What if you love the scope but not the reticle??

[KevinWood44]

Yesterday I ordered the .25 Impact M3.....and I planned on getting the Blackhound 6x24 bc of the ability to focus down to 10yards (as opposed to the Arken which can only focus down to 25yards) my only reservation is that I don't love the reticle. It seems a lil too busy for me with all the MOA #'s (I wish they cut half of them out) I also would prefer the center of the reticle to have the floating crosshairs like the Arken.

Do you think this is something I will get used to over time? Or is a reticle SO important that I need to find one that I really like?

Blackhound Reticle: 

Arken Reticle: 

 

[Brent]

It's like anything new , the more you use it the more you should get accustomed to it. Give it a chance you may find that it's not that big a deal. If you give it a fair chance and it still doesn't work for you sell it and start the search all over.

 

[biohazardman]

Then you are not a happy man. ;^( I have learned over the years that if I don't like the looks of the reticle right off I should not buy the scope cuz I will likely never be happy with it. I will even overlook a bit of color aberration so long as it has a reticle I like. Although whether or not the reticle floats to me make little difference.

Edit;

So, I would sum it up this way if you don't love the reticle you don't love the scope.

 

[Tominco]

Then you are not a happy man. ;^( I have learned over the years that if I don't like the looks of the reticle right off I should not buy the scope cuz I will likely never be happy with it. I will even overlook a bit of color aberration so long as it has a reticle I like. Although whether or not the reticle floats to me make little difference.

Agreed! I’ve been down this road a few times as well.

Tom

 

[L.Leon]

Pick the reticle you like, I have to like the reticle to even consider a scope.

 

[jps2486]

If the reticle is unacceptable, the rest of the scope isn't worth anything, IMO That's why I like Hawke scopes for airguns. Element scopes look pretty good too.

 

[Kurt110]

It’s the reason why I bought the Athlon Midas TAC. 

And one day the Delta Stryker. 
Kurt

 

[Vetmx]

Yep, I have 2 scopes on guns that some might consider a subpar scope but I love the reticle. 

 

[KevinWood44]

Then you are not a happy man. ;^( I have learned over the years that if I don't like the looks of the reticle right off I should not buy the scope cuz I will likely never be happy with it. I will even overlook a bit of color aberration so long as it has a reticle I like. Although whether or not the reticle floats to me make little difference.

Edit;

So, I would sum it up this way if you don't love the reticle you don't love the scope.

Thanks, I appreciate the advise.

 

[Deerstalker]

This may help. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/rfcftp/optics/StandardReticlePatterns2012.pdf

Also. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496141

 

[Gerry52]

Reticle, for me, is the FIRST thing that has to be what I like. It's a deal maker or breaker. Your mileage may vary. 

 

[KevinWood44]

This may help. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/rfcftp/optics/StandardReticlePatterns2012.pdf

Also. https://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496141

This is amazing thank you!!!

 

[ShotOut6]

Story of my life! Most are too small for me, for hunting anyways....

Would love my SWFA 6x to have a normal duplex style reticle.

 

[austin870]

I find unless I do a ton of range finding and changing distances all the time while shooting the busy Xmas tree reticles bother me a lot. They don't bother me as much as when I first got them but I could certainly do without them. It is a challenge now getting the right scope specs with the right reticle and/or down to 10yrds. Most scopes are WAY too heavy for our purposes.

The whole tacticool thing has most scopes designed for long range powder burner shooting and not airguns. I really wish reticle changes were cheap. Most are unobtainable at any cost. Leupold is one of the few that does reticle changes on just about any old or new scope. Most the rest are few and far between. 

Scopes are all a trade off for airgunners now. I try hard to get the reticle I like. You will see it every shot.

 

[Dairyboy]

This is why it's hard for me to find a scope I really like as the reticle has to be a love or I won't like the scope.

 

[Pistonjohn]

Return the Blackhound if your order was put down, try Vortex diamondback 6-24 ffp, this one got the reticle you like and is probably a better scope.



And it focus down to about 8-9 yards even it says "down to 10"

 

[BackStop]

Return the Blackhound if your order was put down, try Vortex diamondback 6-24 ffp, this one got the reticle you like and is probably a better scope.



And it focus down to about 8-9 yards even it says "down to 10"

Does it focus down that far on the highest magnification? Just asking because a lot of scopes only focus at their claimed "close focus" when at the lowest magnification.

Kerry

 

[triggertreat]

I could never get use to the Blackhound reticle pictured. it's too busy, plus it is hard to see the 1, 1.5 and 2 mil marks where I hunt the most. Now that larger Arken reticle pictured is really nice. It kinda looks similar to my Element Titan scope, but I have the "Clean" version and really like that one.

 

[KevinWood44]

I could never get use to the Blackhound reticle pictured. it's too busy, plus it is hard to see the 1, 1.5 and 2 mil marks where I hunt the most. Now that larger Arken reticle pictured is really nice. It kinda looks similar to my Element Titan scope, but I have the "Clean" version and really like that one.

Right??? I can't believe they made such a nice scope and dropped the ball so hard on that reticle! I am now looking at the Athlon Midas Tac 6x24 

If you have any other suggestions please throw some at me.



This is the Athlon Reticle 

 

[Dairyboy]

Those Athlon Midas Tacs are great scopes. Can't go wrong with them!