kis2,
taliv and Zak have said it all but let me throw in my $0.02. Only two of my 12 optics have matching units for the reticle and adjustments. Admittedly, the Aimpoint M4s and Zeiss Conquest are "set them and leave them" types, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have at the very least only purchased optics with matching units. Even on static range formats such as F-Class, matching units is beneficial, not essential, but certainly more convenient. As soon as Leupold offers the milrad adjustment upgrade, my F-Class scope will be heading back to the factory. As for FFP and SFP, there's no question that I'd prefer FFP for all of my optics. I have one Leupold and two Premier Reticles optics that are FFP and they offer a simplicity that is also beneficial. If you use holdovers as many of us do, not having to correct for magnification is a HUGE benefit. How many people have made the error of holding left, right, over or under only to realize that their scope wasn't on the maximum magnification.
Simple version ... if you can afford it, mil/mil or moa/moa and FFP is the way to go.
taliv and Zak have said it all but let me throw in my $0.02. Only two of my 12 optics have matching units for the reticle and adjustments. Admittedly, the Aimpoint M4s and Zeiss Conquest are "set them and leave them" types, but if I knew then what I know now, I would have at the very least only purchased optics with matching units. Even on static range formats such as F-Class, matching units is beneficial, not essential, but certainly more convenient. As soon as Leupold offers the milrad adjustment upgrade, my F-Class scope will be heading back to the factory. As for FFP and SFP, there's no question that I'd prefer FFP for all of my optics. I have one Leupold and two Premier Reticles optics that are FFP and they offer a simplicity that is also beneficial. If you use holdovers as many of us do, not having to correct for magnification is a HUGE benefit. How many people have made the error of holding left, right, over or under only to realize that their scope wasn't on the maximum magnification.
Simple version ... if you can afford it, mil/mil or moa/moa and FFP is the way to go.