Illuminated vs non illuminated reticles
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Originally posted by Croak View PostFor LVPO use at short range, I consider a lighted reticle a must-have, day or night.
Tgself1, many years ago I had a Tasco 4 x 32 that I used to hunt coyotes at night. In the dark, the crosshairs turned a copper color, easy to shoot with when calling coyotes in close ( 30yds or so). I would assume that an illuminated crosshair would be just as beneficial. Just my WAEG.Last edited by Sinclair; 07-04-2020, 06:54 AM."A Patriot must always be ready to defend his Country against his government"
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I have astigmatism that is worse at night. I found an illuminated dot worked better than the entire illuminated crosshairs. I lose the target unless the dot is at a low setting. I dont have a scope with a "dot only" but a Burris FF III. Young eyes probably wont have that issue though.
Now - looking for a "dot only" illumninated scope for my Grendel. :-)
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Originally posted by A5BLASTER View PostAll my sights have illumination. Only time I use them is when I'm running my shorty with the red dot are at night when I'm hog hunting and turn the dot on in my viper pst gen 2.
I keep both on as low a setting as possible.
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Illuminated sights are really usefull if you do driven hunts or need to take fast shots at closer ranges. FFP sights are nearly useless when hunting, the crosshair is to small and black on black/brown is hard to see.
I have a zeiss v6 2-12 with illumination and use it when im hunting moose, but for situations where I only take planned shots on well lit targets the dot is not helpfull. But in forrest its not a bad thing. It draws the eye and make a fast shot easier to make properly.
Shot a roe with 6-24 vortex tactical FFP. It was a bad shot, the reticle is almost invisible on low magnification.. never again. 2-4X works great up to 100 meters unless you are hunting rabit sized animals.
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Illumination is a feel good feature. It's absolutely un-NECESSARY. But, when you want it because it would be handy, it's awful nice to know it's there.
What did we do before 10 years ago when illuminated reticles became market-available? It must have been hard, because I don't buy non-illuminated reticles. I won't even look at them anymore.
Correction: once you've had light, you'll know what's right.
If you're going to be hunting into the 30minutes before/after sunset windows - that's the regs here in KS - then they are almost a must have. Especially good ones, that have settings for night vision or low light specific settings. Too much light is a bad thing. Not fun to lose your target to the blinding light in the reticle. The one's I've got are low light friendly, they are visible during almost no light, but can't be seen at all during the day.Nothing kills the incentive of men faster than a healthy sense of entitlement. Nothing kills entitlement faster than a healthy sense of achievement.
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