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Burris Scope for Deer / Recommendations?

None these days. Don't like any of the reticles for hunting. The trend to have a fancy illuminated reticle does not work as well in low light as a simple, heavy reticle. You get to a point at very last light where you can still see the deer with it turned off, but can't see the reticle without illumination nor can you see around the illumination when turned on. You lose hunting time due to the target reticle. When this happens depends on when and where. Maybe its different with $3K scopes, but with $600 scopes it's a thing. Of course lots of hunters don't hunt until last light and clearly the fancy reticles are what sells. So...

My daughter does use a MTAC 1-4x to kill deer. It works in the wide open, but I didn't and wouldn't buy it for deer. It just happens to be on the carbine she prefers to shoot and so she uses it for deer. We turn the illumination to the lowest setting with the scope set of on 4x. The glass isn't really good enough to make it into low enough light for seeing around the reticle to be an issue.

And after posting I see OP already made his choice. Enjoy!

I used an Euro Diamond with #4 reticle for several years. Excellent scope for woods whitetail. Only knock was it was heavy.
 
I had a 8x32 Black Diamond it went south sent it in and had to replace with a 5x25x50 HD it will be here Monday, I like what I'm hearing bout it, very excited
 

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