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FFP Scopes and all the hype
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If you are dialing your turrets for correction, FFP and SFP give the same results. Magnification is irrelevant.
If you are using reticle holdover for correction, FFP is consistent at all magnifications. SFP is different depending on magnification.
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Quite a few decades back, when the variable power scope on big game rifles started to become reliable, this was a much discussed and cussed controversy. I recall that big game hunters from Europe seemed more invested in ffp than American hunters. The sfp took over relatively early in America. This was before the introduction of mil dots, we used the "fat" part of cross hair reticles to estimate game distance and hold over. The Euros used a wider variety of reticles.
course, these are recollections of an old man who can't recall what he ate for lunch.
course, these are recollections of an old man who can't recall what he ate for lunch.
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Correct…. sort of.
If you’re dialing for range, you’re almost always using the reticle for wind holds. On a SFP scope, the reticle changes with magnification, thereby changing the value of those holds on the reticle.
I’ve done a lot of mid to long range shooting, using both airguns and PBs (including PRS/NRL/SRM), with a lot of folks who dial for elevation…. I’ve never seen anyone dial for wind.
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True that.
BUT ! i pretty much only use MAX magnification on any scope, so the when no zoom / small crosshair is not a issue for me.
BUT ! i pretty much only use MAX magnification on any scope, so the when no zoom / small crosshair is not a issue for me.
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I remember a day 14 years ago during a long range steel match when it was super windy. On the longest target two instructors from Gunsite, Cory and Walt, both shooting 308's, and older scopes, ran out of mildot holdoff/ 5 mils. They should have probably dialed for this stage. They missed most of the targets anyway but not much hope on that long one.
My 6x47L cartidge had half the wind drift so 2.5 mil holdoff and I got the long one with both shots which was kind of lucky.
There's been times I've dialed for wind but it was only because the wind wasn't switching, so coming from one direction, and target was at a fixed distance.
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I think this is the only time that dialing for wind is the preferred method… something like F-class, where you’re shooting a fixed distance and have a rather constant wind.
Other than that, dialing for both elevation and wind is surely inviting Murphy to the party.
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