I had no intent to talk anybody in or out of anything,but it's generally intellesting to note who's looking for what in Optics and especially them devices that are crafted to steer bullets. I prolly look at things more than a touch different from most,because I shoot a smidge and can immediately appreciate bullets with direction on 'em.(grin)
Everyone's "far" or "fast" is different,but I've never fretted mine. In the end and as an ABSOLUTE,nobody can gun past their erector or reticle,with anything nearing consistency. That's just the simplistic Facts and Physics,of how a bullet gets steered,none of which is subjective. So one can certainly Start At The Fucking Start,then check boxes in regards to what do what and perhaps even more importantly WHY.
I have seen wayyyyyyyyyyyy more fucked up shit due to too many X's,than I ever have with "not enough" X's. I know lotsa guys who are X Gawkers and reliably fuck themselves right proper,when it comes time to connect a dot. Things become even more muddled when talking SFP and trying to double dip by dumping X's and a portion of the windshield. It's reliably rather fucking funny and tends to hurt feelers.(grin)
There are some very simplistics CONSTANTS to all of this,though many who really should KNOW fucking better,are in a hurry to overlook same and go right to fucking shit up. You can see it coming,from miles away.
Firstly,bullets matter more than headstamps. Always have,always will. If you can arrange a friendly parcel that'll kiss from it's confines and squirts a meaningful bullet,ALOTTA shit just got real fucking easy. Consistency is key and less is more.
Secondly,lotsa folks are stumped by mount/ring selection and tank themselves right outta the gate. The LW's of today as a case in point,are absolute pieces of dog fucking shit,compared to them of old. DeadNutz uses better material,but ring spacing sucks ass. A bubble packed 1913 rail and rings,will smoke both,for only reasons that matter. Concentricity and ring spacing,leading that cast of characters.
Thirdly,very fucking few folks actually shoot and even fewer of that starting number,do so in conditions that are shy of ideal,but indeed reality. Knowing when not to,is as soothing as knowing when to. The only way to arrange same,is to press all boundaries.
Fourthly,not many bullet steering optics,behave in a manner which repeat and are reliable. Like wayyyyyyyyyyy fucking FEWER,than what ever everyone is thinking now. There ain't no "hype" in rugged reliability,because you can NOT fucking see that quantity. But JipJap coating and Dumbfuckery DooDads abound instead of. Erectors don't jive reticles,travel is a fucking joke and there's no telling about tracking or zero retention. Pardon my putting zero "faith" in a scope that got "tested" with a collimator and never even fucking shot in the flesh.(grin)
I could beat the drums forever and they'd build something dumber than the last,before I wrapped up talking about the last piece of shit. This ain't a NightFarce rag,Reupold is the worst of the worst and it do seem like their hearts are in retaining them "merits". When you see/hear bullet steering Specs,it's easy to cypher if it was a WindowLickers efforts,or some guy with his dick in the dirt making empties,connecting dots.
How in THE fuck does a guy hand away a 50 Mil+ parcel,that'll dump parallax to the 10yd line,track and repeat in the realm of What THE Fuck(daily)in order to "get" something that mechanically can NOT begin to hang with it.
You boys better work on your Sales Pitches....................(grin)