Rifle Scopes Illuminated reticles

[AZ.noob]

Good morning y'all.

I'm shopping for good glass as my marksmanship and handloading skills have now outgrown my 4x12 Nikon Monarch. Buy once/cry once or so the saying goes... but I'm limiting myself to $1k.

Are illuminated reticles as 'crisp' as standard wire reticles? I do very little shooting in low-light conditions, but the glass I like overall (V. Viper PST) has an illuminated reticle. Are they 'fuzzy' in bright ambient light?

Reason I ask... I have an Eotech (love that optic by the way) on a carbine; although that's holo, there is a pixel quality to that reticle... can I expect that from the Vortex? Or am I comparing apples to oranges?

 

[KUSA]

You have astigmatism if the red dot looks fuzzy or pixelated. There is no way to predict how any reticle will look to you.

 

[AZ.noob]

well, allow me to elaborate on that: I wear glasses; if I look through the Eo without my glasses, then yes; the reticle is pixelated. With my glasses on, it's clean.

I guess my root question is, are illuminated riflescope reticles as clean as non-illuminated?

 

[RTH1800]

They appear the same to me
RTH

 

[Ledzep]

Yes. Unless you have something going on with your eyes or the illumination rheostat is set too high the reticle should be crisp, just a different color.

When the illumination isn't turned on, it's a normal black reticle. The reticle is etched into glass, and all the illumination does is put red light on it.

Red dots and eotechs operate differently. The eotech is a holographic image made with a laser. That's why it looks a little "pixely". Kind like how laser pointers look.

 

[xhairs88]

Ledzep stated it perfectly...
the only time I notice anything blurry is at night when I have the power too high...back off the brightness level and all is good to go.

 

[AZ.noob]

great info fellas, thanks

 

[Dkindels]

In that price range, check out the weaver tactical as well. Cheaper and a rebate available right now

 

[scudzuki]

Don't think there are many wire reticles left these days.

Joe