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Thanks ! I'll take look.

Good post.
I was thinking the same thing, especially since the budget is tight.

The 10X SWFA and the Arken were scopes I was going to recommend for the budget.

@Wizard1962 ,
If you get someone to help you with the Eliminator, it will also work for your goals as well.
Getting it programmed does take a bit of time, but not much. Check out the Burris website too or call them for help.

Eliminator on a center-grip single shot XP-100 specialty pistol, chambered in 284 Winchester.

I started out with a real barrel eating beast, the 7mm Allen Mag. the barrel is almost toast, but the knowledge gained was truly worth the cost, could I have learned as much with a 7mm/08? Possibly so but as it stands a new barrel and I have a legitimate 1 mile whitetail rifle. As it stands I have had 18 years of long range practice. the 338 caliber will outlast the 7mm running the same case. Good luck in your venture, mine has been a fun ride!

Thanks Ridge Runner

My buddy has this Leupold he will sell for 400

Leupold Mark 3HD 8-24x50mm Rifle Scope, 30 mm Tube, Second Focal Plane (SFP)

Thoughts ?

Price sounds good.
Are you going to be okay with a minimum magnification of 8x?

My main hunting rifle is an old Remy in .257 Robert's. It has a Leupold M8 8x on it. Taken lots of game with it.
But will give some thoughts on the 8x24 and maybe look more towards 6x18

Thanks

2nd FP will only allow using the reticle to range on 24X, other than that if you can get by with 8Xon the low side its a good deal,, have no idea how the mark3's track, all mine have M1 turrets.

Sounds like a heck of a deal on a solid scope. Get a quality set of rings/base and rock on.

Ranging is way down the list of practical uses for the reticle that will be impacted by having the reticle in the second focal plane.

Said scope would also be way down my list of preferences for a LR rig.

Thanks Jordan, what in your opinion should be looking for ?

Thanks

Not exactly--Both Luepy and Burris has models that would work on less than max. (Any scope with SFP will do it). Lekupy VX3 Used a varmint reticle in their 4.5x14. using the horizontal wires and turning the mag. ring until the target fit between them, then reading the distance of the magnification ring. IIRC it was set for 30".
Burris in their Fullfield 2 6.5x25 set the crosshair zero at 14 power.

any SFP can be used this way. say the variable range is 3x15 which means that the scope mags goes over a range of 12 and divided by 2 or 6. So the MOA/Mil subtension will 2x that at 9x so the holdovers will be 2x the amount of their markings. Thus the 2 Moa/mil will be 4 etc.

Leupy called theirs the BAS system,,, Burris the Ballistic reticle model.

FFP scopes lose a lot of their reticle utility at the lower mag. powers and an advantage using the SFP is using the turrets at the lower mag. range.

Thank you very much for the great information. I appreciate you sharing your wisdom

Not really. The beauty of FFP is that it can act like a simple duplex reticle on low magnification, and provide more detailed subtension information at higher magnification.

Using the turrets is not an SFP advantage, as turrets can be used at any magnification, regardless of the focal plane on which the reticle is placed.

In contrast, the subtensions in an FFP reticle are the same at all magnification settings, and that simplicity helps most people keep Murphy at bay.

Since you describe yourself as old school and likely be better served by a standard scope, the SWFA SS 10x would be a simple and very effective way to get a scope for LR target shooting and hunting for under $500. They are mechanically very functional and reliable, the reticle is very useful, and you don't have to worry about the FFP vs. SFP decision.

I should have worded it better, SFP doesn't need the hold over as the turrets can be used at lower powers for the holdovers. The disadvantage of the FFP at lower powers is an obscure reticle. The advantage of the FFP is that at higher mags. the hold offs and hold overs don't have to be done in the head

Each shooter has their own way that comes to them easier. You must find yours.

Wouldn't the values double at 7.5x?