First thought is if you have to find something in your scope, you're doing it wrong.
Other thunk is not bold enough reticle and/or too dang dark yet.
Still, one should never have to find anything through a scope.
I don't think you read the OP's post very well.
He said he located and assessed the deer through his Nikon binos...but when he shouldered his rifle to shoot the deer, he couldn't see the deer through his scope.
I read it just fine. I'm not talking about a 'safety issue', I'm talking about finding things in your scope. He said he couldn't find the deer in his scope. Perhaps bad wording.
I've seen lots of people 'search' for the deer/target/whatever through the scope. Why, because they never learned how to correctly shoulder a rifle.
Keep your eye on what you want to shoot and bring the rifle up and it will be there. Lots of people do not do that. It took me forever to teach the wife to keep her eye on the target as you are bringing the gun/binoculars up to bare.
I'm just responding to this in the OP's post: "could not find him in the scope"
Find and see are two different things.
