FFP vs. SFP

[TNHighlands]

Thank you all for the different perspectives it's much appreciated. I plan on using this rifle mostly in open ground. I have several other options if I am hunting timber. My intention for this setup is to start working on my proficiency at longer ranges and then for an antelope hunt. This will be a learning rifle so to speak. There will be more rifles and scopes in the future as my needs change. That being said I'm leaning towards a Nightforce SHV 4-14X50.

I think this use case would make ffp more beneficial....

 

[SDHNTR]

Thank you all for the different perspectives it's much appreciated. I plan on using this rifle mostly in open ground. I have several other options if I am hunting timber. My intention for this setup is to start working on my proficiency at longer ranges and then for an antelope hunt. This will be a learning rifle so to speak. There will be more rifles and scopes in the future as my needs change. That being said I'm leaning towards a Nightforce SHV 4-14X50.

Great choice.

 

[Wprinkle]

I see you made your choice. Nightforce is a great choice. I was a MOA SFP guy that refused to change, refused to accept Mils, refused to see why FFP would help.... Until I was correctly educated and had it explained to me. Then experienced Mils and FFP for about 1200-1500 rounds in 5 days. All of that time in field shooting situations under time and duress. At the end of the day when shooting in broken terrain with wind when you need to be on demand NOW FFP mils is super simple and easy to compute when your brain power is as low as mine.

You absolutely can wreck havoc with SFP and MOA. Almost all of us did. But FFP and mils is faster, simpler and more efficient. Try both, test both under time and duress and make your own conclusion as to what is best for you and your situation.

 

[N2TRKYS]

I’ve always used sfp on my hunting rifles, until I started buying dialing scopes in ffp. I much rather have a sfp scope over a ffp scope. If SWFA offered their scopes in sfp, I would buy them.

 

[dreamingWest]

Thank you all for the different perspectives it's much appreciated. I plan on using this rifle mostly in open ground. I have several other options if I am hunting timber. My intention for this setup is to start working on my proficiency at longer ranges and then for an antelope hunt. This will be a learning rifle so to speak. There will be more rifles and scopes in the future as my needs change. That being said I'm leaning towards a Nightforce SHV 4-14X50.

Great choice. I started with a Nightforce SHV 4-14x50 to test both mils and FFP. I really don't think there is a better choice for hunting until you get to Minox money. SWFA doesn't count because as far as I'm concerned they're ugly unobtainium.

 

[deltadukman]

I hunt a lot of ground like you are describing. I tried FFP and hated it. I am SFP all the way. I hunt big ag fields until dark. At dark, up against a wood line, at decent distance you can forget a FFP scope. I'm never in a hurry to get a shot off. I can hold wind pretty consistently out to about 800, but I shoot a good bit and I am not talking a 10-15mp cross wind either. I carry a rangefinder and my kestrel with me and dial. 600 yards is my cut off for hunting. 300-500 is more realistic.

 

[SDHNTR]

I hunt a lot of ground like you are describing. I tried FFP and hated it. I am SFP all the way. I hunt big ag fields until dark. At dark, up against a wood line, at decent distance you can forget a FFP scope. I'm never in a hurry to get a shot off. I can hold wind pretty consistently out to about 800, but I shoot a good bit and I am not talking a 10-15mp cross wind either. I carry a rangefinder and my kestrel with me and dial. 600 yards is my cut off for hunting. 300-500 is more realistic.

At what power and range do you hold wind?

 

[KenLee]

I prefer FFP as well. Shot my buck at 32 yards in darkish timber with a Trijicon Tenmile 3-18. Had no issues finding him or my crosshair and getting a shot off in ~1 second.

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