Crosshair Subtension
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You’re probably going to get a mixed bag of answers based on preference. I like 0.03 or so in mil reticles.
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I figured as much, but I'm sure I can get a general idea. Really, just looking for a minimum before reticle washout occurs, and a maximum before the precision point of the target is obscured by the reticle.
If you are primarily shooting small targets with high magnification (say above 8x) you shouldn't be worrying about a reticle being too thin.
Plus the chance of finding a FFP reticle that is too thick these days is very very low.
The Athlon Helos 2-12 has a centre dot that is .3mil thick and I've found it doesn't really hinder shooting small groups, at least not in the context of practical rifle shooting. Considering .03-.05 is normal .3mil in the Helos is crazy, you would never dream of using it for F-class/bencrest or with a higher magnifcation scope but it really isn't as bad as you'd think. The centre dot really doesn't need to be that thick and could easily be half the size but I haven't found it to be an issue in practise.
Personally I think reticles that are nearer .05mil is a good thickness, easily visible on low magnifcation (below 6x) but not too thick either.
Unfortunately for me most manfacturers have gone towards thinner reticles and .03mil seems to be the standard.
I'm not suggesting thinner than .03mil is unsable on low magnification, my Vortex PST 3-15 has the EBR-7c which is .03 thick and is perfectly usable on 3x but the older version had the EBR-2c reticle which was .052mil thick and was noticably more visable on lower magnification.
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