Zeke-BE Report post Posted September 26, 2015 I was going to buy a vortex scope for my 300 WinMag and I'm looking at the viper pst 6-24x50. But there is also a viper pst 6-24x50 FFP. The first one is over 700 and the second one is over 900. I can't find out what is the FFP and why does it cost more? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Titanium700 Report post Posted September 26, 2015 First (or Front) Focal Plane Crosshairs change size in relation to target. Second Focal plane does not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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rcdinaz Report post Posted September 26, 2015 If you plan on always dialing the turrets FFP is not a big issue. FFP remains zeroed if you are shooting primarily off of the reticle MIL/MOA marks. The reticle will get larger as the power goes up due to the reticle location in the scope being forward of the lens magnification. SFP or second focal plane the reticle is fixed due to it being behind the magnification. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted September 26, 2015 Good video! we posted the same time or I wouldn't have bothered. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rossislider Report post Posted September 26, 2015 All of my current scopes are SFP. Because of this I always zero my scopes in at max magnification. The simple explanation being that targets close enough to not need as much magnification are not going to require the same level of accuracy as a long range shot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted September 26, 2015 I have one FFP Leupold ER/T and really like the scope. But in reality I have had 5 hunters shoot critters with that set up and all were dialed in with the turrets so the wiz-bang horus reticle has never gotten a real workout at any magnification. All my other scopes are SFP and are no issue. My next big challenge is to go between MIL & MOA. I want to add an MOA scope to my daughters rifle because it is more intuitive and quicker to learn than MIL. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeke-BE Report post Posted September 26, 2015 I will have MOA. I'm going to zero it in at 300 yards and I plan on using turrets after 350 yards. So all I need is the SFP correct. I guess I never really looked into this or new about this. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted September 26, 2015 That should work just fine. I have the same scope in SFP and have shot it out to +1,000yds you should be good. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwp Report post Posted September 26, 2015 To clear things up a little, on a SFP scope your zero will not be different on different zooms. The center of the cross hairs doesn't change. What changes at different zooms are the other features such as mil dots, moa ticks, yardage ticks that some people with FFP scopes use to estimate range and then hold for elevation/windage/lead. If you don't plan on doing those then a SFP is better. One con of the FFP scopes is that since the reticle changes sizes, in low light conditions it can be so fine it is hard to see. This is why illuminated reticle were introduced. In my opinion, the large majority of hunters would be better served with SFP scopes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CraigK Report post Posted September 26, 2015 I have have a vortex pst in ffp... Wish I would have gone with sfp. The reticle is pretty thick at 24 power... Still a great scope though 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
