A different, but related matter is whether or not you can see the reticle. Just came in from testing my 6x42 SS at official sunset. In my yard, in the shadows, I couldn't make out the reticle center on darkish objects. The posts don't come close enough to the center to make aiming certain, except very close up. Our legal shooting time runs a half-hour later than that. This was a worst-case test, as it's been very gray all day.
Don't know how much field time this rifle will see in the coming season, but unless I mount another scope, it won't be in the evening, exept possibly if there's snow on the ground.
similar, I just tried one of the 1-4's this saturday at sunset plus 20 min the image was mush, could not make out an anthill at 100 yards on 4X, the reticle lighting is so so but works, still not a usable device in low light.
