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In the dark woods of Maine and NH, 100 yards is a very long shot. Most are under 50. I know I prefer an illuminated or or heavy duplex, with a wide field of view. It seems with the current long range craze, the scope makers have forgotten the the deep woods hunters. I have a couple of Triigicons that a like a lot, and some heavy duplex Leupolds. I would like to see more offerings from scope makers like these.

I do a lot of coyote hunting, mostly called coyotes and I like calling in the thick stuff. It is amazing how easy it is to keep a lit dot on a coyote moving through the brush. My second favorite non-illuminated reticle is a German #1 that is in y Meopta 1.5-6 scope.

Take a look at the #7185 Konus Optics KONUSPRO M-30 1.5-6x44 - Circle-dot illuminated

This model will deliver an impeccable and rewarding performance on countless types of hunt and even in the faintest light conditions. they are especially suitable for shooting at close and medium distance or aiming at fast moving targets.
SPECS
- FLIP-UP COVERS INCLUDED
- ENGRAVED RETICLE WITH DUAL ILLUMINATION (RED-BLUE)
- FINGER ADJUSTABLE TACTICAL TURRETS 1/2 MOA
- WATERPROOF,SHOCKPROOF, FOGPROOF
- OPTICAL COATING: FULLY-MULTI-COATED
- LOCKING FAST FOCUS OCULAR
- 30MM TUBE DIAMETER

TECHNICAL DETAILS:
MagnificatiOn x ø Objective: 1.5-6x44
Reticle: Circle-dot illuminated
Field of view at 100m/yds: 30.6m/100 ft at 1x • 7.6m/25ft at 4x
Weight: 500gr / 17.6oz
Length: 294mm / 11.6”
Eye Relief: 101mm / 3.9”
Click value mm100m in100yds: 1/2MOA - 14mm.
Adjusting range m100m in100yds: 2.7m / 110”
Mounting length mm/ inches: 150mm 5.9”

I love the Burris E-1 with German 3P#4 illumination reticle, both in their 3x9 and their 1.5-6

Another one I really like is the Hawke Endurance, either in 3x9 or 2x7 with illum reticle--REALLY budget priced but excellent eye relief and easy to use.

Lastly I like the SIG Whiskey 3 3x9 with illum .

The Burris 3x9 and the SIG 3x9 are getting hard to find. though.

I have, and use them all for night hunting of predators and pigs.










And for non-night hunting-low light situations, this Hawke 2x7 worked just fine....

The Hawke's are a lot of bang for the buck. Black pigs n bears n moose convince me of the need

Thanks all! Great discussion that helped tremendously.
I got a deal from a member on a Hawke Vantage IR 3-9x40 AO with which to get my feet wet.
May upgrade it later on but maybe not.

Thanks

Doug,

Any idea of the reticle dimensions on this one?

thanks,


Okie John

I was in the same situation about a week or two ago. I had some interest in the German Precision Optics PASSION 3X 3-9x40i, reticle – German#4 illuminated, but couldn't find any first hand experiences or reviews while researching. I finally just gave up and ordered another boring old reliable VX3i 2.5-8X36.

It’s not an either or, you can have both. There are numerous offerings with an illuminated German #4. I really like mine.

Making the target brighter doesn’t help as much if trying to shoot an animal with dark/black fur, especially in low light. An IR does. Glass being equal it’s easier to see an IR against a dark background than a standard black non-IR reticle.

Excellent.

Radical

SWFA 1-4 is hard to beat for a 100 yard gun.
I've got one on my woods lever action 357.
Even though irons would get it done, it's much easier to see the IR at night when I'm popping varmints under the moonlight.
Plus, using the mil reticle is fun for long-range 38 shenanigans.

Stupendous!

FYI the Burris Fullfield IVs are Chinamutherfuukers. Phucqk Burris! At least Hawke didn’t hide it.

Preach!

This model comes with an illuminated Circle/Dot reticle.

The dimension of the illuminated dot is 1/4 MOA.

The diameter of the illuminated circle is 28 MOA