Rifle Scopes best Illumination Setting

[HOGGHEAD]

I recently purchased a NightForce 3X15X50. I am going to be doing some deer hunting with this scope this year. Probably just some doe hunting.

We are pretty picky on which doe we shoot. And alot of times we wait until the field is full of deer before we decide which doe we shoot.

I have no prior experience with illuminated reticles. And from what I have read the illuminated reticle can be of considerable help in low light situations.

So my question is which setting on a NightForce 3X15 do you guys consider the best setting for hunting purposes in lower light situations??

I have not learned how to adjust the illumination on my new scope yet. But I only want to do it once. Thanks, Tom.

 

[Redmanss]

Re: best Illumination Setting

The setting is going to be your own personal preference. Your best bet is to take yourself out into your hunting spot at the end/beginning of the hunting day and adjust it then.

I like it visible but not obvious. Basically as an enhancement and not like a red dot.

 

[Jock1]

Re: best Illumination Setting

I agree, visible but not obvious. I do a lot of lowlight hunting and night hunting with a spotlight using an NXS and the fine reticle is hard to pick out against a dark backdrop so I have the reticle illuminated just enough to show against a black background.

 

[OpticsPlanet]

Re: best Illumination Setting

I like it as low as possible so you can just tell the contrast between the red and a dark background. Nightforce keeps a crisp illuminated reticle without much bleeding even on the higher brightness settings.

Trevor B.

 

[EXTREMEPREJUDICE]

Re: best Illumination Setting

I'm probably repeating the above responses; but just visible in the lighting conditions you would be using it in. For example, a setting that is right for twilight would be too bright for night, etc. The only feature that I find lacking on my Nightforce glass is an adjustable rheostat so you can dial up or down as conditions change.

 

[HOGGHEAD]

Re: best Illumination Setting

I am a handicapped person with fumble fingers. So I never adjust things in the field. I can see all the parts laying on the ground now, and being trampled on. I will try the setting in the woods. But I always adjust things over a large flat table so when my fumble fingers drop something it lands on top of the table.

That is why I was asking. I was wanting to get the most favored setting to start with, then adjust from there. Thanks, Tom.