Whi buys a long range scope to hunt with on its lowest power? Maters not if I'm hunting with a FFP or SFP scope I never set it on the lowest power, not even in the woods.
This is a good point.
Lets say you are using something in the 5-25X or more range and rarely if ever dial below 10X then FFP makes a lot of sense.
Many FFP reticles are optimized for 15-18X on those types of optics and using 25X or more, in real hunting, is somewhat rare (mirage, FOV).
If I had to hunt with an optic that topped out over 20X and it had to be a factory reticle I might pick FFP and give up on the bottom end of the zoom range.
I use optics that top out at 14-18X and I can always use the top end of the power band for long range or precision.
I will often carry on 1/2 max zoom and my hash marks are 2 MOA.
If I am shooting at the bottom of the zoom I won't be holding wind but might very much be holding close range elevation offsets (5 yards is a 60 MOA hold.) and the boldness of the 2FP reticle is required for real speed.
