FFP scope?

[GAHunterJim]

I recently bought my first FFP scope, a Leupold Mark 4 HD, 2.5-10x42, PR1 MOA, I really like it, especially at the range, not sure what to think about it while hunting, don't see any advantage or disadvantage so far. The FFP is great for ranging but if you have a rangefinder and are dialing then I'm not sue that it really matters with FFP v SFP. I do like it enough that I plan to buy another for a new build, at 1000k it's a pretty good value.

 

[Jeff Heeg osoh]

I recently bought my first FFP scope, a Leupold Mark 4 HD, 2.5-10x42, PR1 MOA, I really like it, especially at the range, not sure what to think about it while hunting, don't see any advantage or disadvantage so far. The FFP is great for ranging but if you have a rangefinder and are dialing then I'm not sue that it really matters with FFP v SFP. I do like it enough that I plan to buy another for a new build, at 1000k it's a pretty good value.

Honestly most, in fact the majority of folks don't buy FFP to range things. They like the fact that no matter what magnification you're at when dealing with mirage that the reticle hash marks are true to holding for wind per se or hold overs. You start flopping around on a SFP with the magnification and the value of holding for wind changes with what ever power you are using unless you use a certain level in which is true to the scope configuration. FFP I don't care what magnification when it looks good I hold and shoot

Osoh

 

[GAHunterJim]

Honestly most, in fact the majority of folks don't buy FFP to range things. They like the fact that no matter what magnification you're at when dealing with mirage that the reticle hash marks are true to holding for wind per se or hold overs. You start flopping around on a SFP with the magnification and the value of holding for wind changes with what ever power you are using unless you use a certain level in which is true to the scope configuration. FFP I don't care what magnification when it looks good I hold and shoot

Osoh

As I said, this scope (and FFP) are new to me and I like it, just trying to determine if there is any downside in a hunting application, haven't found one yet. ?, before readily available rangefinders, were FFP scopes used at all for "ranging"?

 

[comfisherman]

I'm not old enough to remember "before readily available rangefinders" but have magazine articles and I think everybody was using whatever they could for range finding. There were good dialing and ffp scopes 20 years ago but they weren't common as splurging for big money optics wasn't as big a thing.

Downsides of ffp scopes usually are a slightly darker image from the requisite extra lenses for ffp, and many times on the wider zoom ranges scope companies have not adapted reticles to work across the whole range. I've had several that did not practically function on the lower end. Extra lenses usually adds some weight as well from the added lenses.

For me having bang on holds no matter what the power it's worth it.