There seems to be a dearth of these, although it's nice NF has just announced two options. And ok - maybe not a dearth as I write them all down, but - still looking.
Not intending to debate the merits of exactly when FFP becomes useful (e.g. I'd agree zero value in a 1-4, debatable in 1-6 as well), but wondering if I'm missing any here?
1. Burris XTR-2 - but BDC reticle only. $1100-ish
2. Bushnell ET SRMS 1-8.5 - $1600 which seems a bit on the 'proud' side, and I can't quite sort wtf their reticle is doing horizontally. Also marginal in bright light visibility.
3. Trijicon Accupower 1-8x - ~$1200. seems to be marginal daylight visibility and possibly turret zero issues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebLVQgB_QBM
4. Primary Arms Platinum 1-8x mil reticle - $1300, made in Japan. Reticle OK, mil/mil w/horseshoe, good reviews, bright dot, can't quite get over it's a PA.
5. Minox ZP8 1-8x. ~$2800-ish. Second focal plane red dot, daylight bright, switches off as you pass 3x mag. Turrets lock but only at zero. I'm ok with the reticle, some concerns over the mag-ring-induced dot cutoff being a failure point down the road and it's $$ for a 1-8.
6. Nightforce NX8. $1800 MSRP. .2 mil clicks, light-is at 19oz IIRC, and it's a NF. Unsure what turret options eventually exist.
7. Nightforce ATACR 1-8. $2800 MSRP. Ouch. .1 mil clicks, I slightly prefer the reticle vs the NX8. Unsure what turret options eventually exist.
8. GPO 1-8x. $1799 MSRP, unknown street price. There are others but with useless (IMO) reticles. Considering this one if it even makes it out and sees solid reviews. From former Zeiss folks, good reticle, 19oz, locking turrets: http://gpo-usa.com/products/product-...x-1-8x24i?c=56
9. March shorty or non shorty tactical 1-8x. $2k+ (hard to find real US street price), illumination not daylight bright (likely anyways, March illuminated usually isn't AFAIK).
10. Leupold Mk8 CQBSS 1.1-8
11. S&B PMII variants, e.g. 1-8x24 PMII ShortDot. ~$2700-$3300
12. HiLux CMR8 (reticle feedback from Ilya). Made in China, mixed reviews, ~$750. https://www.opticsplanet.com/leatherwood-hi-lux-hi-lux-optics-avs-cmr8-1-8x26-riflescope-ffp.html
Vortex's 'big announcement' was a lighter 1-6x Razor-lite SFP. Am I missing any other 1-8 FFP, ideally mil/mil options?
ETA 12/28 - HiLux and S&B entries added.
Not intending to debate the merits of exactly when FFP becomes useful (e.g. I'd agree zero value in a 1-4, debatable in 1-6 as well), but wondering if I'm missing any here?
1. Burris XTR-2 - but BDC reticle only. $1100-ish
2. Bushnell ET SRMS 1-8.5 - $1600 which seems a bit on the 'proud' side, and I can't quite sort wtf their reticle is doing horizontally. Also marginal in bright light visibility.
3. Trijicon Accupower 1-8x - ~$1200. seems to be marginal daylight visibility and possibly turret zero issues - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ebLVQgB_QBM
4. Primary Arms Platinum 1-8x mil reticle - $1300, made in Japan. Reticle OK, mil/mil w/horseshoe, good reviews, bright dot, can't quite get over it's a PA.
5. Minox ZP8 1-8x. ~$2800-ish. Second focal plane red dot, daylight bright, switches off as you pass 3x mag. Turrets lock but only at zero. I'm ok with the reticle, some concerns over the mag-ring-induced dot cutoff being a failure point down the road and it's $$ for a 1-8.
6. Nightforce NX8. $1800 MSRP. .2 mil clicks, light-is at 19oz IIRC, and it's a NF. Unsure what turret options eventually exist.
7. Nightforce ATACR 1-8. $2800 MSRP. Ouch. .1 mil clicks, I slightly prefer the reticle vs the NX8. Unsure what turret options eventually exist.
8. GPO 1-8x. $1799 MSRP, unknown street price. There are others but with useless (IMO) reticles. Considering this one if it even makes it out and sees solid reviews. From former Zeiss folks, good reticle, 19oz, locking turrets: http://gpo-usa.com/products/product-...x-1-8x24i?c=56
9. March shorty or non shorty tactical 1-8x. $2k+ (hard to find real US street price), illumination not daylight bright (likely anyways, March illuminated usually isn't AFAIK).
10. Leupold Mk8 CQBSS 1.1-8
11. S&B PMII variants, e.g. 1-8x24 PMII ShortDot. ~$2700-$3300
12. HiLux CMR8 (reticle feedback from Ilya). Made in China, mixed reviews, ~$750. https://www.opticsplanet.com/leatherwood-hi-lux-hi-lux-optics-avs-cmr8-1-8x26-riflescope-ffp.html
Vortex's 'big announcement' was a lighter 1-6x Razor-lite SFP. Am I missing any other 1-8 FFP, ideally mil/mil options?
ETA 12/28 - HiLux and S&B entries added.
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