You guys ever see this before? It’s a Nikon Monarch gold with a 4a reticle.

Scope functions fine. Just slightly annoying...

Yeah they do that. Nice scopes, but light entering from the ocular causes that side effect. It is kind of annoying to me but I can ignore it more or less.

I've seen the same thing with my Nikon Monarch 1-4x African. It takes a certain angle of the light to bring out the gold. Hasn't been a problem but I'd prefer it didn't do that.

Can you see the reticle? Can you see the target?

If yes, shoot the fugging target, be it furry or paper, if not sell the fugging scope.

Common...Just shoot it...

I can get the same thing on my Nikon Buckmaster 4 x 40 if the ocular is backlit. Annoying but still usable. Sounds like it is a Nikon problem.

Some Leupies do that too.

A lot of scopes do it, though etched reticles sometimes look more silver.

My Swarovski z5 5-25X52 does.

Had several scopes do this, brand didn't matter. Never let it bother me, just shot them the way they were.

I’ve seen it in Bushnell Elites too except firefly models because the firefly reticle has an illuminecent coating on it that doesn’t reflect light. I’ve never seen the Burris FULLFIELD II do it though. I think it had to do with how far in the reticle is positioned in the scope that affects wether it reflects increases make no less gut. IDK

Most Swaro Z3's do it . Wire reticle

Perhaps it's named Monarch Gold for a reason?

Har Har

You worry too much. Shoot and Rock on. Some of my scopes do that

I'm not worried. It makes low light work more difficult in my eyes.

Have a couple converted Lepolds with Premier Optics 4a reticles that are the same.

Phil

I thought they were supposed to do that. Mostly noticed it in the old M8 and Vari-X scopes during low light. Always looked like it was done on purpose as the gold color was easier to see than the black under these conditions. Who knew?

Just where is Savage 99 when you really need him?

Simple explanation, it's light being reflected from your face or eye. Possibly seeing the true color of the reticle.

I don't recall if an etched reticle will do that. Haven't noticed it.

But the ones I have had of wire construction would. (one less lens for light transmission, maybe cheaper to manufacture?). Had an 8x56 S&B #4 that really was noticeable...but generally you wouldn't be using it standing in the open with the sun to your back or looking into it. They offered three different reticle constructions in that scope, if I understood the tech guy correctly.