I have been looking for a new scope for a few months and have noticed two things. Scopes have gotten very expensive, and a regular hunting reticle seems almost impossible to find. What I don't understand is if most of your higher end scopes have a target/long range type turrets than why do you need a reticle to allow for hold over. Seems like that the turrets should take care of hold over and the more the reticle has on it the more it will cloud the view of the target? I have been looking for a good mid range ($700-$1,000) with a regular hunting reticle and its been impossible to find. Any suggestions on what brand and where to look. I have several Zeiss scopes but I don't think they even make a hunting reticle anymore.
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Dialing vs. holdover- it is situational dependent. If i'm at the range and shooting at known distance targets with no time constraint, then I will dial. Hunting, I will range the animal with a rangefinder (or know distances via pre-ranged landmarks), and either dial if it isn't a hurried shot, or simply holdover with the reticle when I don't have time to dial.
Come hunting season, I have a piece of thin tape around my elevation turret with the yardage marked off, rather than the mil marks on the turret. Saves a step in consulting the chart.
I almost always hold for the wind.
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Alpha tier Scopes have always been high
The tree reticle s are geared to comp shooters. They have no dial stages, you can more accurately more quickly measure misses if you can see your impact.
If you want a plain Jane duplex crosshair look at Leopolds. For comps/long range they are behind the times but for simple duplex stuff they should have what you want
Swarro is another one with typically more simple reticles but that price range might not get you what you want.Last edited by catslayer; 09-20-2018, 08:14 AM.
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Originally posted by freerhunter16 View PostI bought a brand new Zeiss Conquest HD5 3-15X50 from Carter’s Country yesterday. It has the standard duplex reticle. It was just a hair north of $700.
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