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Is the dot to big on the Sightron S3
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<blockquote data-quote="Pdvdh" data-source="post: 270745" data-attributes="member: 4191"><p>Sightron SIII glass is better than Zeiss Conquest glass. Better resolution and better light transmission, comparing my 6-24X50mm SIII to my 4.5-14x44mm Zeiss Conquest.</p><p></p><p>The crosshair on my 6-24x50mm LR mil-dot is 0.1" thick at 100 yds - with the scope set on 24X power. If you twist turrets to correct for range/elevation, the size of the dots won't matter - the intersection of the crosshair will cover ~1/2" at 500 yds. I don't see this being too large to center the intersection of the crosshairs on a ground squirrel.</p><p></p><p>If you're going to hold over using the mil-dot reticle for different ranges, then at 24X power, a 0.25" diameter mil-dot at 100 yds would cover 1 1/4" at 500 yds. The mil-dot may be a bit on the large side for a ground squirrel at 500 yds. </p><p></p><p>If you turn the scope power down from 24X to 12X on my scope, the size of the crosshair and dots would double in size at both 100 yds and 500 yds.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pdvdh, post: 270745, member: 4191"] Sightron SIII glass is better than Zeiss Conquest glass. Better resolution and better light transmission, comparing my 6-24X50mm SIII to my 4.5-14x44mm Zeiss Conquest. The crosshair on my 6-24x50mm LR mil-dot is 0.1" thick at 100 yds - with the scope set on 24X power. If you twist turrets to correct for range/elevation, the size of the dots won't matter - the intersection of the crosshair will cover ~1/2" at 500 yds. I don't see this being too large to center the intersection of the crosshairs on a ground squirrel. If you're going to hold over using the mil-dot reticle for different ranges, then at 24X power, a 0.25" diameter mil-dot at 100 yds would cover 1 1/4" at 500 yds. The mil-dot may be a bit on the large side for a ground squirrel at 500 yds. If you turn the scope power down from 24X to 12X on my scope, the size of the crosshair and dots would double in size at both 100 yds and 500 yds. [/QUOTE]
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