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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 287433" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>C'mon guys, ease up on Roy. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> </p><p></p><p>Before you beat up on him too much, it should be mentioned that while illumination can compensate for and even become more important than reticle thickness in some conditions, especially the darker it gets, it doesn't do so in all conditions. </p><p></p><p>There are plenty of conditions in which there is enough light an illuminated reticle doesn't do much of anything (unless you're talking about S&B Shortdot brightness, etc) where thicker reticles are quicker and easier to pick up. Especially when it's not quickly adjustable, when set dim enough it doesn't wash out the view in really, really, low light the illumination won't help as much as line thickness in such situations.</p><p></p><p>IIRC Nightforce is already redesigning their FFP reticle for this reason due to users' demand. I know of a couple people at least who have traded away their S&B P4F's because the lines were just too thin, illuminated or not.</p><p></p><p>In short, different people and different conditions will prefer different reticle thicknesses. Making Roy feel dumb telling him the reticle is illuminated may be premature, because the illumination may not make him like the reticle anyway.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 287433, member: 319"] C'mon guys, ease up on Roy. ;) Before you beat up on him too much, it should be mentioned that while illumination can compensate for and even become more important than reticle thickness in some conditions, especially the darker it gets, it doesn't do so in all conditions. There are plenty of conditions in which there is enough light an illuminated reticle doesn't do much of anything (unless you're talking about S&B Shortdot brightness, etc) where thicker reticles are quicker and easier to pick up. Especially when it's not quickly adjustable, when set dim enough it doesn't wash out the view in really, really, low light the illumination won't help as much as line thickness in such situations. IIRC Nightforce is already redesigning their FFP reticle for this reason due to users' demand. I know of a couple people at least who have traded away their S&B P4F's because the lines were just too thin, illuminated or not. In short, different people and different conditions will prefer different reticle thicknesses. Making Roy feel dumb telling him the reticle is illuminated may be premature, because the illumination may not make him like the reticle anyway. [/QUOTE]
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