Originally Posted by
markm
For what it's worth, and illuminated reticle is almost useless. There's about a 20 minute window as the sun drops where it's slightly beneficial. Before that, you don't need it. And after that, it's to dark to see the target, and the reticle being lit up only makes it worse.
If you have that kind of money to spend, I'd get a Nightforce and add a NOD to the front of the stock. For 2k you can get a great optic and have 4k left over for a very nice NOD.
Other than that, you can go Schmidt and Bender.... But for .308 a 12 or 15 power variable FFP Nightforce is more than adequate. I never felt under glassed with a fixed 10 at 1000 yards. And any time I get on someone's gun with a 15 or 22 power, I dial it back to 10 or 12 for better FOV and less mirage anyway.
For AZ and the OP's application, yeah an illuminated reticle is basically money wasted. Just plan your bench time during bright hours.
But for more polar regions, Alaska, New Zealand, Siberia, and Argentina dawn and dusk (twilight) can last for hours during the spring and fall and all day long during winter months. An illuminated reticle could be very useful. Especially if the hunt of a lifetime were depending on it.
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