Author: RifleDude
Subject: 41649
Posted: May/25/2015 at 17:12
I like illuminated reticles a lot. It's definitely a big asset for low light hunting, as long as the illumination is well designed. As already mentioned, poorly designed illumination create too much light inside the scope or excessive internal flare. This obscures your view of your target in low light and causes your iris to constrict, hindering your dim light visibility. Usually, I've found less is better here. I prefer not to have the entire reticle lit; only the very center dot, cross, circle dot, or triangle. Any more than that, and it's easy to get the over-illumination problem discussed.
Poorly designed illumination is worse than no illumination.
Subject: 41649
Posted: May/25/2015 at 17:12
I like illuminated reticles a lot. It's definitely a big asset for low light hunting, as long as the illumination is well designed. As already mentioned, poorly designed illumination create too much light inside the scope or excessive internal flare. This obscures your view of your target in low light and causes your iris to constrict, hindering your dim light visibility. Usually, I've found less is better here. I prefer not to have the entire reticle lit; only the very center dot, cross, circle dot, or triangle. Any more than that, and it's easy to get the over-illumination problem discussed.
Poorly designed illumination is worse than no illumination.
