Santa came early
Here is my .25 R3m.
I see what people mean about the action, but I don’t think its a deal breaker. The gun feels great, very excited to get to learn it.Now I have to pick out a scope and rings and wait for spring.
Does anyone have a good link for first plane vs second plane scopes?
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The SWFA SS 3-15×42 is FFP and has a parallax that focuses down to 6 meters, and it is only $699. That is what I am putting on my .25 R3M.
http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-3-15×42-Tactical-Rifle-Scope-P62238.aspx
I see what people mean about the action, but I don’t think its a deal breaker. The gun feels great, very excited to get to learn it.Now I have to pick out a scope and rings and wait for spring.
Does anyone have a good link for first plane vs second plane scopes?
That’s what got me asking was that video.
If the crosshair zooms when the scope does that mean there will be less holdover positions when zoomed in?
man, if i where you, i would never ever think of any other Scope other than VORTEX with XLR reticle see Ted’s review and vid (http://tedsholdover.com/2013/10/13/my-trip-to-vortex-optics/) on this scope with FX bobcat,,, it is really good and makes me to think of buying one if i ever get chance and have enough budget…. and Burries one piece scope mount is good ….
I see what people mean about the action, but I don’t think its a deal breaker. The gun feels great, very excited to get to learn it.Now I have to pick out a scope and rings and wait for spring.
Does anyone have a good link for first plane vs second plane scopes?
Not sure what your budget is but whenever “1st focal plane” is mentioned I figure the budget has to be at least $1500 or more for a scope. So here is my recommendation for the ffp scope:
http://swfa.com/SWFA-SS-HD-5-20×50-Tactical-30mm-Riflescope-P51653.aspx
Congrats on your new arrival!
optics planet has a good deal on the Vortech Viper ffp and 2fp scopes.
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Yes it is the standard. Not sure how much louder it is. It’s not silent, but it’s certainly not loud by any means.
Looks like a standard. I have the R3 long .22 been thinking about getting a R3M .25 I like the fact it’s short, but how much louder is it?
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No.
The FFP reticle changes in size in a 1:1 ratio with the target image as you change the magnification. This means that at 5x the reticle covers the same amount of the target as it does at 20x. At the max magnification you’ll find that the reticle fits perfectly into the available viewing area so you don’t loose anything. In fact you gain by being able to more easily see the reticle hash marks vs. the target. The negative is that at low magnification the reticles measuring features become less visible making them less useful for holdovers.
The most useful aspect of an FFP reticle is being able to use accurate holdovers at any magnification.
If it were me, I would purchase a MIL based FFP reticle scope with 1/10th MIL turrets. This way both the reticle and turrets are in the same unit of “measure” so to speak.
If the crosshair zooms when the scope does that mean there will be less holdover positions when zoomed in?