I'm putting together a Howa Mini in .223 on somewhat of a tight budget. The rifle will be used for my own enjoyment at the range, kids trigger time and deer hunting in northern New England. Most shots on game will be in the 30-70 yard range with occasional opportunities 100-150yards. It's possible that every once in a blue moon a 200-300 yard shot could present. I would like to find a place to stretch out to 4 or 500 yard for range time.
I have one of the Sightron s1 g2 1.75-5x scopes from Camera Land which I've been very happy with in form factor, light gathering, clarity and eye box. As such, I'm very likely to go with a 3-9x40 version for this rifle. Midway has one with a Mildot reticle for $125 so that's very tempting. That said, I've not used a mil dot reticle and don't know if that would get cluttered. I have seen that mismatched turrets can be problematic. The other options would be the standard duplex or, the HHR/Hunter Holdover Reticle. The latter seems like a nice middle ground; with a bit of information for distance but still not cluttered.
I'm certainly open to other suggestions as well in the $200 +/- range. There is a real lack of lower magnification and lightweight scopes on the market now. I had looked some at the LPVO's available, but many of those are rather heavy with less than ideal reticles for hunting.
Thanks for the input!
I have one of the Sightron s1 g2 1.75-5x scopes from Camera Land which I've been very happy with in form factor, light gathering, clarity and eye box. As such, I'm very likely to go with a 3-9x40 version for this rifle. Midway has one with a Mildot reticle for $125 so that's very tempting. That said, I've not used a mil dot reticle and don't know if that would get cluttered. I have seen that mismatched turrets can be problematic. The other options would be the standard duplex or, the HHR/Hunter Holdover Reticle. The latter seems like a nice middle ground; with a bit of information for distance but still not cluttered.
I'm certainly open to other suggestions as well in the $200 +/- range. There is a real lack of lower magnification and lightweight scopes on the market now. I had looked some at the LPVO's available, but many of those are rather heavy with less than ideal reticles for hunting.
Thanks for the input!
