Thread: Tactical High Powered Scope Confusion

Originally Posted by Hermitage

As I was of the opinion that a 2nd FP was better for hunting as with 1st FP the reticle is too thin at low power to see against an animal and too thick at high power...

Depends entirely on the reticle. The target rifle reticles are the ones that are too thin generally speaking.

A decent quality tactical reticle like the Bushnell G2DMR or similar is good for all magnifications. On a 6-24x scope, I use it at ~10-16x for deer, or at 24x for long range varminting, and the reticle thickness is simply not an issue. This is on a longer range, 300m-700m type rifle.

The issues arise in low light, which is where the illuminated reticles come into play. A low power illumination is amazing on an animal at the last of the light. I have one scope relatively new to me with a Tritium illuminated dot and a 56mm objective - holy shit I can see animals perfectly clearly on 6x or 10x mag at 150m that I can't even see with the naked eye.

There are as many answers to this as opinions, very much a personal preference. I like tactical reticles for shooting multiple animals quickly, so I holdover on the reticle instead of trying to adjust the dials. I've yet to use a tactical reticle that was either too thick, or too thin.