Favorite FFP scope

[Nature Boy]

Kahles.

Very forgiving eye box compared to some of the others makes it really easy and comfortable to get behind.

 

[JigStick]

Let’s back up a minute. Where do most of your hunts take place? What are you hunting? What is the realistic longest shot you plan on making? Are you packing in 10 miles? Or huntin from a tree stand?

It’s hard to recommend a scope without knowing some of this. If anybody recommends a SB PM2 for hunting white tails at 200yds or less they would be a fool.

 

[jerryscherrer]

Premier heritage 3x15-50,

 

[hogpatrol]

Budget minded? Sightron SIII

 

[JigStick]

Why do you think you need a FFP scope for hunting? Do you plan on ranging an elk at 736yds using your mildot reticle? Then holding over for wind and dialing elevation?

 

[Brandon Muschalek]

Why do you think you need a FFP scope for hunting? Do you plan on ranging an elk at 736yds using your mildot reticle? Then holding over for wind and dialing elevation?

Because I hunt deer from 100 yards to 1000 yards and I don't want to have to worry about what power my scope is on while I'm hunting.

 

[Txhillbilly]

1000 yard deer hunter! Where the heck do you hunt that would give you that kind of shot on a deer?

 

[Dgd6mm]

Could be mule deer out on the prairie.

 

[Nobody]

Most of my hunting scopes are 2nd focal plane.

I have Kahles and NF FFP on my comp guns, but FFP is highly annoying to me on low power. If you are going to go for an expensive LR hunting scope I’d do NF NSX in 2nd FP. To me it’s a lot more pleasant to shoot under 300yds, and still has the power to do it LR. You just have to pay attention to your power setting for your wind holds, which to me is no big deal.

 

[NickB1075]

I prefer a second focal plane scope for hunting but I do have a few ffp scopes. And I haven't seen it mentioned but the US Optics should be on your list to look at. I have their B10 1.8 to 10 on my deer gun now and it is an amazing scope. This scope may change my preference for a hunting scope. B17 3X17 might be the ticket for you.

Nick

 

[dickn52]

I'm a Vortex fan. The scope I have is clean, clear and pretty precise in holding zero. The Warranty can not be beat.

 

[CamTheBam]

To my mind, the 1% of shooters, who genuinely need to shoot very small objects at very long ranges, need to go for SFP. The other 99% of shooters would benefit from using FFP. It's never made sense to me why so many people find it acceptable that (best case) their reticle and turrets only sync at one magnification setting – and good luck relying on the markings on the zoom ring being precise. FFP cuts right through that – you dial what you see.

SFP - when you take new shooters out and try to explain to them that the '2' on the reticle doesn't always match the '2' on the turret – and they look at you like you're mad...

But back to the OPs question – a Lightstream 4.5-14x44 FFP. If you really are pushing it out farther, then a Vortex Razor HD Gen 2 4.5-27x56 with the EBR-2C reticle. The reticle has an open centre so that it doesn't obscure the target at higher magnifications – but the downside is that it's a very heavy scope to go hunting with, but 1,000 yards isn't your everyday hunt!

 

[steve123]

In a budget the Athlon Ares 4.5-27x50 is hard to beat. $850 MAP.

 

[CharlieNC]

I like my Sightron SIII 6-24 ffp mil-mil scope. Not too heavy, surprising low light capability for the money. Why mil-mil? Because that's what I shoot on everything except Fclass, and for various distances the come ups and windage adjustments are very similar for several rifles so I remember most vs fumbling with dope cards. I say hunt with similar scope that you practice with.