Reviews by RWL
Drop Zone Reticle a little coarse for target work
Written on Oct 19, 2021
Review for
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 change
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