Illuminated Recticle Scopes
Last fall I built the last and greatest of the raccoon rifles designed specifically for low light use.
.357 with an illuminated reticle scope.
I have become a great advocate of these devices in the few months that followed. I am now engaged in a systematic replacement of all the scopes on my general purpose rifles and especially my shotguns with IR scopes.
Some of the specialized scopes are remaining in place, but any of my "bump in the dark" devices or hunting rifles used in thick canopy are getting the IR scopes.
To me they offer the best of both scope and reflex sight. Crosshairs with contrast for low light conditions and magnification and crosshairs for precision shooting in good light.
And if one is in a survival situation they still work like a normal scope when the batteries run dry. That has always been a worry for me with reflex sights due to my finances not allowing me to buy the nuclear powered stuff.
Has anyone else moved to use of these devices?
