The German #1 I had in my Leupold 4X did not have the tip of the vertical post above the horizontal bars. It was in line with the top edges of them.
The very best design for low light, fast shooting. The only design I know of that's faster is the tactical circle one Leupold uses in their 1.25-4X, VX-R Patrol. But only when set at 1.25X. At 4X, the #1 is at least as fast.
It is alot more useful for precision shooting than many would think. You simply put a small target dot on top of the vertical post and go to it.
It is, however of limited usefulness at the longer ranges. The posts on the one I had in my 4X were about 9 MOA wide in their thick sections. E
