With an FFP scope, it doesn’t matter, just zoom in until you’re comfortable and take the shot; it remains a 1 Mildot shot at any mag. This is particularly important for air rifle or slower rimfire ...

The marks along the vertical axis are “hold-over” marks for adjusting your shot to distance. ... Second-Plane Reticle Breakdown. A SFP rifle scope is what most of us have grown up using — and they are ...

Having the capability to illuminate your reticle and give a clear aiming mark certainly increases the usefulness of your rifle-scope, especially when the light fades. Even in daylight conditions, a ...

Let’s look at four new scopes that address these shortcomings. Leupold VX-R 1.5-5x33 Scout FireDot New to the VX-R line of rifle scopes is the 1.5-5x33 with FireDot reticle. Leupold keeps upgrading ...

The entire graduated area of the reticle can be illuminated, and as this scope sits atop my Browning X-Bolt in 6.8 Western—a wonderful long range cartridge—it is nice to be able to make wind ...

Paul Austin puts the very best sub £600 First Focal Plane scopes to the test… Some people ask why they should bother with a First Focal Plain (FFP) scope. The real question is, why wouldn’t you? They ...