Drop zone reticle a little coarse for target work - Bushnell AR Optics 4.5-18x40 Rifle Scope

This review is for scope AR741840 with a Drop Zone reticle. I would have preferred the Windhold reticle because of the finer crosshairs but the scope would have cost almost $40 more than the one with the Drop Zone reticle. The Drop Zone reticle is a little coarse for target work and covers up much of the aiming point, particularly at 100 yards. I had the scope out to sight it in on a 22lr rifle yesterday. In yesterday's good lighting conditions the image was clear from 4.5 to 18x. The image was only slightly less bright at 18x. I made a point of looking for that or I might not have noticed it otherwise. I moved the turrets in both directions and the adjustments are repeatable. Crisp clicks. I went from shooting at 50 yards to 100 yards - 15 clicks of elevation and back and it was centered at 50 yards again. I was easily able to see my hits of 22lr at 50 yards. It was a little difficult to see 22 cal. hits at 100 yards on 18x but I could kind of make them out. My spotting scope confirmed that I was seeing things correctly through the AR Scope at 100 yards. I was using self printed targets with orange diamonds as the aiming point. Even my good 60x spotting scope has difficulty seeing black holes in a black target so don't count on seeing those unless you're using a colored target aiming point rather than black. I was pleased with the feel of the movement of the magnification and side focus. Both had just the right amount of resistance - not tight or easily changed accidentally. Knocked this down to 4 stars since the reticle was a little coarse for my target shooting purposes and the cost of the windheld reticle was $40 higher. Admittedly the models with windheld reticles have 30mm tubes, but I don't need that and feel Bushnell should offer this reticle choice in this scope with a 1" tube. The Drop Zone reticle would be perfectly fine for large game hunting. I don't know how the scope would perform in the low light environment of early morning or waning day since it was mid afternoon when I had it out. Except for the coarseness of the reticle, I'm otherwise pleased with this very affordable scope.