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  1. #1
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    thank you.

    Ive tried a few but cant seem to get a decent DOF. Mine is blurry at less than 15, a total undiscernable mess at 8-10 and blurred 35+. Ive heard the connect, touch and other similar type scopes are popular. I guess its just an experiment and perosnal to you....

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    Hi, I think that I have owned or tried most scopes suitable for HFT, and there is no easy answer and its what suits your eyes as well.
    Regarding the 15 yards being blurry... every scope will be blurry if set on an optimum of 23-25 yards px, its just a matter of how blurry and more importantly ....how much PX error you get.

    I prefer medium height mounts so I would start there and see how you get on. The difference will be measured by where the majority of your range marks fall on your ret.
    On medium mounts and my 30 yard zero I can take almost all kills between 15 yards and 32 yards dead on, (unless a mini kill at certain ranges ie 15,20-22, and 32 where it will just be higher or lower fractionally than your crosshairs).

    Everyone will tell you different ways but I try and make it so that where the scope is clear I can take it on crosshairs, anything slightly blurry I stop and think a bit more. You have enough to think about with the wind and keeping steady.

    I now prefer shooting around 8-9 mag and front end around 32-36mm, 40mm at a push if the glass is good.

    Depending on budget I would be looking at the small front burris(3x9x32,4x14x32), or Leupold VX11 EFR 3x9x33 with either crosshairs or modified Mildot). The Leupold M4 MRT TMR ret(3x9x36 my personal favourite HFT scope)
    or on a budget look at the little hawke airmax with small front end, but try not to touch any adjustments once zeroed as a few Hawkes can move zero with a magnification px change(but not all of them).
    Connects are good if you can get on with them (I cant), but they are a marmite scope.

    Having said all of that a lot of people myself included have shot pretty well with 10x40 scopes such as the Sightron and MTC.

    Also read Brian Samsons "from novice to Ninja" if you are new to HFT. It was the best thing that I read about 10 years ago and has helped me a lot, as has Brian himself with most of us, but he might not realise it.
    Last edited by DEAN C.; 11-07-2020 at 09:04 AM.
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    Here's a link to Brian's "Novice to Ninja" stuff. A must read for all HFT'ers IMO.

    https://www.kingsleyhft.com/resources
    Paint chipping for Air Arms & Ireland HFT Teams.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rotherham Owl View Post
    Here's a link to Brian's "Novice to Ninja" stuff. A must read for all HFT'ers IMO.

    https://www.kingsleyhft.com/resources
    Hope that you're ok Steve, I am itching to get back to HFT now our house build is nearly done. I needed a break but I want to get back now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DEAN C. View Post
    Hope that you're ok Steve, I am itching to get back to HFT now our house build is nearly done. I needed a break but I want to get back now.
    All's good here thanks Dean.

    Me & Glenn were only talking about you a couple of weeks ago & saying it would be good to see you now you have just about finished the grand designs mansion.
    Paint chipping for Air Arms & Ireland HFT Teams.

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    You'll probably find the best HFT scope is the one I'm selling
    "I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not.."

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    If the OP is south of Bristol and thinking about shooting in the SWEFTA league things are a little different and scope choice might well be different too.

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