Rifle Scopes Floating Dot or Floating Cross hair in the center of the reticle?

[ThunderRun]

Floating Dot or Floating Crosshair

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We are looking for some feedback from the shooting community. This is a quick one question poll to see what you prefer! Feel free to let us know why you prefer one by commenting below! For reference, both of these images are from the MIL and MOA version of the Ares ETR.

 

[Olen_4504]

done.

floating dot all the way

 

[ThunderRun]

done.

floating dot all the way

That was quick! Easiest survey ever right?!

 

[John Glidewell]

Dot. I was not sure I would like it, but the Riton 4-32 came with a dot reticle and after using it a bit I really like it.

 

[M8541Reaper]

Done.
Obviously the only correct answer is dot.

 

[TheMammoth]

Done.


Prefer Dot for sure, I don't mind crosshair. What I cannot stand is open center.

 

[M8541Reaper]

Done.


Prefer Dot for sure, I don't mind crosshair. What I cannot stand is open center.

Open center is the absolute worst.

 

[wade2big]

How about regular crosshairs. Non floating.

Any center is okay as it isn't used often but if you shoot a FFP scope on the 10-12x range then the dot disappears and you end up with a huge open center reticle. Think about that all the “I dont like open center guys” because unless the mag is turned up, this is exactly what you get in the worst way.
@TheMammoth @M8541Reaper

 

[spife7980]

Or for a better more direct comparison where the rest of the reticle is the same instead of switching angular units, how about the mil reticles from the Cronus?

Floating Cross Hair

Floating Dot

 

[b6graham]

floating dot that's visible

 

[M8541Reaper]

How about regular crosshairs. Non floating.

Any center is okay as it isn't used often but if you shoot a FFP scope on the 10-12x range then the dot disappears and you end up with a huge open center reticle. Think about that all the “I dont like open center guys” because unless the mag is turned up, this is exactly what you get in the worst way.
@TheMammoth @M8541Reaper

...lol ok killer, who hurt you?

1). My eyes aren’t dog shit so I can see the center dot at 10-12x on my MK6 and ATACR. You could be right if the shooter has poor vision.

2). It’s literally an opinion poll and people can have differing opinions.

3). Fuck open centers.

4). People who think floating crosshairs are weird.

5). Different reticles for different jobs. I’m also a fan of solid reticles ::gasp:: my 3-15 F1 NXS is a MLR2 and it’s a perfect reticle for what I use that system for.

 

[Cotay]

I have and use both...I also like solid as well. It really depends on what I'm shooting at.

 

[ESBVader]

Floating Dot

 

[koshkin]

I don't really care which, since both work fine if sized correctly.

However, since everyone voted for a dot, I voted for a crosshair just for the heck of it.

ILya

 

[ThunderRun]

Or for a better more direct comparison where the rest of the reticle is the same instead of switching angular units, how about the mil reticles from the Cronus?

Floating Cross Hair
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Floating Dot
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Thanks. I'm not worried about the crosshair thickness. I only displayed the images to show what i meant by dot vs crosshair. I'm not worried about size variances or specific reticles, just the center design. Hopefully that clarifies.

 

[LawnMM]

Of those choices, the dot, but I actually really like open centers where the crosshairs don't actually touch and the center is clear

 

[A&8's]

Done.

Dot

 

[308ftWIN]

Dot.

You guys really need a 2-15 FFP with Dot in your lineup.

 

[jmw]

Of those choices, the dot, but I actually really like open centers where the crosshairs don't actually touch and the center is clear

I do to

 

[Rob01]

I like the center dot better with a smaller opening around it like the Vortex 7C.

 

[Jknox1030]

I’m becoming more interested in the sub tensions adjacent to the center. Other than a 100 yard zero, the center didn’t really matter. The .2 mil sub tensions are preferred by me.

 

[wade2big]

...lol ok killer, who hurt you?

1). My eyes aren’t dog shit so I can see the center dot at 10-12x on my MK6 and ATACR. You could be right if the shooter has poor vision.

2). It’s literally an opinion poll and people can have differing opinions.

3). Fuck open centers.

4). People who think floating crosshairs are weird.

5). Different reticles for different jobs. I’m also a fan of solid reticles ::gasp:: my 3-15 F1 NXS is a MLR2 and it’s a perfect reticle for what I use that system for.

I didn’t intend on being so aggressive. ?

 

[D2junky]

My eyes are shit. Crosshair because the dot disappears. Literally. I’ve learned to compensate with my reticles with a dot but it’s frustrating.

 

[lennyo3034]

Larger Dot. Gen3XR and the .075ish mil dot is about perfect.

 

[BallisticPrimate]

.03 - .05 Dot for target shooting. .05 or .06 mil cross for hunting. For me, the dot is a little more precise and the cross is a little faster.

 

[koshkin]

Larger Dot. Gen3XR and the .075ish mil dot is about perfect.

I on board with that.

ILya

 

[BallisticPrimate]

Larger Dot. Gen3XR and the .075ish mil dot is about perfect.

Comparing the three different dot sizes (.04, .06, & .09) on the EBR-7C is enough to convince me that .075 is much too large for the centre dot - but I guess different tastes are what drives the options now available, which is a good thing. I personally think Tangent missed the boat with the Gen3XR, make the dot .04 or .05 and it would be near perfect - perhaps that's why we have the Mil-XT

 

[b6graham]

Yeahhhh MilXT

 

[Alabusa]

I have both and prefer each in different scenarios.

 

[Vodoun daVinci]

Floating dot hits the spot for me.

https://athlonoptics.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/BLR-SFP-MOA.png

VooDoo

 

[Oldbugr]

Floating dot for me.

 

[Claluja]

Floating dot

 

[steve123]

I hate the tiny small dot in my 4-16 Midas TAC but I can see the dot in the 6-24 Midas TAC on higher mag well.

I prefer dots, .05 mil has been a favorite.

Had a FFP IOR 6-24 with a .1 mil sized dot, I despised it, just seems too big in a FFP scope.

For hunting point blank I like those massive dot's in the middle of a plain crosshair like in the old Weaver's, awesome for a quick offhand shot, as well as decent sized dot on a silhouette rifle.

I don't mind a center + though.

Never liked a duplex.

 

[M8541Reaper]

I didn’t intend on being so aggressive. ?

lol cause I was like damn, this dude really hates dot centers haha!

 

[M8541Reaper]

Yeahhhh MilXT

The Mil-XT is fuckin money. Glad I went with it in my ATACR.

 

[M8541Reaper]

Never liked a duplex.

Ewwww Duplex. What year is this, 1962?

 

[wade2big]

lol cause I was like damn, this dude really hates dot centers haha!

I was browsing the bear pit at the time!

 

[tna9001]

Floating Dot. SKMR3, done.

 

[M8541Reaper]

I was browsing the bear pit at the time!

Hahaha the “Bear Pit Effect” happens to the best of us. ??

 

[Dthomas3523]

Either a traditional reticle or a floating dot.

Floating cross just doesn’t do much for me.

 

[Jscb1b]

...lol ok killer, who hurt you?

1). My eyes aren’t dog shit so I can see the center dot at 10-12x on my MK6 and ATACR. You could be right if the shooter has poor vision.

2). It’s literally an opinion poll and people can have differing opinions.

3). Fuck open centers.

4). People who think floating crosshairs are weird.

5). Different reticles for different jobs. I’m also a fan of solid reticles ::gasp:: my 3-15 F1 NXS is a MLR2 and it’s a perfect reticle for what I use that system for.

r.c guy
I don't have the slightest idea how I'm stuck doing a quote, so please forgive me. But back to the thread. My eyes are not able to focus on the dot unless the scope is cranked up to 20+ power. The crosshair I can focus on down to 8 power.

 

[M8541Reaper]

r.c guy
I don't have the slightest idea how I'm stuck doing a quote, so please forgive me. But back to the thread. My eyes are not able to focus on the dot unless the scope is cranked up to 20+ power. The crosshair I can focus on down to 8 power.

You have the quote technique down as long as you were meaning to respond to my post, which was a response to Wade’s response to my response to Mammoth which was his response to the poll that I had responded to.

 

[Jscb1b]

You have the quote technique down as long as you were meaning to respond to my post, which was a response to Wade’s response to my response to Mammoth which was his response to the poll that I had responded to.

Well, I was eating dinner and trying to read and scroll at the same time.

 

[Faronth]

I was not sure I would like a floating dot when I purchased my Mk5 but turns out I do. My other scopes all had cross hair reticals and had never tried it and now glad I did. Definitely do not want an open center though.

 

[Guthwine]

Floating dot

 

[D2junky]

Floating Dot. SKMR3, done.

That one disappears the absolute WORST for me. Love the scope and I’ll never get rid of it as I’ve learned to compensate.

 

[sloppyjalopy]

Floating dot.

 

[beetroot]

Open centre is where it's at.

 

[hlee]

I thought I was going to be the odd man out, but looks like it is me AND @beetroot. I like an (small) open center. Between the 2 choices, however, I like the dot better. Neither really speak to me. The floating cross hair appears too coarse, and the opening the dot floats in is too big. I really like the ERB-2c...

 

[atomic41]

Ok this is timely. My next purchase will be a Cronus with floating dot. But you guys have me wondering if I will be able to see it, my close vision is fading fast. I wish I could view one before I buy.