I spent the last light today in a mountainside stand that was thickly wooded, not a field. The entire day had been overcast...basically no "sunlight"... Legal shooting light was 1/2 hour past sunset. On a day like today light ends early, especially in wooded areas. I was using "ALPHA" glass but in a max power of 5x with 24mm objective, so an exit pupil of 4.8. The image was very clear and bright but the exit pupil was small. The ability to turn on illumination was extremely useful in the last few minutes.....especially the ability to control how bright the illumination was.
I'm a fan of fixed scopes....I'm a simple bastard. The idea of an 8x56 or 7x50 with an illuminated reticle (dot only) is a very attractive option for me.....especially if it were to come with the ability to dial repeatably and dependably for distance.
