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Going from G3 1-10 to HD5 2-10?

FatBoy

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I have competed 2gun the last couple seasons with a G3 1-10 MOA and I hate the reticle. To me, the 200y zero and the thinness of the reticle make the scope less intuitive inside 150 and when I need the more precise hits out far the reticle is so thin that I have a hard time picking it up and actually seeing what yard line of the BDC I’m on. We general have a field or trees as a background, not a berm.

The FC-MOA reticle would be my choice IF it went down to 20-25 MOA in the stadia, as my 14.5s takes 20 MOA to get to 600, so it really doesn’t make sense for me to buy another scope with a reticle that’s not going to fit my kit and shooting style.

That brings me to the HD5 2-10 PR1 MOA. I’m curious and requesting feedback from anyone who may have been using this scope for outlaw 2 gun (5-500 yards)/speed shooting and how the parallax adjustment impact speed shooting. I’m not concerned if you shoot other reticles, really looking to see if I can set parallax and forget it and still have clarity and minimal shift on target. Parallax adjustment is what pushed me off the old 3-5-10 M3 to the NXS compacts and I haven’t looked back, but I have grown to like the FFP versatility.

All my field rifles have a red dot on top so 1x is not an issue for me. I generally use my LPVOs from 4-8/10 .

What scopes and I missing? Looking for compact, capped or locked turrets and a simple FFP scope with MOA stadia reticle that has hashmark to at least 20 MOA. Prefer at east 8x, would not be opposed to 12/14/16 if the scope was small and light enough. Vudu is already on the list.

Appreciate the feedback.
 
Not all lotta love for the 2-10, or not a lot of action shooters???

@C_Does video was pretty good, it helped but I’d love to hear from a field shooter who actually uses this scope or something else like it. Particularly interested in sight picture from 10-400 yards with one parallax setting. Is it doable?
 
No personal experience on that optic, but I'm considering the same kind of move. I spent the last few years with the G3 and then the PLX-C. I also use an offset red dot for 1x, so I'm frustrated by the compromise you get in a 1-whatever LPVO.

On the Mk5 I'd been looking at that new CMR reticle, otherwise I've been slowly working myself up to just buy the ZCo 2-10 with the HTR reticle.
 
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