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<blockquote data-quote="orkan" data-source="post: 1329481" data-attributes="member: 25377"><p>While you may not consider $1000 scopes cheap, the fact remains that they <em><strong>are</strong>, </em>as a matter of fact, cheap. The "average" price of a long range scope is definitely above $1000, and has been for a very long time. </p><p></p><p>I don't personally subscribe to the theory that simply <em>having</em> an opinion means anything. If I were in a room full of automotive specialists, I wouldn't expect my opinion on vehicles to carry much weight. While I drive a pickup every day, I certainly wouldn't suggest I know anything about it compared to a room full of full-time mechanics. <strong>No one said your opinion wasn't valid.</strong> Though to what degree would you consider it valid? When you are thinking of what to purchase for yourself, your opinion is undisputed. You're the authority on what you want. When discussing the merits of a product here in public space, you must demonstrate vast experience in order for your opinion to have value. </p><p></p><p>Anyone can have an opinion. It isn't hard. Proving your opinion, that's the part that modern society seems to have forgot about. I can prove I have tremendous experience with dozens of SFP and FFP optics, from $300 to $7000 in all manner of conditions, on top of everything from 17 remington to 408 cheytac and just about everything in between. I am also in a position to hear from customers regarding their experiences with FFP after switching to it from SFP. The number one comment from them: <em>"I was hesitant to move to ffp because of all the negative things people say, but now after having one I'll be switching more rifles to ffp." </em>That isn't my opinion. That's a fact. </p><p></p><p>A great many shooters don't have the money to put toward that kind of quantity of products to find out for themselves how they perform. Therefor the only thing they can do is read others experiences. The internet is chock full of people with almost no FFP experience trying to convince people that it won't work in this situation or that situation. I presently own no fewer than 23 different FFP optics and have purchased, used, and subsequently sold more than I can remember... all within the last 10 years. </p><p></p><p>So while I respect the fact that you have an opinion, and LRH has allowed you to share that opinion, I'll press you to provide evidence of your experience if you intend to resist my assessment of the situation. Then after we've both demonstrated our experience level and shown our resume's, people can weigh each of our opinions honestly. Would you consider that fair?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orkan, post: 1329481, member: 25377"] While you may not consider $1000 scopes cheap, the fact remains that they [I][B]are[/B], [/I]as a matter of fact,[I] [/I]cheap. The "average" price of a long range scope is definitely above $1000, and has been for a very long time. I don't personally subscribe to the theory that simply [I]having[/I] an opinion means anything. If I were in a room full of automotive specialists, I wouldn't expect my opinion on vehicles to carry much weight. While I drive a pickup every day, I certainly wouldn't suggest I know anything about it compared to a room full of full-time mechanics. [B]No one said your opinion wasn't valid.[/B] Though to what degree would you consider it valid? When you are thinking of what to purchase for yourself, your opinion is undisputed. You're the authority on what you want. When discussing the merits of a product here in public space, you must demonstrate vast experience in order for your opinion to have value. Anyone can have an opinion. It isn't hard. Proving your opinion, that's the part that modern society seems to have forgot about. I can prove I have tremendous experience with dozens of SFP and FFP optics, from $300 to $7000 in all manner of conditions, on top of everything from 17 remington to 408 cheytac and just about everything in between. I am also in a position to hear from customers regarding their experiences with FFP after switching to it from SFP. The number one comment from them: [I]"I was hesitant to move to ffp because of all the negative things people say, but now after having one I'll be switching more rifles to ffp." [/I]That isn't my opinion. That's a fact. A great many shooters don't have the money to put toward that kind of quantity of products to find out for themselves how they perform. Therefor the only thing they can do is read others experiences. The internet is chock full of people with almost no FFP experience trying to convince people that it won't work in this situation or that situation. I presently own no fewer than 23 different FFP optics and have purchased, used, and subsequently sold more than I can remember... all within the last 10 years. So while I respect the fact that you have an opinion, and LRH has allowed you to share that opinion, I'll press you to provide evidence of your experience if you intend to resist my assessment of the situation. Then after we've both demonstrated our experience level and shown our resume's, people can weigh each of our opinions honestly. Would you consider that fair? [/QUOTE]
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