Scopes with best hold over reticle
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That APRS6 Reticle is awesome! Guys over on the snipers hide are coming up with one and is fairly similar to it as it's a great crossover reticle.
Dairyboy nailed it,
We are talking +-100 yds right? I don't know that you need to spend more than a $1K unless you want to. We do need to see our POI, good or bad, and busy recitals can prohibit this, JMO. Keep it simple. The APRS6 reticle is turning some heads for sure, Well designed, not to busy and proportional in the zoom range. Clean. If you miss you have a better chance of seeing your POI with the right glass and reticle. "1000+ yards" scopes mentioned here for an air gun have advantages that I can attest to. A scope with the reticle of your choice and good glass in your price range will take time to find and reward you. Have fun and let us know what you decided.
Patrick
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For the low end price so far I like the Aztec Emerald 5.5-25x50 Scope.
High end I really do like the APRS6 Reticle.
High end I really do like the APRS6 Reticle.
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@baldone, the Aztec reticle isn’t the “best” one, but it is great for using holdovers at typical Airgun distances (sub 100 yards). I’ve taken pigeons out to 100 yards. Many rats at 40 to 50 yards. The Christmas Tree at 2 MOA spacing works great especially in the wind. My experience comes from thousands of pellets down range through mine.
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Personal choice is one of the fantastic benefits we have with scopes.
A big Thank You to all who help design these scopes and reticals!!!
A big Thank You to all who help design these scopes and reticals!!!
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I shoot medium velocity spring guns at longer distances so my scopes need more than 10 MOA of aiming points. I like Leupold's TS29X1 and TS32X1 (both now renamed) in second focal plane. I shoot this one in field target matches with a sub 12 fpe gun. I don't like clicking.
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Wow
Looking around can't find the Aztec Emerald 5.5-25×50FFP Scope in stock any where.
They still make these?
Looking around can't find the Aztec Emerald 5.5-25×50FFP Scope in stock any where.
They still make these?
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For me it is important that the christmas tree "branches" are marked with numbers. 1,2 3 and so fort.... Easy to forget what branch the holdover was for different distances, but remembering the number is so much easier. And we are talking FFP of course. No calculating for magnification.
The APRS6 Reticle take care of that of course.
The APRS6 Reticle take care of that of course.
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I shoot medium velocity spring guns at longer distances so my scopes need more than 10 MOA of aiming points. I like Leupold's TS29X1 and TS32X1 (both now renamed) in second focal plane. I shoot this one in field target matches with a sub 12 fpe gun. I don't like clicking.
What's the new model numbers
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Baldone,
The new name is Impact-29 MOA. It will appear different depending on the scope it is in. Mine is in a VariX-3 6.5-20 EFR.
See Leupold.com/shop/reticles
The new name is Impact-29 MOA. It will appear different depending on the scope it is in. Mine is in a VariX-3 6.5-20 EFR.
See Leupold.com/shop/reticles
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I have the Aztec, and yes I like the reticle quite a bit. I really like the Arken
APRS6 is really nice. I agree with you there.
APRS6 is really nice. I agree with you there.
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That Arken is a well designed MOA reticle.
Here's a new MOA reticle from Athlon for 2021, the APLR6 which has a center cross for those that like a more obvious central aiming point which would help some on lower to mid magnification. It's not easy to see in this diagram but each MOA hash gets wider and starts over again every 5 MOA. I just kind of ignore the 5 MOA parts because they are obvious and pay attention to the 1,2,3,4 MOA progressively wider hashes. This helps quickly knowing what hash to use vs them being all the same size. Then also every other 5 MOA on the tree the odd numbers are on the right side so you are less likely to mistakenly choose the wrong holdover line.
Here's a new MOA reticle from Athlon for 2021, the APLR6 which has a center cross for those that like a more obvious central aiming point which would help some on lower to mid magnification. It's not easy to see in this diagram but each MOA hash gets wider and starts over again every 5 MOA. I just kind of ignore the 5 MOA parts because they are obvious and pay attention to the 1,2,3,4 MOA progressively wider hashes. This helps quickly knowing what hash to use vs them being all the same size. Then also every other 5 MOA on the tree the odd numbers are on the right side so you are less likely to mistakenly choose the wrong holdover line.
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I hate numbers right next to the vertical crosshair when using holdovers/holdoffs. Why???
Because it just so happens that with a left to right wind those numbers will be ("deployed" directly in the way/ and so obscuring) the most common holdoffs which are .6-ish mil to 1.1-ish mil away from the center of the vertical crosshair. Usually there's some wind, and usually the wind is at the speed to drift pellets right into a number, just sayin. If you have a right to left wind, well your golden.
Note the free space near the vertical crosshair in some of the other reticles that have those numbers off to the side instead with much less chance of obscuring.
Because it just so happens that with a left to right wind those numbers will be ("deployed" directly in the way/ and so obscuring) the most common holdoffs which are .6-ish mil to 1.1-ish mil away from the center of the vertical crosshair. Usually there's some wind, and usually the wind is at the speed to drift pellets right into a number, just sayin. If you have a right to left wind, well your golden.
Note the free space near the vertical crosshair in some of the other reticles that have those numbers off to the side instead with much less chance of obscuring.
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an oldie but a goodie for a simple uncluttered view the 6.5-20 Hawke. Easy to take out to 100 plus tards, look at some of Ted's old vids. SniperQty also has great vids using the scope.
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