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Ffp vs sfp
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<blockquote data-quote="Jon Bischof" data-source="post: 2106048" data-attributes="member: 879"><p>I have been using SFP scopes with ballistic holdovers for years with great success and precision---but at intermediate range---not true long range. The trick is to Zero at longer range than 100 so that your holdovers are pretty close at farther ranges. At 30 yards or 100, it ends up not making any difference. But it gets you closer to exact at ranges under 500 yards.</p><p></p><p>I used holdover stadia on Burris Ballistic Mil-Dot to take a buck at 334 yards and it couldn't have been more spot on if I had dialed it. But when hunting a cut-over in Arkansas, you often don't have time to dial, so you have to know where your shot is going to hit at various ranges without dialing. It is not truly long range, but it is what you have to deal with in a matter of seconds in that terrain. If you can't get on him and shoot quick, He might as well be 3,000 yards away because you will never kill him. </p><p></p><p>I'm certainly not anti-long range; but when there's lots of cover and limited shots, you have to be prepared to make the shot quickly immediately without any ciphering or dialing. Yardages should be rangefound before you see the Buck so you know the range and can shoot quickly. Of course that usually only works if you hunt from a stand or a familiar set up.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon Bischof, post: 2106048, member: 879"] I have been using SFP scopes with ballistic holdovers for years with great success and precision---but at intermediate range---not true long range. The trick is to Zero at longer range than 100 so that your holdovers are pretty close at farther ranges. At 30 yards or 100, it ends up not making any difference. But it gets you closer to exact at ranges under 500 yards. I used holdover stadia on Burris Ballistic Mil-Dot to take a buck at 334 yards and it couldn't have been more spot on if I had dialed it. But when hunting a cut-over in Arkansas, you often don't have time to dial, so you have to know where your shot is going to hit at various ranges without dialing. It is not truly long range, but it is what you have to deal with in a matter of seconds in that terrain. If you can't get on him and shoot quick, He might as well be 3,000 yards away because you will never kill him. I'm certainly not anti-long range; but when there's lots of cover and limited shots, you have to be prepared to make the shot quickly immediately without any ciphering or dialing. Yardages should be rangefound before you see the Buck so you know the range and can shoot quickly. Of course that usually only works if you hunt from a stand or a familiar set up. [/QUOTE]
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