Thanks again msstate56. Here’s what I’m thinking. I need to decide if I’m going with the Tikka T3X Lite or the CTR, both in 6.5 CM. For an optic I’ve pretty much narrowed it down to:
NF NXS 2.5-10x42 SFP MIL
NF SHV 3-10x42 SFP MOAR
NF SHV 4-14x50 FFP MIL
Vortex Viper PST II 3-15x44 FFP MIL
I honestly like the idea of FFP but I find the reticle so thin and tiny at any magnification less than 10x that it hinders shooting. I like SFP since it’s consistently visible and I really don’t anticipate shooting over 500 yards. I don’t have access to anything over that. Right now my first choice is the NF NXS 2.5-10x42 SFP MIL and put it on the CTR. Of course that’s a $2600 combo. Putting the NF SHV 3-10x42 SFP MOAR or the Vortex on the Lite is a $1500 combo. Big difference. There are aspects of both combos I like. And I’ve also seen Phil Valeyo put the 4-14x50 SHV on a CTR for a “budget” build that makes a lot of sense. His recent video blog series has been excellent IMO.