The TLDR is that I'm selfishly trying to find a better way to compare scopes without having to look at them in person--so I'm hoping to crowd-source this by having people post a picture of their reticle at lowest and highest magnification.
I've had a really difficult time getting a look at various reticles as I'm scope shopping, and the images on manufacturers and retailers websites virtually never include an image at low power. I'm finicky about the reticle and lowest-magnification useability is one of the most-important factors in a scope for me after the basics like "does it hold zero". Since there are NO retailers of higher-quality scopes near me, it's been a frustrating experience scope-shopping online. If I cant get a look through all the scopes I want, I'm wondering if people can post them to get a better sense, so in one place anyone could compare two different reticles. Not the same as being there, but better than the one marketing image at full magnification.
So,
1) post 2 pictures of your reticle showing the full field of view against the sky or a white background, with the illumination OFF.
one at lowest-magnification,
one at highest magnification,
2) tell us the
scope brand and model (Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42)
Focal plane
Manufacturers official reticle name
If you are feeling generous, you could include a link or image to the manufacturers subtension diagram for that reticle, or perhaps an additional image against a cluttered background to show how awesome your reticle is, or a low-light image, or one with illumination on...but the white or sky background should allow better comparison between reticles in different pictures.
Once a good in-focus set of images of a reticle is posted, there's no need to continue posting it if it doesn't add anything (if you have the same reticle and it looks different in a different magnification scope, by all means please post!!). The exception might be some of the nightforce reticles like the mil-R that apparently has several versions of the same reticle depending on what model and magnification of scope it's on...
Thanks in advance, and hopefully this also helps others who'd like to see and compare various reticles.
I've had a really difficult time getting a look at various reticles as I'm scope shopping, and the images on manufacturers and retailers websites virtually never include an image at low power. I'm finicky about the reticle and lowest-magnification useability is one of the most-important factors in a scope for me after the basics like "does it hold zero". Since there are NO retailers of higher-quality scopes near me, it's been a frustrating experience scope-shopping online. If I cant get a look through all the scopes I want, I'm wondering if people can post them to get a better sense, so in one place anyone could compare two different reticles. Not the same as being there, but better than the one marketing image at full magnification.
So,
1) post 2 pictures of your reticle showing the full field of view against the sky or a white background, with the illumination OFF.
one at lowest-magnification,
one at highest magnification,
2) tell us the
scope brand and model (Nightforce ATACR 4-16x42)
Focal plane
Manufacturers official reticle name
If you are feeling generous, you could include a link or image to the manufacturers subtension diagram for that reticle, or perhaps an additional image against a cluttered background to show how awesome your reticle is, or a low-light image, or one with illumination on...but the white or sky background should allow better comparison between reticles in different pictures.
Once a good in-focus set of images of a reticle is posted, there's no need to continue posting it if it doesn't add anything (if you have the same reticle and it looks different in a different magnification scope, by all means please post!!). The exception might be some of the nightforce reticles like the mil-R that apparently has several versions of the same reticle depending on what model and magnification of scope it's on...
Thanks in advance, and hopefully this also helps others who'd like to see and compare various reticles.
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