reticles
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Topic: reticles
Posted By: TasunkaWitko
Subject: reticles
Date Posted: 15 May 2004 at 11:15
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i kow that for rangefinding purposes, several choices are available, but what's a good choice for a regular guy who isn't clicing up or down at 800 or a thousand yards? if i remember correctly, most reticles that are thick halfway to the center and then thin to the center are designed so that the killzone of a deer will fit into the "thin" part at 250 yards. this seems to me to be just about what "most" hunters would need or use given that "most" game is taken within these ranges. is this true or not? i am not saying we should get rid of all the variety in choices, just trying to come up with something that would be good for peolle who don't eat, sleep and drink this stuff. ------------- TasunkaWitko - Chinook, Montana  Helfen, Wehren, Heilen Die Wahrheit wird euch frei machen |
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Posted By: dakotasin
Date Posted: 15 May 2004 at 14:03
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i have only found 2 reticles that i just absolutely love. the first is leupold's fine duplex. this is a great general purpose reticle, and the fine part of it will even work well for long-ish range prairie dogs (x-hairs don't obscure the target). it is designed to bracket a deer's chest, and can use as a rough range finder, but since i use a laser, i couldn't care less about this feature. the second reticle i've found that is real nice is zeiss' z-plex reticle. for big game hunting, this is as good as they get. it is just a hair heavier than leupold's fine duplex, so it will obscure tiny targets at range a little more, but the reticle is very good for big game hunting. i don't like a cluttered view in the scope... i don't like multiple x-hairs for different distances, and i don't like the ol' 10 mph wind drift 'chart' in it either. while i can tolerate a mil-dot scope, that style represents the maximum clutter i want to see in a x-hair.
------------- Hunting is not a matter of life or death; it is much more important than that. |
Posted By: NH_Hunter
Date Posted: 15 May 2004 at 14:39
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For around here i like leupold's regular duplex and the heavy duplex. That is all that i have tried. NH_Hunter ------------- Leverguns make me smile Proud Left Handed Shooter |
Posted By: macca
Date Posted: 15 May 2004 at 20:14
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The leupold duplex is good and what you say Tash is mostly correct.One duplex would serve most hunting situations.I like the German post setup for quick acquistion and after practice I feel it is one of the best for medium and dangerous game. For varmiting you want fine X hairs.With range finders at reasonable prices I think most of the range finding reticles are redundent.I personally use the milidot for aiming off rather then ranging and think it has a place. Macca ------------- don't let the bastards grind you down. |
Posted By: Kingpin
Date Posted: 20 May 2004 at 16:37
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I use 5/8 minute dots. They are large enough to find quickly, and small enough to be accurate. Smaller dots are fine, but they do become painful in a headache sort of way. I have tried as small as a 1/8 minute dot, but, for the most part they are hard to pick up in the fine wires. As far as ranging goes, I use a Leica LASER..............Kingpin ------------- There are times when a normal man must, spit in his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. |