Oldelkhunter and SKane-

Those are great points from both of you. On Friday evening (8:57 and a full 41 minutes after legal sundown)), I took a hog at 170 yards using my 24"-barreled Contender in 6.5x30-30 AI. The scope is a Zeiss Victory HT 3-12x56 with the illuminated #60 reticle. Visibility was all but gone, and while I possibility could have made the shot with a heavy and non-illuminated reticle, the small dot gave me a precise aiming point and allowed perfect shot placement under extremely difficult conditions. I used heavy reticles for years, and they definitely have a place in the hunting fields, but like others have said, once you try a GOOD illuminated system, you won't be going back.

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