Just ordered a 6.5 Grendel pistol kit. Looking at the info on the round (never had one before) it seems like this may wind up being my new go-to gun. My current defensive/life and liberty rifle wears a Comp M4s so this will be new territory for me. I've noticed that many of the current offerings in this category are SFP and most people seem to be fine with that. I just can't understand why anyone would like the idea of being forced to go with a the absolute highest magnification for their BDC or MIL/MOA subtensions to be correct.
My understanding is that I'd use the optic like a red dot at close range and like a scope when cranking the magnification. In that scenario, I wouldn't want or need to see the entire reticle at 1x, just an illuminated chevron/horseshoe/dot.
In searching for an answer, I've seen so many instances of "If you're using magnification, you're probably going to have it cranked all the way up." That kind of makes sense if you're using a 1-4x, where the range of magnification isn't that broad but, as someone posted in another thread, 1-6x and 1-8x are the norm nowadays. With that broad range, it isn't hard to envision a time when max magnification is too much, but you need more than 1x. Also, what if you don't get all the way to the top when turning up the magnification without realizing it for whatever reason?
Disclaimer: Too many times I've been discussing something here on INGO and people get mad when I ask follow-up questions about what they're saying. I'm not here to be belligerent, and I don't want to argue, but please don't get mad if you give me your "perfect" answer and I question it or ask if X might be better than what you suggested.
My understanding is that I'd use the optic like a red dot at close range and like a scope when cranking the magnification. In that scenario, I wouldn't want or need to see the entire reticle at 1x, just an illuminated chevron/horseshoe/dot.
In searching for an answer, I've seen so many instances of "If you're using magnification, you're probably going to have it cranked all the way up." That kind of makes sense if you're using a 1-4x, where the range of magnification isn't that broad but, as someone posted in another thread, 1-6x and 1-8x are the norm nowadays. With that broad range, it isn't hard to envision a time when max magnification is too much, but you need more than 1x. Also, what if you don't get all the way to the top when turning up the magnification without realizing it for whatever reason?
Disclaimer: Too many times I've been discussing something here on INGO and people get mad when I ask follow-up questions about what they're saying. I'm not here to be belligerent, and I don't want to argue, but please don't get mad if you give me your "perfect" answer and I question it or ask if X might be better than what you suggested.