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Are illuminated reticles better to use for lamping?

  • 30-03-2008 10:52pm
    #1
    clivej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,072 ✭✭✭


    I'm looking at geting another scope for day hunting and lamping at night. Mainly for rabbits and fox's. Would it be of any benifit to get a scope that has an illuminated reticle or just the plain type? Does the reticle realy stand out better when aimimg? It's for a 223 and looking at about a 4-16x50 mag.


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  • #2
    foxshooter243
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,461 ✭✭✭foxshooter243


    clivej wrote: »
    I'm looking at geting another scope for day hunting and lamping at night. Mainly for rabbits and fox's. Would it be of any benifit to get a scope that has an illuminated reticle or just the plain type? Does the reticle realy stand out better when aimimg? It's for a 223 and looking at about a 4-16x50 mag.

    not really , they are very useful at twilight but not in total darkness.
    a good clear optic with the proper reticle is whats needed for lamping.


  • #3
    revan23
    Closed Accounts Posts: 155 ✭✭revan23


    depends what type, mine has 10 brightness settings i think it's great, you dont have to swich it on if you just want a normal reticle.


  • #4
    johngalway
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,271 ✭✭✭✭johngalway


    Clive mate, don't waste your money. Out of five scopes three of mine have had illuminated reticles, never once used them in anger. Only ever found they got in the way of seeing what I was shooting at. Save yourself the extra few quid and buy some ammo with it ;)


  • #5
    clivej
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,072 ✭✭✭clivej


    johngalway wrote: »
    Clive mate, don't waste your money. Out of five scopes three of mine have had illuminated reticles, never once used them in anger. Only ever found they got in the way of seeing what I was shooting at. Save yourself the extra few quid and buy some ammo with it ;)

    Good man John your always there with the right answer for me.
    Clive J.....


  • #6
    pestshooter7
    Closed Accounts Posts: 165 ✭✭pestshooter7


    johngalway wrote: »
    Clive mate, don't waste your money. Out of five scopes three of mine have had illuminated reticles, never once used them in anger. Only ever found they got in the way of seeing what I was shooting at. Save yourself the extra few quid and buy some ammo with it ;)

    +1
    Yep i never use it with the lamp it just blurs the image!


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  • #7
    triggerpull
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭triggerpull


    i have one too but dont use it. looked good at the time but then again i got it on ebay for 45 euro all in tasco 6-24x50 with mounts:rolleyes:
    looks great on the .22 but thats all you could put it on for bunnies. hope to go more up market as my shot improves and my rifle gets bigger but illuminated will not be a factor;) just an added bonus of sorts.


  • #8
    meathstevie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,777 ✭✭✭meathstevie


    +1 For John.

    Waste of time and money for night shooting. The only thing I found it doing was obscuring the target. Mind you, mine only had a little red dot centrally in the crosshairs and it allready was a nuisance. Good optics go a lot further than gimmicks. And if you realy want to combine illumination and quality optics go and look at a few of the Zeiss, Swarovski etc prices for their illuminated stuff. The difference between excellent optics and illuminated excellent optics is substantial.


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