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<blockquote data-quote="Starbuck" data-source="post: 2493952" data-attributes="member: 120719"><p>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.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Starbuck, post: 2493952, member: 120719"] 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. [/QUOTE]
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