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Of those I’ve used in order of preference:
Burris Ballistic Plex Leupold LRD Redfield Accurange Leupold B&C Forgot about the Accurange. I prefer the B&C a tad more than the Ballistic Plex. The dots are quite doable but they cover up more area than I like, but I own more LRD's than B&C's.
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Burris FFII ballistic plex.
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
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There is really only one, Duplex, that's all you need,
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I wish all of mine were #4's. RJ
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I just put a 4.5 - 14 on my 26 Nosler and it has the TMOA reticle on it and I like it a lot. Not quite as cluttered as some of the others, but enough information for relatively long range shooting without dialing... I second this. The Tri-MOA's are so simple compared to other calibrated holdovers. 1 dot equals 1 inch at 100, 3 inches at 300, 5 inches at 500. If your bullet drops 9 inches at 300 (with a 200 yard zero and basic 30-06 180 gr ballistics) then hold 3 dots up. If it drops 24 inches at 400, then hold (6x4=24) 6 dots up. If it drops 48 inches at 500, then hold (5x10=50) 10 dots up. Inside 300 it doesnt really matter, but it gives me much greater comfort and confidence out between 300 and 500. No, I dont believe I would take a 600 yard shot at any game animal. Coyote maybe, but then you run out of dots. JMHO
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My hunting scopes all have a plex reticle's, I dont shoot deer from the next zip code I "hunt" deer and set Myself up for short range shots ( less than 100yds) so I have no need for fancy reticles in My hunting scopes but if I hunted in areas (Western US) where a 300yd shot might be the best you can get I like the looks of the Leupold B&C reticle........Hb
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“Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away”. Antoine de Saint-Exupery. Posted by Brad.
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Antiquated it may be but I'm with hanco. For most of my hunting a PCH reticle works well for me.
Chronographs, bore scopes and pattern boards have broke a lot of hearts.
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My favorites are the old Leupold LR Duplex and Burris Ballistic Plex. They aren’t fancy, but if you get a real idea of what the dots mean for your load, you’ll have a fast and easy means of placing a shot within 400 yards or so.
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I love the Vortex G4. Simple, east to use with great ballistic hash-marks. 2nd Favourite is the Boone and Crockett by Leupold.
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MQ more specifically the 3-9x42 HD. The reticle probably doesn’t have many advantages for my typical hunting shots but it has never proved to be a disadvantage either. Most importantly with the 6 or 7 I have in use I haven’t had any loose zero jump around while zeroing in or any other strange things.
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I have also used the Trijicon Accupoint with the triangle BAC. I have used the red, yellow and green and I have found the yellow one best for my eyes.
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I really like the German 3P#4 illuminated dot from Burris, but game hasn't yet presented itself while I've carried it in the field, so I can't say how it works with total certainty.
I like the Vortex BDC, because of its simplicity. Still, Ive never had to hold over on any game I've shot, so perhaps it's been wasted on me.
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Life's Tough, God's Good, Pray Hard!
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My favorite right now is the sig sauer milling hunter. Not cluttered and is great for holdovers.
Writing from the gateway to the great BluMtns in southeastern Washington.
Just remember, "You are the trailer park and I am the tornado". Beth Dutton, Yellowstone.
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I can walk on water.......................but I do stagger a bit on alcohol.
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Leupold B&C and LRD for general use. The work well with decent spitzers at 2,800-3,100 MV, sighted in somewhere near 200yds, depending on the load.
If illuminated, I like the center dot reticles of the Leupold VXR and the Trijicon Accupoint.
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I would be happy if all of my scopes had a #4 reticle like the Swarovski Z3 scopes.
Dyin' ain't much of a livin' boy - Josey Wales
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Different tools.......for different jobs.
Some heavy trends for a majority of applications.
#4's should be an option in most big game scopes IMHO. But they have to be the right spec.....
Not every #4 is the same, they can vary greatly.
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