Thread: Illuminated Scope Reticle Pros and Cons

Originally Posted by chainsaw

I have a couple of scopes with illum reticles - these are firedot type (VX-R and VX6 and the Trijicon tritium reticles), not the xmas tree. The illum centre dot is VERY good for low light shooting, especially in the bush. I also find the illum dot very helpful for longer range shots in full light because I find it really helps to focus my attention on the precise POA. Best option would be to go look thru a couple in the field and see what you eyes like or not. Plenty of good buggers on the forum that would help u out.

Yeah, I can actually imagine a red glowing dot helping to focus your attention to a certain point. You are correct about needing to look through in the field to see if it's likeable or not. I don't know anyone who can help with that though, I'd still like to find someone handy with a set of Leica Geovid 10x42 HD-b binoculars that I could look through, just to see if they're as crappy as my pair, before I send them back to the factory for repair!