Your favorite FFP reticle for hunting…

I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times on here but I'm fixing to purchase my first FFP scope for hunting and Saturday long range matches at a gun club, would like to hear your favorite reticle for this…
That new NX8 from nightforce looks pretty sweet. Illuminated red or green. 2.5-20x. I have been running Leupold Mark 5 (on long range rigs) and Vortex LHT (on ultra light rigs) the past few years. But, after playing with the Nx8 in the local shop, I feel I need to try it out.
 
I'm sure this has been asked a thousand times on here but I'm fixing to purchase my first FFP scope for hunting and Saturday long range matches at a gun club, would like to hear your favorite reticle for this…
my choice to don't break tha bank is the vortex venom gen 2 rb7. reticle.. mrad clear enough and precise too..
 
Lots of good choices, didn't read all the comments but illuminated is a must with most FFP scopes for hunting if light conditions are an issue and the shot is close because the reticles are typically too small….
 
Lots of good choices, didn't read all the comments but illuminated is a must with most FFP scopes for hunting if light conditions are an issue and the shot is close because the reticles are typically too small….

Have you looked through a Bushnell G2H, Meopta Mrad, THLR, NF FC-mil, SWFA circle MQ, etc? There's FFP reticles out there that stand out very well on low X in low light without being lit. Not that I'm anti illumination. I just don't always care for FFP reticles that have to be lit in order to be usable on low X.
 
Have you looked through a Bushnell G2H, Meopta Mrad, THLR, NF FC-mil, SWFA circle MQ, etc? There's FFP reticles out there that stand out very well on low X in low light without being lit. Not that I'm anti illumination. I just don't always care for FFP reticles that have to be lit in order to be usable on low X.

It's generally a balancing act. A plain crosshair FFP that shows up well at low power in low light may be too heavy at the higher magnifications for smaller targets. I think an approach that gets around this issue are the reticles that have fine crosshairs with detail for long range precision that will give the appearance of a thicker crosshair at low magnification. This is the case with my ZCO MPCT-1 reticle.
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It's generally a balancing act. A plain crosshair FFP that shows up well at low power in low light may be too heavy at the higher magnifications for smaller targets. I think an approach that gets around this issue are the reticles that have fine crosshairs with detail for long range precision that will give the appearance of a thicker crosshair at low magnification. This is the case with my ZCO MPCT-1 reticle. View attachment 355177

It's sometimes difficult to say without looking through one, but for my uses, I don't think that I'd be too interested in the MPCT-1 reticle. I see a lot of reticles similar to this that are often purported to be "Hunter" centric reticles. I've owned a few similar reticles through the years and shot with a few more. They leave me questioning what is the utility of 8 mils windage and 12 mils holdover without any reference marks for windage that far down from center? If one needs more than say, 3 mils holdover, in most cases there's also going to be wind to account for. If one is mainly dialing for distance and holding for wind, the center vertical post under center could be made thicker to within 1-2 mils of center so that it could serve as a low X aiming point that would stand out well for close targets in low light. If the graduations under center are being used for general measuring, a thin line with measurements could easily be extended above center or even placed nearer the top of the view. Likewise with the windage line; bring heavier horizontal lines into 4-5 mils from center so that game can quickly be bracketed on low X. If one someday needs 8 mils windage to pull off an 8-900 yard shot in tornado like winds, one can always dial 3-4 mils in and use the 4-5 mils on the reticle to account for variable winds at shot time.
 
I've been using the Gen 1 Vortex Viper PST ffp moa for over 10 years on my 300 WBY MAG. The longest shot at a cow elk was 600yds that I used the scope to range the distance. It was confirmed by my brothers range finder. I love the simplicity. My brothe just put the Vortex Strike Eagle 5-25 ffp moa on his 28 Nosler and loves it. I am going to get one for my 30 Nosler. They are great scopes that don't break the bank. If cost isn't an obstacle I'm sure the high end scopes could be better but I shop my price range. There's my 2 cents.
 
I prefer the an uncluttered reticle on FFP scopes for huntiing, and even PRS. My favorite FFP reticle for several years has been the S&B P4L Fine reticle on my PMII. For double duty, hunting, and PRS, I'm liking the MPCT 1 on my recently acquired ZCO 420(bottom)
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A second vote for the S&B P4L Fine. Having always had SFP with MOA in hunting scopes I was a little concerned about the switch. But once I figured out the mrad system, I'm sold.
 
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