Thread: Scope musings

Originally Posted by zeropak

The problem with that is for general hunting you do not want a FFP scope and as far as I know all Arken scopes are FFP.

Zeropak, what is wrong with ffp for general hunting ? Can you give me some insight on this?
Cheers LMP

Originally Posted by littlemorepork

Zeropak, what is wrong with ffp for general hunting ? Can you give me some insight on this?
Cheers LMP

with FFP the dimension of the reticle in relation to the target does not change. The advantage with this system is that the hash marks on the reticle are constant regardless of the magnification selected this is great if you use those hash marks for windage and/or elevation correction. However in a hunting situation with FFP this means the cross hair will look very fine at low magnification and coarse at high magnification, which in my opinion is exactly the opposite to want you want.
With SFP the opposite occurs and the cross hair appears finer at long range and coarser at short range in relation to the target, the hash marks can still be used for shot correction but they are only true to their stated MOA, or MIL at a certain scope power setting which is usually the highest magnification. In open country where shots are usually taken at longer ranges I guess FFP would be OK but for general hunting where short range shots can be expected then the FFP scope is at a disadvantage. One more thing, for me when shooting at longer ranges I always dial the elevation correction on the scope, I do no use hash marks for hold over, To me this is the most accurate way to set the elevation correction so the possible advantage that a FFP scope might have with the hash mark value remaining constant at various magnifications is a moot point.