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Illuminated Reticle Control Placement

Pinenot

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Minuteman
Dec 12, 2017
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On a lot of older rifles scopes with battery powered reticle illumination, the control & battery is on the ocular. You still find this on some scopes today. My question is, are there any mechanical , reliability or performance advantage to side vs ocular illuminated controls?