Re: Nightforce 2.5-10 or SWFA 1-6
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: SICARIO</div><div class="ubbcode-body">My range that I shoot at is usually 100yrds, but I'd like to be able to go up to 5-600yards, more if possible but not likely on a regular basis.
The scope specs are mil turrets, zero stop (not locking turrets, sorry), w/ the mildot reticle.
I've had a FFP IOR 3-18 and liked it, and I think the FFP on the SWFA would be nice but more for the fact that on low power it looks like a red dot, and a mildot at high power. It seems to me that to really appreciate the ranging consistency of the FFP, you'd need a higher power than 10x, though I may be wrong. I figure that with the NXS, most scope adjustments would be at 10x anyway.</div></div>
With an FFP reticle, the ranging consistency is only a part of the story. Perhaps more important is the ability to use holdover and wind holds with the reticle without paying any attention to the magnification. Ability to walk in your own shots with the turrets (by noting how far off the impact is with a matching reticle) can also be useful.
Bottom line is that the two are really very different scopes. For deliberate precision shooting, the higher magnification Nightforce is a better option. For a good compromise of speed and precision the 1-6x24 SS is the way to go. It really depends on what you want to do with it.
ILya
