The rifle would be fine but the scope you have is for HFT. The rule of thumb for accurate rangefinding in FT is that you need at least 32 mag. Most FT scopes are 50 mag and range from a few hundred quid to 3k plus. The reason for the price difference is because rangefinding in FT is only as accuate as the optics will allow. The sidewheel is turned and when the target becomes clear you read off the range mark that is normally pre-set up and written on the sidewheel by the shooter. If your optics won't give a sharp image during rangefinding then you could be up to 5 yards out and hence miss. That's whay it's common for a FT scope to cost more than the rifle.
There are cheaper FT starter scopes around and some decent ones can be bought second hand but please be wary and make sure you have an experienced FT shooter you if purchasing SH. Excess wear (known as backlash) in the sidewheel will ruin your rangefinding, Also scopes do vary with manufacturing tolerances for example a Nikko diamond Mk3 will vary from scope to scope but on the whole are acceptable for FT. What you need to do is find one that is from the upper end of the manufacturing tolerances and i'm afraid only an experienced FT shooter can spot those sorts of differences.
Are you a member of a club?...maybe Rivi?
Edit. For more FT shooters join the forum shootingthebreeze
Originally Posted by ChrisC
The rifle would be fine but the scope you have is for HFT. The rule of thumb for accurate rangefinding in FT is that you need at least 32 mag. Most FT scopes are 50 mag and range from a few hundred quid to 3k plus. The reason for the price difference is because rangefinding in FT is only as accuate as the optics will allow. The sidewheel is turned and when the target becomes clear you read off the range mark that is normally pre-set up and written on the sidewheel by the shooter. If your optics won't give a sharp image during rangefinding then you could be up to 5 yards out and hence miss. That's whay it's common for a FT scope to cost more than the rifle.
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