Design your own reticle thread...

[Failure2Stop]

A huge factor in reticle design is the application of the optic, especially at what magnification the user will most likely be on when employing the optic. With marked 10 mils of drop below the center crosshair (with a 100 meter zero), you can account for drop out past 800 meters if shooting heavyweight bullets out of a 16" 5.56 gun. However, it will be a pain in the ass to consistently hold for wind unless you have some kind of reference, as with the Horus reticles or the type that a0 drew up. Really, for work past 300, it pays to dial.

There are a lot of ways to work with/around different reticles, a discussion of which would be a pretty significant hijack/derail. I'm, not saying that anyone is wrong for wanting a certain type of reticle, just that there are a lot of factors and techniques out there that are best understood by use.

[Magic_Salad0892]

How about something like this?

1X fixed optic. 30mm tube, or smaller. Maybe a T-1 size optic. Put it a little closer to your face, so you can see the non illuminated etchings.

The picture is kinda small. I didn't know how to make it bigger.

[a0cake]

How about something like this?

1X fixed optic. 30mm tube, or smaller. Maybe a T-1 size optic. Put it a little closer to your face, so you can see the non illuminated etchings.

The picture is kinda small. I didn't know how to make it bigger.

Not my style, but I'm sure it would work for some people, except the dots need to be getting smaller as range increases instead of bigger.

[ra2bach]

How about something like this?

1X fixed optic. 30mm tube, or smaller. Maybe a T-1 size optic. Put it a little closer to your face, so you can see the non illuminated etchings.

The picture is kinda small. I didn't know how to make it bigger.

this looks kinda like the reticle on the Burris MTAC 1-4

[Magic_Salad0892]

Not my style, but I'm sure it would work for some people, except the dots need to be getting smaller as range increases instead of bigger.

You're right, I reversed it like a 'tard.

[Magic_Salad0892]

this looks kinda like the reticle on the Burris MTAC 1-4

True, but mine is less obstructive, and catered towards a micro size 1X fixed sight.

[copenhagen2001]

Nice ideas.

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[JohnnyC]

I'm curious to see how I like the SWFA 1-6 circle reticle. I wish it was hash-based as opposed to dots but we'll see. I like my Gen2XR in my Premier, If it were scaled down and I could put a damn Aimpoint behind it, it would be almost perfect. I almost wouldn't mind having to zero an extra set of small turrets if they could actually put an Aimpoint in the second focal plane. Hell, put actual T-1 guts with those cute little turrets on it and call it a day, best of both worlds in a low magnification scope.

[M4Fundi]

Failure2Stop for a general purpose rifle lets say16" what would be your dream variable optic and its reticle design?

For me I would take Aocake's design ALMOST exactly.

I would change Aocake's Horseshoe to broken into quarters like the Vortex Viper PST TMCQ and keep Aocake's reticle and focal plane system. I might do away with his heavy plex post at the top to open up the view abit.

I would make it a 1-6x and care about length and wt reduction over making it a 1-8.

Then S&B's design of the 1.1 lock into parallax free feature

Next it would have a AA battery compartment on the lower right at 4:30 like the Aimpoint M4S and the illumination would be as good and last atleast a year at mid setting.

It would have flats on the tube or squared tube so that it could be mounted without the usual visual gymnastic to get it straight and use a LaRue throw lever or Bobro type mounts that attached to bottom like on the M4S, but with options along the length of the bottom for placement options. Scope rings just seem so obsolete to me. Aocake I like the way you think brother ;-)

[rero360]

I can't claim to have designed the reticles for the USO dual focal plane scopes, but I did have a hand in it, very small hand, now I just need the cash to be able to buy one, my SN-3 TPAL 5-25 needs a little brother.