First Focal Plane vs Second Focal Plane Rifle Scopes 

I enjoyed the talk about the scopes BUT the fact that you are building a private school, FANTASTIC. Keep up the good work. From Down Under.

Very well explained. My hunting scopes are SFP with cross hairs, my long range scopes are FFP with tactical radicals (MRAD in my case) thumbs up for the private school!

The subtension holdovers on a SFP scope cost me a cow elk in Utah several years ago. It was totally my fault. At this time, I was fully aware that adjusting the magnification on a SFP scope can change your holdovers. I was hunting in the timber and kept my Nikon scope with BDC reticle at the lowest magnification. I dropped down into a canyon and was hiking the bottom when all of a sudden a small heard of elk ran down one side of the mountain and stopped right in the bottom of the canyon 320 yards away. This should have been a fairly easy shot for me, but I rushed things and forgot to dial my magnification back to max. I used my 2nd holdover circle, which was dead on at 300 yards at full magnification, however, at the lowest magnification setting that same same circle was now dead on at 540 yards. The difference in drop was 34.5 inches. Needless to say, I shot way over her back. I ate tag soup that trip and it has always been a valuable yet bitter reminder to slow down and check things before making a shot. I still hunt with that same rifle and scope and have harvested game since then. I don't have a preference one way or another as I own both FFP and SFP scopes and believe that both can be suited for hunting and long range shooting depending on the application. Thank you Jim for continuing to create good content.

Great for you guys starting your own school, I am fed up also and running for a local school board position. Good luck and blessing to your family and school.

The old scope I grew up with, you needed a screw driver to adjust for elevation and wind, so holding over just comes naturally....same in judging distance, many hours of shooting smaller targets like rabbits really helps. Now my choice is a red/green luminated 1st focal plane.

As a Brit, 61 years old. Lots of shooting experience (in the past, and now back again!) I just watched this vid, and the one for MOA V's Mildot. Seriously, I learned MORE from these two, than in the last year during my occasional "Research". Nice one mate, and thank you

Awesome move on building the private school. I hope more parents follow your lead, it is precisely what America needs. I support you 100%

I've tried both, and I find I prefer SFP scopes. I know FFP optics are freaking awesome, but I've made the individual choice to stick to SFP for the following reasons: 1. My middle aged / old man eyes can't see the FFP reticle for squat when it's not zoomed out. May as well be a tiny dot to me. 2. When I shoot, I tend to be zoomed all the way out, or all the way in, and almost never in between. 3. I haven't ventured out of .308 Win for logistical reasons. So I stick with a 300 yard zero. For the most part, all i need to keep in mind, depending on bullet weight, is my POI can be 3 to 6" high inside that zero. Once I hit 300 yards, it's an entirely different game ballistically speaking. At which point, i'm all the way zoomed out for proper subtensions anyway. 4. Keeping It Simple cause I'm Stupid. (KISS)

I’ve just always placed the crosshairs on the body adjusted for drop at the distance I’m shooting. Always works. If I know at 300 yards it will drop 4 inches, I put my crosshairs a little above the heart- lung area. Shot a big muley in Colorado at approximately 600 yards and was aiming above his back, dropped him. Just practice practice practice.

I actually like a second focal plane with an moa type reticle on a hunting rifle. At shorter distances, I don't have to deal with the shrinking reticle and at longer distances of 300+ yards where the holdover points and windage come into play, I will be at max magnification anyway.

I'm 68 & appreciate Ur explaining the difference between the 2 types of focal planes! Since I have all First Focal planve scopes I think I'll stick with another one but am more comfortable doing so now thanx to Ur video!!! Great job & thanx

I fall in with the minority 20%ers and I am quite adamant about it. I am old school and I know the benefits of FFP are good arguments but I don't do a heck of a lot of missing targets with my SFP scope anyway so I stick with what has always worked well for me. I dont like crosshairs fouling my view and I am a minimalist when it comes to reticles. But I will never tell anyone they are wrong about this or that preference of equipment. We all need to be humble about these things. Thanks for your videos. I know a lot of work and effort goes into their making they are very good research tools! Be well and may God bless your private school project. I know He will brother!

I've really been enjoying your videos since I found your channel a few weeks ago, but your short edited insert is really what drove it all home for me lol. I appreciate you brother! Keep up the great work and thank you so much for all of the information.

I'm an old school Iron sights, instinctive shooter guy, this scope stuff is new to me. Your video's are great.

This review is absolutely on the money, very good comment using a simple duplex reticle for SFP.

I have never tried a FFP scope but this is the first video that made sense to me. Thankyou!

I like both... First focal plane for FFP is great for precision, long range targets, and shots that involve you dialing in the shot. Second focal plane is better for closer range, faster "tactical" type shooting where you keep a constant zero and " close enough" shots are perfectly acceptable, and you can correct with a follow up shot

Great video. I never knew the difference til now. Thanks!

I got this nice illuminated recticle (red & green with 5 brightness levels) 4-16x scope with marks for 200, 300, 400, and 500 yards (assuming a 100 yd zero) that fit nicely into my budget. Sadly, it's a 2nd focal plane scope, which means if I wanna use those marks, I gotta keep it zoomed in. But... I can probably make it work. Excellent video. I was one of the ones who didn't know the difference before watching this vid. This knowledge will be quite useful the next time I'm out searching for rifle optics.

Excellent video, thanks. The choice between FFP and SFP begs the question regarding intended use. There are three main sighting methods - turret dialing; reticle holdover; and max point blank range (MPBR). Many who grew up with SFP scopes for hunting have learned to use MPBR with holdover for windage. This makes sense to anyone who has had a game animal in the crosshairs and realizes there is no time to adjust turrets - heart pounding, breathing heavy, etc. What I do is to use MPBR and pre-dial according to the estimated distance and target size (e.g., 6 inches, 10 inches, etc.). For example, a 10 inch target (for my load) says to adjust up 3.4 inches to give a 330 yard zero with a MPBR of 390 yards. If I expect up to a 400 shot, then I set accordingly. If I think the shot will be closer, then I would set the MPBR for a smaller target size. I created a dope card that sets the target size from 2 inches out to 18 inches, so I'm good out to 500 yards.

I prefer SFP for hunting and recreational shooting. Agree with Jim about only wanting a duplex reticle for SFP... which is why I got a Trijicon AccuPoint 3-9x40 duplex with illuminated green center dot. Amazing scope.

Excellent explanation. I keep things simple (or as simple as I can) so all my optics are second focal plane with a duplex. For hunting I don't really need anything more

One big thing you left out about 2nd is that at half the magnification it’s super easy to just cut your moa in half. When you talked about dialing that 24 power maven to 10 then the subtensions are wrong, well just dial to 12 and cut your moa in half.

THANK YOU! I completely agree with the choice of duplex reticles on sub-150 yard second focal plane optics! I know many shooters like them, but IMO, BDC reticles on second focal plane scopes are visually cluttered and only meaningful at one magnification. Long range shooting is a different matter altogether. And I completely agree that FFP scopes hold significant advantage. Here, the reticles are still visually cluttered, but absolutely necessary. Love the channel! Please keep up the good work!

Great video Jim. Im a second focal at the moment but if i get another scope i would seriously look at a first. Good luck with the school also.

Good video. One thing I’d like to add or clarify is that the first focal plane reticle is the same size no matter what. Zoomed in, it takes up just as much of the target as zoomed out. A second focal plane takes up more of the target area zoomed out than zoomed in.

My mil dot is supposed. I've done my home work with subtension. I have found where I increase or decrease magnification I been able to move dot to point of impact like clicking to said distance. Use to hunt alot of groundhogs at 500+ and factory groundhog class matches. That's how I learned to use sfp to my personal experiences. Wish you the very best with the school. Hear you on the issues at hand. Big Love from Salty Army 🧂

Another great video Jim. I use a Vortex viper HS 2.5-10X44 in sfp. A really great scope for the price, no fancy bells and whistles on it. The last thing I want to be doing out there in the field is have to be messing around with turrets and parolaxe adjustments. With SFP scope, if for example you have the scope zeroed in at say 200yds, that POI never changes know matter how you change the zoom. Meaning the center of the crosshair. Right? ............Just what to touch on the school thing. I worked in the public school system up here in Canada for 30 years, and if the snow flake teaching atmosphere is anything like it is up here in Canada then our kids are really in trouble. For example, telling young girls that being overweight is beautiful and attractive is just mindblowing to me. The clap there pushing up here is appalling imo. Where little boys and little girls don't know weather they're supposed to be boys or girls or something else. I'll just stop right there.

Excellent explanation & examples. Thank you.

I'm an old guy. My wife and I home schooled all four of our kids for the overwhelming majority of their education for the same major reasons you are doing so. We did this over the span of about 1981 through 2020, (yes, there was a 19-year gap in the ages of our #2 and #3), and things have gotten worse, not better, since then. I admire you and your wife for making this decision, knowing that it's not the easy way to go but it is by far the most rewarding way to go. God will bless the two of you for the work you're putting into this endeavor and your young people will bless you for the love you're putting into them. And thank you for being transparent with your subscribers. It is this kind of transparency that has an impact on the decisions that other people make. This, in other words, is how we change the world. From SE Washington State, may God bless you both, Miles

Great video man exactly what I needed to hear!

Good luck on your new school! ❤ Our children deserve good schools. 👍 Government schools are evil these days. Thank you.

For 40 years I never touched a scope knob unless I was working up a load or sighting in at the target range. I compensated with hold-over or beside in the field; have a couple BDC reticles. Now I have become adventurous and I have a "ranging" elevation turret (VX5-HD - FireDot) for my preferred load. Never owned a FFP and don't intend to ever buy one. But then 400 yards is extreme long range for me on the powerlines and the dark hemlock stands and brushy woodlots I hunt I seldom have 200 yards open view.

Very educational video, thank you! Good luck with the school too!🍀

Thank you for another great video Dan!

Thank you for another great video. I just recently discovered your channel. Subscribed!

Thanks for this video! Just what I was looking for.

I liked the video but subscribed When I heard what your building over the hill. So glad more and more people are doing something about it

Great breakdown. Simplifies things a bit. Thanks

Thanks for these videos, I’m just getting into learning about scopes so this is really helpful. Feel like I want something good quality but simple. Don’t think I’ll be shooting past 300yds. I recently bought a Ruger 10/22 and a cheap Bushnell banner 1.5-4.5 for it. I eventually want to get a quality bolt action and good scope but also want to learn how to use it first LOL. Anyways, thanks again for the info.

Good video. My only thoughts are; Second Focal Plane rules when, target shooting with a 22lr, as it allows you to "frame the target" with the reticle to steady your shot. Also a half MOA at 25 or 50 yards is basically irrelevant. Also hunting at shorter ranges under 5X as the FFP reticle becomes too small to use any subtensions anyway, and too faint to be useful in low light. For most high powered hunting rifles it only makes sense if you shoot beyond 250 yards with a 5-35X56. Your mistakes will happen between 250 and 500 yards when you are at 16-34X. If you are using a 4-16X44 you will be using a dead hold out to 250 yards and above that you will be at the 16X anyway.

One thing I wish you would have mentioned about the second focal plane scopes is that at extended distances u can use lower magnification to ur advantage. Mainly on paper or steel. I have used it in hunting also. Take a 3x18 for example. If u go to 9x all of ur moa or mil hash marks in the reticle just doubled in there value. Could be a pro could be con depending on the person or application. Works great on a bdc scope especially if u think of ur circles for there value not the yardage.

At the ranges I hunt, I prefer 2nd focal plane and MOA. BUT…when target shooting, I use first focal plane and MILS. I have no trouble at all switching between the 2. But a low magnification shot, at close ranges, the first focal plane reticles can be next to impossible to see.

Awesome news on the school. My son attended a similar start-up private school in the Pensacola, FL area. District punished one of their principals for saying (not leading) a prayer. He quit and founded LEAD Academy. Enrollment filled right up. There is a demand out there.

Well poop….I was backwards and I’ve got a VX6HD and 3 VX5HDs. Thought they would be better for long range shooting. Guess I’ve got a lot more to learn! Thanks for puttin this out there! Always enjoy your videos! And congrats on the school!!

I found the Bushnell ballistics app for my sfp scope and am having a ton of fun shooting my .22 at 200+ yards. Crazy fun

Mr. Harmer; Thank you for this instructive video. I do agree with you on FFP and SFP based on their particular use at particular times, distances, and purposes. They both offer pros and cons. I wish you and your spouse the best of all possible fortunes in your endeavors with the school you both are founding.

I have the Burris Eliminator 3. Although it is second focal plane, it calculates from the distance (built in rangefinder) and from the magnification how many vertical lines to hold over for every 10mph of crosswind.

Second focal plane for me. I do mostly open area hunting in South Africa, in the Karoo. However as a rule I never shoot past 300 meters. The magnification stays at max, cause the animals dont like us to get closer than 100meters (more like 200meters) I

Finally getting around to maven products. Love my maven products thus far.

Quality of design being equal, I generally prefer FFP, but for low zoom optics SFP is fine (such as an AR-15 recce rifle like the one I currently have a vortex strike eagle SFP on). For my purposes, If I'm needing to hold over or use my reticle to estimate range, I'm 100% for sure gonna be at max zoom anyway. So with proper reticle design & illumination, I find SFP is perfectly adequate. I agree with you though that for long range precision, FFP is preferred. Makes range estimation consistent & enlarging the reticle makes it easier for me to see and utilize my subtensions. Hence my choice of the Vortex Venom 5-25x56 for my budget LRP rifle lol. (I became a vortex fanboy after watching your binocular torture test & seeing them honor the warranty despite the destruction obviously being intentional lol. Being a lower income guy, my budget is limited but I still want a certain level of quality & product support, so I now have vortex on all my long guns. Have been very impressed with them!)

Thank you for the video, and God Bless with your new shool!

I think SFP is good for hunting scopes if you want under 20ish power. I have a 3-15 SWFA with a second focal plane milling reticle that I love as a hunting scope. If I want to take a long range shot, I just crank it to 15. If I need to shoot close, I have a full size reticle. I looked through a 4.5-22 lht and a 3.6-18 Mk5 hd the other day and didn’t like how small the reticle was on the low end. The Bushnell LRHS 2 with the donut of death seems like it could be a good compromise

I use Leupold's boone & crockett reticle which is SFP. I sight it for MPBR so I don't have to rely on subtensions unless I need to take a longer shot, for which I'll zoom to max power and just hold over. For me this is the easiest and fastest way for shooting game up to reasonable distances.

When hunting i like second as it's simple and you don't get confused. I do love the Leupold scopes with the zero lock for this - the simpler the scope in the heat of the moment the better. For target shooting or varmint then I'm all for ffp.

One of the best video reviews on RU-vid for guns and optic. I'd like to take your brain about long distance shooting. I live in North Carolina but hunting Kentucky if you ever want to make a trip you are more than welcome to come hunting with us on our lease.

You'll have to keep us updated on your school! My daughter will be starting kindergarten this fall and my wife and I have debated about where we want her to go.

i like 2nd focal plane on hunting rigs as i typically keep scope at 3x always for snap shots and dial to max zoom for anything far enough away that i need to range, judge wind, figure drop, and get rifle supported for a shot (400+ yards). 2 hunting rifles have Mil/Mil SFP 3-21 and 1 hunting rifle has a mil/mil FFP 3-18 w/DMR reticle for low mag shots.

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Been watching for several weeks now. I just hit the sub button at 9:36 in.

Glad to hear your building that school❗♥️👍

German post illuminated! Awesome! I have this in Leupold VX3L , 3.5x14.5... I have it on a Remington 700 tactical , 20 in barrel in .223 caliber. I get .250" groups with nosler 50 grain ballistic tips, 3150 fps, My coyote gun to 350 yards!

I run a 200 yard 0 on my hunting rifles. Between that, a range finder, and knowing how many moa of adjustment I need for 300, 350, and 400 yards, that's all I really need. Plus I can get more scope for the same money (typically). While first is fine as well, I do appreciate not having the thick lines when zoomed in, and the very thin lines when zoomed all the way out. FFP on my target rifles though.

Thank u 4 taking the time. I didn't even understand the difference.

I didn't understand this at all, and when I heard the differences, I thought "Why would you want a 1st plane scope? I want my reticle to be the same " After seeing the video, I am full to the 1st plane scope.

Fan of your channel! Since you mentioned your school, I understand that school culture is kind of departing from many people’s norms. As a true and dying breed ‘centrist’ I think it’s sad that we have such a divide in our culture and middle ground is disappearing. Still, I hope your school is successful and hope that you also instill a culture of open mindedness along with your traditional values, as we shouldn’t leave each other behind. It’s the same message I’d give to someone on the left, btw. Good luck with everything & wishing you success!

Had to pause the video after the bomb drop about building the private school. Way to be, buddy. That is so awesome. I wish it was closer to me so my daughter could go there when the time comes.

I'm a second focal plane guy and I like a simple Duplex reticle also. I'm an old National Match shooter and I know my cartridges and targets, I don't like fussing with scopes and I can dope my shots well IMHO especially for hunting. I say that out to 300 yards and it works for me. Lately I've been punching paper at longer distances, 500-600 yards with a bolt gun and I can see where a First focal plane would come in handy much like the irons on my Garands and M1a. Your elevation is a known constant so you dial it in much like a M1 peep sight. You know your on at range so you can concentrate on doping the wind with constant gradients. I would still use a duplex reticle but the only place I would like hash marks or mil-dots would be on the horizontal plane. Some of the scopes I see today have so much garbage written inside the reticle you loose the ability to watch the grass and foliage for your windage estimates.

Agreed on FFP vs SFP. I have a SFP on my 22LR target rifle, cause I will be shooting at either 50 yards or 25 yards and I like the simple duplex reticle for that. On my "real guns" though, everything is either a fixed magnification prism or FFP. Reason is same as yours. If it has a BDC or MOA/Mil marks, I want those to be correct at any zoom level.

I really want to try out a dual focal plane reticle. I think you'd get the best of both.

I'm a FFP fan. I've tried several SFP scopes over the years and I typically find the image quality at max magnification tends to suffer almost making the bdc reticle useless anyway. I found myself ranging targets at max magnification, then dropping down to 10x or so to take the shot.

I use a FFP on the Vortex Razor 1x10 LPVO. The red dot at all powers is great especially at 1 power.

SFP scopes are way better for general use hunting in actual use, after using both quite a bit . People get sucked into FFP cause of the tacticool trendy marketing, forums, etc. If you dial for elevation it doesn't matter. Trying to quickly get on target with FFP at lower magnification in dark timber or low light sucks. Typically if you are adjusting for wind, the shot is long enough that you would be at max zoom anyways, unless you have a ridiculous scope with 30x zoom intended for long range target shooting competition

Thank you for the great video 👍

I own and use both SFP and FFP interchangeably. The point about only having a duplex reticle on a SFP really only applies to beginners and the uninformed. Knowing the relationship of reticle subtension and magnification can be very useful. It just requires some homework and practical application knowledge; something that all hunters should strive for anyway.

Got to agree with most everything. However I really like the Swarovski BRH reticle in second focal plane over a standard duplex. It's basically a mill dot with half mill lines and one wind mark. I have one in 3-10. Zeroed at 50 and basically dead on anything to 200yds. Anything over that I'm going the full 10x and it's markings are correct. It easily stretchs out to 450yds in my backyard. In a blind I prefer using holdovers as it's to dark to see and read dials expecially in low light.

I like duplex...but prefer german#4 or 4A for 2nd fp...draws my eye to the center quicker for some reason. Great vid...thx.

Good explanation, good job

:) ... Thanks for the video. I'm the type of person who is hunting on a budget, I spent $750 for a 308 rifle and scope. I was happy to hit paper the first shot, when I sighted the rifle in at 100 yards. Hopefully, the east coast white tail deer I chase will be much closer.

When you mentioned about building a school. Just made channel that much better. Cheers

You still can use retricle in sfp in different zoom - Just use math. If correct set retricle is for example on x12 so on x6 is 1/2 correct set etc. I used sfp scope and math to convert holdover on my airgun (so it is very big pellet drop)

Saya seorang penghobi menembak dengan senapan angin kaliber 0.177 yang diperbolehkan di negara saya indonesia..saya belajar menembak dengan jarak 50 yard menggunakan pcp dan pellet 13.6 grain.ketika menggunakan teleskop ffp sangat mudah dan cukup akurat perkenaannya karena seting parallaxnya praktis dengan memutar knop di sebelah kiri . Kemudian saya coba menggunakan teleskop sfp pun dengan senapan yang sama dan pellet yang sama juga tetep mudah perkenaan dan jatuhnya pellet di target..Jadi menurut pengalaman saya , teleskop sfp maupun ffp itu jika penggunaannya sesuai kebutuhan akan sama hasilnya, tetapi untuk sfp lebih unggul saat ada buruan yg datang didepan mata karena saat membidik maka parallaxnya tidak perlu di atur lagi dengan knop

Second focal plane is better for hunting. Most often you don’t have all this time to fool around with the elevation turret. First focal plane are better suited for long range target. I think the host is knowledgeable and is really trying to help. I’ve taken my share of game over the years. I’ve never seen a game animal wait for you to dial your in your scope.

Very good your video. I like to watch. Thank you from Germany 🇩🇪

When I got my first scopes in the early 60's ffp was all they had and no one them for hunting , soon the problem was cured with 2nd focal plane's . and cured the many problems of the ffp , for hunting the 2nd is always best , and also for long range target shooting also , with ffp at low light and up close the crosshairs will be hard to see, if you can see them at all on a long range small target they will cover up the target . They used to have a Lee dot that was popular it was a perfect night poaching scope as the dot was quick to use under the light

On any shot where I think wind is a major issue I've already maxed out my second focal plane anyway so adjusting for windage will remain accurate.

Thanks Jim! Your subs are climbing.

I prefer 2nd focal plane. On an NXS, I have a fine crosshair with very small dot, with no marks or anything in my view. I have both, but especially when shooting long distances, such as 752 yards, I will be more accurate by clicking. The left or right is easily determined. On 42 power it is easy to judge small distances without using marks. Only drawback with fine ch is when getting dusk the reticle becomes hard to see, but It is illuminated and is visible even when dark.

I use both scopes. On my Tikka 223 l have a Nikon X 1000 FFP scope but on my hunting rifles l have SFP scopes. I like the FFP but yes you are right about how uncomplicated the SFP scopes are.

I really like 2nd fp in the 1-4 or 1-6 lpvo's too because the reticles look better at 1 power and any long shots you'll for sure be at max magnification where your reticle should work properly. Anything above 6 power I'd probably start trying to get a FFP scope.

For a 300 yard shot on a deer as illustrated in your video I would imagine you would have your scope cranked up to maximum magnification anyway so the hash marks of the second focal plane reticle would be spot on. Also the cap on the wind turret is there for protection against knocks when carried about. I have always had second focal plane scopes on my hunting rifles and with the help of a good range finder and good field craft in wind reading I always dial wind and elevation. I would never have enough time to rush a shot at 200+ yards so there is plenty of time to settle down and dial the appropriate wind and elevation. For long range hunting give me second focal plane scope any day

I hunt on the east coast. Most of my shots are under 200 yards but with the clearcuts we now have, a big buck under good conditions and I will probably take my shot up to over 300 yards. I have a 2-7X32 Leupold and set it at MPBR. I hunt on 2X because I want the biggest field of view possible and the quickest mounting and shot. Usually at longer ranges I should have the time to zoom in. On the range, I noticed the top of the thickest bottom post is 4 inches low. If I plug this in a ballistic program, that aiming point for the same diameter target would be effective from about 260 to 473 yards. With my scope setting I can shoot with the crosshair up to 280 yards. It would be 6 inches low at 300 but if I use the top of the bottom post I can shoot at longer ranges with 7mm-08. To set up you rifle this way, Set up at 100 yards and zero it where you want. Then using a target with inch squares determine the exact distance between the crosshair and the top of the bottom post at maximum zoom. With a ballistic program. Print out the sheet for your first setting like 2.5 inches high at 100. For the next print out, change your zero range until its 4 inches higher at 100 and do another printout. Looking at these results you can determine what's the closest target you can hit using the top of the bottom post and the furthest you can hit the same 8 inch target. I call it my MPBR 2.0 Its fast, accurate with no turret fiddling, dope taped to stock, red dot to turn on or memorized drop tables. Get the range and choose your sight. This technique could be used with fixed power scopes too. Your results will vary depending on reticle and power of your second focal plane scope.

Good info Jim. Question, your ffp/sfp recommendation appears to be reqarding powder burners. When using airguns the shooting distance is mainly less than 100 yards especially when hunting. The ammo is lighter and moving at much slower speeds. Would your sfp vs ffp recommendation be the same when using an airgun? My most powerful hunting airgun is shooting .25 cal 25.39gr pellets at 54fpe and 33gr pellets at 57fpe. Thanks

Short range SFP; Long range FFP. Thanks for the explanation.

Got my like for both the content, the disgust with YT's stupid policy against firearms related brand recommendations and building your own school. Live long and prosper.

Best part of the video is around 8:37. Bravo good sir, we started homeschooling our basketball team worth of kids last year, by we I mean my wife.

The scope on my Grendel is a 2nd plane with subtensions. BUT it has a 200 yard zero, despite the somewhat rainbow arch from a 16” barrel. The result is I would only ever use hold overs at max zoom (9x) anyway. Gets me out to 500 without dialing.

Very interesting and informative thank you

That mountain looks awfully familiar hahaha. No idea you are local. That’s awesome. What a trip.

You left out; You can measure distance or target size by the tension bars with a FFP. I have a scope with the opposite retical (Horus). It has a good minimum power retical. I don't even see the the dots. Just the bars. However,...The cost is each bar is 2MOA. Corp name retracted. Also, there is ballistic software/stock taped dope chart to help with the sub-tension bars.