Illuminated Reticle?

Miller

October 03, 2003 18:30

Just wondering from of some of you that have used an illuminated reticle if they are worth the extra money? Do they give you some help in the later evenings and early mornings.
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  kingjoey

  October 03, 2003 18:32

  In low light they make it a lot easier to aim. A lot of regular scopes are hard to use in low light with any degree of precision because there is little light to differentiate the crosshairs from the target behind it.
  
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  Guns & Glass

  October 04, 2003 04:19

  If,...your getting younger, than you certainly won't ever need illumination.
  
  Remember, to meet a price point,...something has to give. Expect to pay more for a quality illuminated scope.
  
  Lot's of companies have just climbed on the band wagon. A major one couple years ago literally said , "We don't see the need for them". That's the same one that rushed some 'to market', and very soon stopped selling them for a while because they tried to play catch up, and messed up some internals.
  
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  9MMBERETTA92

  October 04, 2003 04:28

  Here in Ohio they are very useful since the best deer hunting is right after sunrise and right before sunset. Then some days are just extremely cloudy. All of the above can cause your crosshairs to to be hard to see or totally disappear making it hard to draw a bead on your target. So, if you planning on hunting during these low light hours, a scope with a illuminated reticle would be a good idea. It might make the difference between bagging that trophy buck or not even being able to take a shot. Hope this helps!
  
  
  
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  Bushnell Boy

  October 04, 2003 08:01

  One of the problems with illuminated reticles is that if you have them to bright they make your pupils constric which will affect your ability to see well in low light. You might want to just try something with a thicker cross hair. Bushnell makes a reticle called the 321 reticle which is thicker on the outside edge than standard cross hairs. My dad uses one of these and really likes it. Bushnell also makes a cross hair that you charge with your flashlight called the fire fly. once charged the cross hairs glow a soft green for like three hours. You might check out there websight.
  
  http://www.bushnell.com/productinfo/riflescopes/riflescopes.html
  
  
  
  
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  Codybear

  October 05, 2003 05:58

  I have tested many different styles of illuminated reticles and found that the scopes that have fully illuminated reticles, when set bright, cause a glow inside the tube which is very annoying. What I did find is that illumintated glass reticles which only lights the center of the crosshair or dot (depending on the reticle type) have much less glare if you were to accidently have it set to high. The model I found to be the best all-around quality is the new Mueller Sport Dot Scopes which can be found a www.muelleroptics.com it features an illuminated 1/8 dot combined with a German #4 reticle and with all the unique features such as easy finger turrets, fine tune 1/8 adjustemts, quick eye-focus, etc, you cant beat it.
  
  I believe the 50mm Mueller Scopes are made in the same factory as some of the Leatherwood Scopes (if you look closly you will see they are identicle in appearance) and priced under $200 as opposed to the $380 leatherwood price tag.

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