors, such as Premier, Hensoldt (Zeiss), S&B & USO. Vortex also has a couple offerings - their highest end being the Razor HD. There are plenty of vendors offering so-called tactical scopes and some of them are downright fraudulent, e.g. CounterSniper. Others come close but don't quite get it, e.g. Weaver's mismatched reticles and turrets. IMO, the most versatile tactical scope is something in the 2.5/4-12/18 magnification range. That scope should have turrets clicks that match the reticle, whether MOA/MOA or mil/mil...whatever you prefer. And it should be FFP (first focal plane). Why these specs? Even if you don't range with the reticle (hard to do and not recommended on game animals vs. using a good LRF) you might need to take a follow-up shot. If you saw that your first shot was .3 mils low and .1 mil right you could either adjust your aim through the scope or dial it in with the turrets without calculating any correction. As for using an FFP scope, you aren't stuck with one ranging power. The reticle's size stays constant with the target's size. I hunt with both a NF 2.5-10x32, which is not FFP and has mismatched turrets and a Premier 3-15x50, which is mil/mil and FFP. That little NF is a gem and I range with it at 10X so am not too bothered by it being SFP since it's ranging power is not to high. I wish the turrets matched and having used a Super Sniper 3-9X42 for a little while I am probably going to sell off the NF if SWFA gets a version out with more high end (anything 10X and above) or I may get one of the Vortex PST 4-16s when the kinks are ironed out. As for the Premier, I will only sell it if I am down to my last dime. That is the best scope I've ever used. It ain't perfect, but it's close. Great design, thoughtful features and it is very easy to operate. Bottom line, don't make the mistake of cutting of low-end magnification too high so that you lose too much field of view. You don't need more than 15X to comfortably shoot out to 1000. [/QUOTE]
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