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I love a good number 4.

Favorite with a little more modernity is the vortex G4 BDC.

The bushnell G2H mil reticle is growing on me.

Mil-Dot, Mil-Quad, MIL VPR (Arken) and APRS6 Mil (Athlon) are the ones I currently use the most. The MD and MQ reside mainly on rimfire rifles, one MD 3-10 Weaver GST is on one of my .223 rifles, and the FFP Arken and Athlon are on 6mm Creedmoors.

I also have few Ballistic Plex FFII and one each B&C and LRD Leupold, DH BDC Vortex, and MOAR NF scopes on my hunting rifles.


My NF is also the SHV 3-10 MOAR and while useable, I'll agree it is a little thin.

Because I shoot them the most, the MIL reticles are my favorite. MOAR would be the one after that I'd probably choose.

Back east that's long range, here in KS it's mid-range

I too like a plain duplex for about 90% of my hunting (NE KS). I have no issues using a Leupold duplex out to 400yds as the duplex intersection is just about 300yds with a couple of my rifles and that aimpoint; "holding on hair" get's me to 400yds, which pretty much covers all the bases around here.



and at 400:



When I travel west, I prefer something like the Leupold B&C combined with CDS dials which I leave in MOA:



I'm not a fan of the LR hunting thing past 600 yds, but for my tgt/varmint rifles I prefer a X-Mas tree type reticle like on my Razor(s):

Nice screenshots!

Courtesy of Strelok Pro..

Also considuh that it takes longuh to get any wayuh from thayuh.
If you can get thayuh at all.
In other places some have been successfully doing it with good rangefinders and accurate guns using good bullets since the Fiftys.
And by the 70s (in some areas) you had to arrive a day early in order to get a good spot to hunt.
And im only pahtly joking. lol

Ayuh! Love yowah accent. That's exactly how folks talk up heyah! lol

I shoot in mils and for hunting am rather fond of the NF Mil-R or Kahles Msr-k

I really like the Swarovski BRH

Nightforce IHR.

Duplex

A simple one that’s crisp, accompanied by good turrets and a rangefinder. Not sure that exists any more.

I have a few scopes, actually more than a few, no longer shoot with open sights to my satisfaction, so. I prefer the Mil dots with a second for short range targets being the old duplex, I have several others but most of the bells and whistles I never actually use. Actually learned the mil dots in the military with a M-14 I built for my use.

Probably my absolute favorite is the mil dot, with a lit dot center that disappears into cross hairs when you turn it off, works well for low light.

I've really liked the donut of death on my bushnell lrhs scopes. I've made some great iff hand shots at running game with them, taken game in lower light, and made some long range shots. The donut seems to help me estimate leads and also center in lower light.

I also like swfa mil quad.

Bb

Funny how many are posting their preferences for reticles that are not suitable for long range on a long range forum!
In lower power scopes i have a few B&C reticles. They're pretty good out to 500.
Beyond that i prefer a reticle with a small dot in the very center. All of my Vortex scopes have this type of reticle.

For me the best reticle and best bang for the buck is the SWFA 6x MQ.

Certainly out where I hunt on the eastern deserts of Washington State.

Although, the Athlon 2-12 reticle is really growing on me.

The dark black duplex on a Zeiss Conquest was a favorite of mine, but now I'd like to add a small illuminated dot to it.

No wide thin duplexes for me.

The Bushnell Firefly was also one I liked a lot, but the scopes didn't have some other features that I need.

I’m a simple man that loves the good old burris ballistic plex

For anything long range it's the EBR-2C with MRAD subtension.