Illuminated Recticles

[brambles 3,405]

Hi Folks, was just wondering how many yous use scopes with illuminated recticles and what use think of them, was considering getting one but was wanting a bit of info if theyre any good or just a gimmick, Regards Brambles

[Buster321c 1,010]

Cant see the point meself . I suppose you could use it with a lamp , but i never have .

[Phantom 631]

I use mine in low light and when shooting into dark areas, it provides a good contrast.

Some can be overly bright though.

 

Tony

[Acuspell 329]

HATEFUL THINGS. I have deliberately gone in search of a NON illuminated reticle scope and ended up with a Lightstream 4.5-14x44 - it is superb in dingy areas, the contrast of the lenses is so good the black reticle stands out against the background. If it is so dark that you can't see to shoot with it, you NEED a lamp, which means you have the contrast to see the reticle against again!

[rossi_j 99]

Great for roost shooting, dark shiloettes (spelling) you can see the cross hairs on the shadow of a target where a standard ret would dissapear, giving you a more precise shot placement,

 

 

Crap for everything else, as phantom says they can be overly bright so make sure you get one with a few different brightness settings,

 

so in answer to your question, no there not a gimmic

 

.atb. .ste.

 

[rossi_j 99]

HATEFUL THINGS. I have deliberately gone in search of a NON illuminated reticle scope and ended up with a Lightstream 4.5-14x44 - it is superb in dingy areas, the contrast of the lenses is so good the black reticle stands out against the background. If it is so dark that you can't see to shoot with it, you NEED a lamp, which means you have the contrast to see the reticle against again!

 

 

personal preference i think

 

I have shot by identifying quarry by there shape against the cloud at dusk as i am sure many of us do, the illuminated ret excells itself in this situation for me, where it is to dark to see the ret and lamping pigeon is a bit naughty

[Daz 7 563]

Don't like them as i see no need Myself, either shooting with or without scopecam,

Plus I've got a Sony HD with Night shot and IR300 so can see all the Dark places

without illuminated Reticule's.

 

atvb Daz

Edited March 6, 2012 by Daz 7

[rossi_j 99]

Maybe im a sucker for a gimmic

 

Mine has been used to help put quarry in the bag so its done its job as far as im concernd

[Phantom 631]

If it is so dark that you can't see to shoot with it, you NEED a lamp, which means you have the contrast to see the reticle against again!

 

Pucky!!

I often have to shoot under a very dark wild ordchard and I am laid in bright sunshine in the paddock at Mrs G's Sunlight can't get through the canopy in the summer, but % or so come out from the warrens under that orchard It's so dark under there not even weeds grow in the summer. Behind that is a fence that seperates the property from the cemetery.

So I can just see the silhouttes of the bunnies against the little bit of light comming through from the cemetery.

The red ret stands out wonderfully and allows me to place my crosshair or mildots where they are needed.

If I were to use a lamp, it would not do a thing to improve the vision unless I got myself under the orchard.

I also find it useful when shooting close to dark marble or granit headstones in the cemetery in low light.

When I do use a lamp, the ret is usually turned off

 

Tony

[Acuspell 329]

GOOD lenses allow you to see where crap like MTC grains out. I had a friend up with his illuminated MTC. I was using a pretty basic Nikon Prostaff (only £150) yet I could still see to shoot th eroosting pigeons, in the trees, not even silhouetted against the sky, a good 40 minutes after he gave up because the scope wouldn't resolve the detail - oh you could see his bright red christmas tree in the scope though! While he was complaining he couldn't see i shot a crow and two pigons, with no fancy gdget required.

 

The Lightstream is better again than the Nikon - same lenses as Bushnell Elite 6500 range (same maker, same coatings) absolute clarity. Worth the extra £250.

[Ron Weasley 83]

You're all answering your own questions really - I think the point may be that not every airgunner has £400 - £500 worth of scope atop their combo.

 

Personally, two of my rifles have IR, and I've used it to good effect in low light, just has already been said. I have Hawke scopes on all my guns, (only one of them cost more than £100 - and that's the only one that doesn't have IR, strangely) and they all do the business for me. I wouldn't let IR be a selling point, but if you've got it, in my opinion, it can be useful.

[brambles 3,405]

Thanks for the input lads It's gave me plenty food for thought. Regards Brambles

[rossi_j 99]

Anyway stuff scopes !! Open sights rule !!

[ghillies 209]

i'd say avoid the ones that have a big arsed illuminated outer ring and stick tothe center only immuminated rets.

 

it gets too much for your eye if everything is blairing in yu face...

[stealthy1 3,964]

My Hawkes lit, love it for barn shooting, 10 different brightness's in both green and red, use the red for barn shooting or dark backgrounds or low light in the evening, use the green for lamping while using a red filter