Best Reticle for Low End Mag

[mp0311]

I realize this is asking a lot, but is there a particular reticle that does well on lower end mag? Im in the 1500-2k range and am looking for a FFP scope in the 3-18 ish range. Im leaning towards something like the NF Mil-XT but havent drilled down on anything yet.

 

[Fig]

No. They all suck, because FFP is not designed to shoot close targets. The reticle will shrink to uselessness on the lowest setting. It's designed to give you a constant reticle for holdovers at range. If you insist on doing FFP on low power get a scope with illumination that will light up that teeny-tiny cross hair in the middle of your teeny-tiny, useless reticle. In the end that's really all an illuminated reticle is good for. You can also piggy-back a reflex to shoot close, but IMHO they're not good for hunting, period. No one wanted to be able to hunt like I shoot in comps more than me.

 

[Tictacticaltimmy]

I've been looking and most of them do indeed suck. The only really good ones are marketed for hunting and totally lack a mil tree. I think this is a huge hole in the market, a lot of us are looking for a "do all" scope in the 3-18 range.

The Meopta Optika6 with MRAD 1RD reticle looks pretty decent, perhaps best in class? C_does has a review of it you can check out. Compare it to his revent review of the NF 2.5-20 MIL XT and youll see how useless that reticle is on 2.5x.

Its above your price range but the March 3-24 has a very decent looking reticle at 3x, see Glassaholics thread.

My pa glx 2.5-10 is excellent on 2.5x. But thats not the mag range you are looking for, and makes considerable sacrifices in the precision-orientation of the reticle to acheive that.

 

[koshkin]

The MRAD1 reticle in the Optika6 3-18x50 was designed the way it was exactly for that reason.
If I were to redo it now, I'd make a couple of modifications (and Meopta made a couple of unhelpful changes to my original drawing), but the fundamental concept is sound and works.

ILya

 

[spife7980]

Bushnell LRHS-2 4.5-18 x 44 G2H reticle

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