leupold reticle

[bigbrother]

I think it's a combination of clarity, power, and reticle thickness that create the best scope for the job. Typically when you go to a mil dot type reticle the cross wires are a little thinner than your standard duplex type reticle. Theoretically you would be able to see more of the target on the same power. However, if you're looking to shoot the dots on varmints, let me warn you. A mil dot is gonna cover up a prairie dog or rock chuck head at 500 yds. So if you're trying to head shoot him, you're gonna have problems. When we first got started in extending our range, we shot "dots" on a couple farms out to around 600yds. We got close and had a lot of fun, but our kill ratio wasn't very good. We still have good days and bad, but more often than not we leave some for the buzzards to eat now.