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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 13745" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Dave,</p><p>I have been fortunate to shoot most of the current LR reticles and the choice comes down to the following as I see it:</p><p>1. Mil-dots - which requires a course or serious instruction to master. They are great for range estimation so that you can do "come-ups" and always hold on your intended point of impact. In a simpler use they can be used as reference points for hold-offs also. Check out the CD SHOOTERREADY for instruction.</p><p>2. Other constant aiming point reference reticles - this ranges from circles to place on the critter to boxes to brackets which are intended to give you an idea of how far away the target is, then a series of range-bars for hold-offs (elevation and windage). The Horus falls into this category. Perhaps the best use is in conjunction with a laser rangefinder as I have found that some of the circles/boxes etc. are incorrectly sized when placed on the chest of live deer.</p><p>3. Custom designed reticle by Premiere in which dots or bars are placed to match the down-range trajectory of your particular cartridge and rifle. Premiere does an incredible job creating exactly what you need, they only work on Leupold I believe.</p><p>4. Cam-operated elevation adjustments - as in the M3 Leupold series of LR scopes - you simply turn the elevation dial to a yardage number (200, 300, 400 etc.) and hopefully the correct come-up is dialed for a hit with your ammo and rifle combination. There are various cams available to match the trajectories of certain cartridge/bullet combos, mostly military stuff. There is also an external cam system that physically moves one end of the scope (the eyepiece) as you change power to match the size of an object - this is called the Leatherwood system.</p><p>5. The good old Duplex which usually has a defined spacing between the tip of each post and the crosshair (therefore between each post also) which can be used to guestimate how far away a critter is and also provides one hold-off point (the top of the post).</p><p></p><p>The variables are accuracy and speed of use - naturally we can become more proficient with any reticle if we use it a lot.</p><p></p><p>Which is best? Perhaps the fact that the U.S. Army and Marines use Mil-dots is an indicator. Depends on whether you wish to use a center hold or a hold-off, or mix and match as the hunting situation demands.</p><p></p><p>I provided a contact for the Horus in a previous post if you want to get more info on availability. Sorry for the long post.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 13745, member: 25"] Dave, I have been fortunate to shoot most of the current LR reticles and the choice comes down to the following as I see it: 1. Mil-dots - which requires a course or serious instruction to master. They are great for range estimation so that you can do "come-ups" and always hold on your intended point of impact. In a simpler use they can be used as reference points for hold-offs also. Check out the CD SHOOTERREADY for instruction. 2. Other constant aiming point reference reticles - this ranges from circles to place on the critter to boxes to brackets which are intended to give you an idea of how far away the target is, then a series of range-bars for hold-offs (elevation and windage). The Horus falls into this category. Perhaps the best use is in conjunction with a laser rangefinder as I have found that some of the circles/boxes etc. are incorrectly sized when placed on the chest of live deer. 3. Custom designed reticle by Premiere in which dots or bars are placed to match the down-range trajectory of your particular cartridge and rifle. Premiere does an incredible job creating exactly what you need, they only work on Leupold I believe. 4. Cam-operated elevation adjustments - as in the M3 Leupold series of LR scopes - you simply turn the elevation dial to a yardage number (200, 300, 400 etc.) and hopefully the correct come-up is dialed for a hit with your ammo and rifle combination. There are various cams available to match the trajectories of certain cartridge/bullet combos, mostly military stuff. There is also an external cam system that physically moves one end of the scope (the eyepiece) as you change power to match the size of an object - this is called the Leatherwood system. 5. The good old Duplex which usually has a defined spacing between the tip of each post and the crosshair (therefore between each post also) which can be used to guestimate how far away a critter is and also provides one hold-off point (the top of the post). The variables are accuracy and speed of use - naturally we can become more proficient with any reticle if we use it a lot. Which is best? Perhaps the fact that the U.S. Army and Marines use Mil-dots is an indicator. Depends on whether you wish to use a center hold or a hold-off, or mix and match as the hunting situation demands. I provided a contact for the Horus in a previous post if you want to get more info on availability. Sorry for the long post. [/QUOTE]
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