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Old 07-16-2010, 05:24 PM
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What is the best reticle style in your opinion ?
mill-dot or a BDC style reticle?
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Old 07-16-2010, 10:05 PM
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For what type of shooting / hunting ?
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Old 07-17-2010, 12:39 PM
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Duplex......
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Old 07-20-2010, 07:45 PM
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depends on if you will be dialing in for range or windage. if you are dialing (and your dials match in moa or mill) then the mill dot/moa dot pays off because you can dial in range then use the reticle for wind or vice versa. if your not dialing in then the bdc is nice because you can just find where on the dial ring to keep the magnification to match your ballistics, but you will lack precision and extended long range ability. i have found to dials and bdc reticles (reticle in a non linear graduations) is very impracticle so dont mix the two if you do get a bdc scope. i have a preferance towards mill dot reticles with a full grid in either a fixed pwer scope or a front focal plane reticle because i can sight in at non specific ranges and work well beyond what most bdc reticles will provide. but with most types of shooting, precision (mill grid or the use of dials) is slow where as the less precise methods (bdc, kentucky holdover, bdc dial) are faster
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Old 07-21-2010, 03:36 AM
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Bought one of those Trijicon scopes with the single post and the illuminated triangles on top of the post.(got a deal I could not refuse)did not think I was going to like it but I put it on a Brownie bar in 30-06.Great for deer with dogs. Otherwise duplex unless a tactical.My main go to has a loopy with the heavy duplex.Fine for hunting not so fine for paper.
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Old 07-27-2010, 08:39 PM
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Mil dot is my personal favorite. That being said, I don't currently have a mil dot scope, but I do have one with the ballistic plex.
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Old 07-28-2010, 12:08 AM
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Not sold on the BDC, for me.......DUPLEX
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Old 07-28-2010, 01:08 PM
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I also don't care for the BDC. Give me a duplex or a #4. For low light deer hunting, the Trijicon Accupoint's are the bug's nutz.
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Old 08-02-2010, 06:44 PM
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Duplex.....
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Old 08-06-2010, 12:00 PM
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Mil Dot's or duplex are my favorites.
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