Illuminated reticle
- Thread starter JCroe
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I have 2 illuminated 'scopes; both are excellent. I trialled them in very poor and very bright light when they were new and was happy with both in both lights. As stated above perhaps the two most useful times are in very poor/dim light when a "glowing only" dot is useful and at the other end of the scale when driven shooting one can use it like an aimpoint/red dot/doctor optik sight as a point and squeeze. Having the option IS useful.
I have IR on my scope. Not once have I used it on deer
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Highlander94
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Got one on my deer/fox set up , Zeiss duralyt scope, don't use it to often as I usually don't have time to switch it on before the shot, but I do find it handy for stags in the rut when there body is black and handy for when out lamping , don't use it often but when I do I usually forget to switch the thing back off 
Glade
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Same for me! Batteries batteries batteries. All my scopes have an illuminated scope. I hardly use them because I’ve forgotten to turn the bloody thing off on the previous foray.
Likewise with my rangefinder binoculars, F455, pard008, thermal and finally my Bluetooth ear defenders when using my shotgun!
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Same for me! Batteries batteries batteries. All my scopes have an illuminated scope. I hardly use them because I’ve forgotten to turn the bloody thing off on the previous foray.
Likewise with my rangefinder binoculars, F455, pard008, thermal and finally my Bluetooth ear defenders when using my shotgun!
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Erik Hamburger
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I don't recall ever culling a deer using an IR, despite having several scopes that have one.
If the light gets so low that you think the IR will help, and you switch it on, even on a very low setting, the remainder of the sight picture gets even worse.
Therefore my advice would be that if you can still see the crosshairs and silhouette of the animal you have identified and are trying to cull so you can place your shot correctly - go ahead.
A silhouette (outline) is fine - you don't need to see the outline of the front legs and shoulder. With some experience you can still place the crosshairs correctly in the killing zone. In fact with time and experience it becomes instinctive.
If your crosshairs merge with the background and you have to say a little prayer' Oh my God lets hope this is about right...': Call it a day, and don't take the shot.
If the light gets so low that you think the IR will help, and you switch it on, even on a very low setting, the remainder of the sight picture gets even worse.
Therefore my advice would be that if you can still see the crosshairs and silhouette of the animal you have identified and are trying to cull so you can place your shot correctly - go ahead.
A silhouette (outline) is fine - you don't need to see the outline of the front legs and shoulder. With some experience you can still place the crosshairs correctly in the killing zone. In fact with time and experience it becomes instinctive.
If your crosshairs merge with the background and you have to say a little prayer' Oh my God lets hope this is about right...': Call it a day, and don't take the shot.
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