Edit...okay, okay...I'm settling for "almost top-tier" in the $1K-$2K price range...
I haven't done in Benchrest or sage rat shooting in a very long time...15years I suppose. The good news is, my guns still like to punch one-hole groups (sometimes, lol). But my glass is old...my 3 varmint guns are all running 6-20x40 Weaver Grand Slam scopes. I am on the hunt for side focus and an upgrade to optics quality and click repeatability.
I was aiming for about $1,500/scope, but maybe I'd be satisfied with $1K...or maybe I go $2K if it would really make my eyes happy. But I'm encountering paralysis by analysis right now.
I'm open to suggestions! I really like the idea of FFP with hold-over dots/bars. But darn-it, most of these high end reticles seem busy...geared towards 1,000 yards and beyond...and many times the dots/bars don't start until 4 or 5 MOA; I seem to recall my 5MOA on my TAC 20 is 450 yards. Point being, I'm concerned most of these options are just too much for my purpose...to coarse, and too busy.
Use will primarily be sage rat shooting, but I moved and I'm not equally distant to Prairie Dog country, so I have an eye on getting dialed into that. I mention this because, most of my shooting is done at closer ranges (300yds and in) on squeekers...they are tiny little suckers, and they are abundant, so I rarely find myself playing around with 400 yard shots on them. Of course, with Pairie Dogs, my limited experience tells me most of my shooting will be done between 150-450 yards.
I haven't done in Benchrest or sage rat shooting in a very long time...15years I suppose. The good news is, my guns still like to punch one-hole groups (sometimes, lol). But my glass is old...my 3 varmint guns are all running 6-20x40 Weaver Grand Slam scopes. I am on the hunt for side focus and an upgrade to optics quality and click repeatability.
I was aiming for about $1,500/scope, but maybe I'd be satisfied with $1K...or maybe I go $2K if it would really make my eyes happy. But I'm encountering paralysis by analysis right now.
I'm open to suggestions! I really like the idea of FFP with hold-over dots/bars. But darn-it, most of these high end reticles seem busy...geared towards 1,000 yards and beyond...and many times the dots/bars don't start until 4 or 5 MOA; I seem to recall my 5MOA on my TAC 20 is 450 yards. Point being, I'm concerned most of these options are just too much for my purpose...to coarse, and too busy.
Use will primarily be sage rat shooting, but I moved and I'm not equally distant to Prairie Dog country, so I have an eye on getting dialed into that. I mention this because, most of my shooting is done at closer ranges (300yds and in) on squeekers...they are tiny little suckers, and they are abundant, so I rarely find myself playing around with 400 yard shots on them. Of course, with Pairie Dogs, my limited experience tells me most of my shooting will be done between 150-450 yards.
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