Floating dot or floating crosshair reticle.

[ohlongarm]

Which will serve a varmint hunter best out to 300 yards maximum, a floating dot that doesn't have crosshairs touching or the target at those ranges, illuminated is a plus, or a floating crosshair such as found on the Steiner predator series. The dot can't be over 2 moa coverage at 300 yards or it's of no use inmo.

 

[Bater]

I much prefer a floating dot for that application but it comes down to preference. Also matters what you mean by “varmint” as I would grab a different rifle for yotes than I would prairie dogs.

 

[justinspicher]

I am a floating dot user, but that is because I use a red dot on my rifles.

 

[ohlongarm]

I much prefer a floating dot for that application but it comes down to preference. Also matters what you mean by “varmint” as I would grab a different rifle for yotes than I would prairie dogs.

In Ohio it's groundhogs and fox, and lots of coyotes my three different caliber choices are 204, 22 and my favorite 17 hornet.

 

[Browninglover1]

I like the dot better but will shoot either. I've used a floating dot in a Kahles k624i to take a prairie dog at 1404 and a rock chuck at 1590. We call it the "death dot".

 

[Blue72]

I prefer dot

by the way dot size is not that important if you use a six o’clock hold. Plus I find it’s more accurate shooting that way