Which Reticle?

[ColColt]

I'm considering a Vortex HST 4-16X 44mm and the choices are their V-Plex or BDC. Which would be best for target shooting? It will be mounted on a .243 or 22-250, I haven't decided that yet.

 

[SJB358]

If it is just for targets, their standard V-Plex would probably be enough. If you were going to hunt it, the BDC might be handy in order to have a few aiming points for further out.

 

[ColColt]

I was leaning in that direction but without having hands on experience, I wasn't sure just how thick/thin the cross hairs may be. Hopefully, it may be comparable to Leupold's Duplex.

 

[truck driver]

If I remember right all of the standard Duplex reticules are what they call 30-30 which means the fine wires will cover a 30" target at 100yds. So you can use that as a range finder and adjust for hold over at longer distances.

 

[ColColt]

That can't be right...covers 30" of target? My old Leupold M8 16x has a very fine cross hair and I can section(quarter) a bench rest target with the 1/2" square, at 100 yards.

 

[JD338]

Maybe Roger meant 1000 yds.

JD338

 

[ColColt]

Or perhaps he means from top to bottom of the reticle.

 

[truck driver]

Bushnell, Simmons, Tasco, Weaver, Redfield and Leupold all had a 30-30 reticule which was a standard Duplex. You had 15" from center + to the bottom of the top thick cross hair, side to side and from center and to top of bottom thick cross hair. Can't remember the distance it was calculated at. I thought it was 100 yards since everyone copied it. This was very popular in the 1970's - 1980's.

 

[ColColt]

I thought that's what you meant after I re-read it. I have a couple of Leupold's with the standard Duplex and have always liked them. The only scope I have, come to think of it, that doesn't have a Duplex reticle is my older M8 16X which has the fine cross hairs...perfect for target shooting and varmints. My Zeiss also has the Duplex.

 

[Anonymous]

I like the standard plex. I've had a few of the BDC type reticles from a few makers.... don't like them, they're just too busy to my eye and never seem to work as advertised.

Some of the newer ones are like a novel written in there- grids, numbers etc....makes me wish the German #1 was more popular. Guess I'm a "less is more" kind of guy.

 

[Ridgerunner665]

You must mean the HS...the HS-T only has the tactical type reticles ( VMR with either MOA or MRAD)


The HS subtensions are there on the website...

BDC... http://www.vortexoptics.com/uploads/sub ... _moa-t.jpg

V-Plex... http://www.vortexoptics.com/uploads/sub ... _moa-t.jpg

 

[ColColt]

Yes, you're right about the HS reticles. I had been looking at both the HS and HS-T to determine the difference other than the target turrets and it seems it's the style of reticle difference.

I think for my eyes at least, the V-Plex would be more suitable for target shooting as would the VMR-1(MOA) with the HS-T

 

[ScreaminEagle]

I like to dial my scope for distance, so I'd go with the V-Plex.

 

[1100 Remington Man]

My advice would be buy what you Like. I have many styles for different uses.

 

[sask boy]

For strictly paper I believe that I would go with their standard duplex. That is just my opinion though :wink: if you could get to look through both of them it would likely help you on your decision making.

Blessings,
Dan