Re: Why is FFP more expensive?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: smokshwn</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Grump</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Gee, some people piss on his posts for being too much of a know-it-all, and then he gets pissed on for NOT knowing it all and asking what sounds to me like an intelligent question.
Tough crowd these days.
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It would definitely be an understandable question if it hadn't come from someone who had already claimed to have enough knowledge to not only review and critique the scopes in question but also apply them correctly. In both cases his claims fell far short and he tried the deny, deny, deny, then counteraccuse approach rather than simply admit he was talking out his ass.
Magnum dood come up for air...sorry for the delay we caught a couple calls so I was away from the funbox.
So Ork here ya go.
Yes there is demand for FFP scopes, however that demand is not for $200 Tasco replacements, the demand lies in a higher end market = higher prices.
There is also a significantly lower number of participants in this market in relation to most sfp scopes which means total volume of production can not be exploited as easily to turn a profit, smaller market = higher prices.
The participants in that market also have much higher demands of their equipments performance and durability. They don't just use them to hunt coyotes. Therefore these scopes were initially designed to meet very high standards. This means higher quality raw materials ie. glass, coatings, metals = higher prices.
Given the already small target markets for these scopes, many subgroups demand very specific features that may be utilized by one group of users but not by another, this further fractures the market and increases R&D and production costs = higher prices
In an FFP scope the reticle must be accurate at all magnifications which means more engineering time to get it correct. This also translates into much higher manufacturing costs for the etching company making the reticle. Also any extra features illumination etc. that functions with the reticle introduces another set of variables that must be taken into account = higher prices.
As has been stated the necessity for clean manufacturing is needed which means slower production rates, more highly skilled employees, and more testing to meet QC standards = higher prices.
Marketing and selling these scopes also incurs increased costs due to the need to properly educate and train a more knowledgeable distribution network to the many options, features, and uses = higher prices.
So all in all if you take into account the factors of increased complexity, design/egineering, manufacturing, performance, and end user expectations and couple it with smaller scale markets it should be easily understandable that there is a price difference between FFP and a corresponding SFP optic.
Sadly it just isn't a matter of the big evil scope manufacturers sticking it to you cuz you want a new tacticool scope for your truck gun.
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You mean it isn't the little optic elves?
