Point 2. SFP.
Given the above, and several like it... being able to see the crosshair on the lowest power in low light, street light, flashing lights, other distorted lights that negate night vision units, SFP beats the FFP reticle options that are the rave right now.
FFP or SFP plain mildots that keep a visible crosshair simple AND centered in the reticle are much preferred by ME and TC when we are looking at a human being we just might have to stop.
It's a different ballgame after you look at the first three or four, and realize the equipment isn't working... some people cant take our word for it, and have to find out for themselves, often, the hard way. Between TC and I, we gave over 50 years experience in this game,
AND, we are both still learning, something new every day.
And then.
I have FFP tree reticle scopes on the 338 's and 375 's, that we shoot LR and ELR. And, a couple of the sniper teams went FFP and tree....
So...
Having access to 1500 acres of cropland plagued by pigs, welcome to a real test of highX FFP trees in low light on fast moving small targets.
They fail.... every sniper that has been to those "training" sessions, has found the limitations of those units. Even aided by quality clip on NV units.
Me, got one 338 wearing a 3-12 S&B PMII... once the guys use it, they understand. Then it's up to
@Terry Cross to train them around the fail points.
My teams have found their niche units in the nxs offerings.
They arent for everybody, it took me 35 years to get the bean counters to spring for AI-AT and nxs.
It's still no problem to do the job with a 30 year old rem700 and leup 3.5-10 mildot, or a 50 year old model 70 and a 30 year old leupold.
Or a FN, or even a Savage... and many of the scopes out there, as long as you can see the crosshairs in low light/no light and make that precision shot, on demand with the gear you have.
(Yes, the old R700 and model 70 are still available to show the guys, this old shit still works just fine. )
Best to all yall.
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