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RONK
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: April/05/2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 3199 |
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I'm sure you're right, Ted. I've never seen a watch battery leak, now that you mention it.
Still just a little uneasy about the whole thing.
(If it ever happened, it would happen to ME... and probably twice....)
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mike650
Optics God Joined: May/14/2006 Location: West of Rockies Status: Offline Points: 14569 |
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Me too!! |
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“A hunt based only on trophies taken falls far short of what the ultimate goal should be.” – Fred Bear
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cyborg
Optics God Gaseous Clay Joined: August/24/2007 Location: North Georgia Status: Offline Points: 12288 |
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Given certain situations, the illuminated reticles are indispensible. I thoroughly like having the option available to me should the situation warrant the use of it. The Nikon Monarch X has a very good illuminated system should anyone wonder about that.
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Horsemany
Optics Journeyman Joined: February/28/2008 Location: Nebraska Status: Offline Points: 643 |
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I'm a firm believer in the KISS method. Keep it simple stupid. I've never needed an illuminated reticle and will probably never own one. I see the need in some applications and not in others. I'm still trying to figure out why Nightforce benchrest scopes are only available with IR's.
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Ed Connelly
Optics Retard God of no Chihuahua Joined: December/16/2007 Location: USA Status: Offline Points: 24225 |
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I think they would be fun if they didn't weigh ten pounds. Just another gadget. Probably have some use in dark situations. Something to fool with. Enjoy.
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medic52
Optics Professional Joined: October/05/2006 Location: Missouri Status: Offline Points: 893 |
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I have two types....2 Trijicon's LOVE THEM a Bushnell 3200 3x9x50 firefly that you charge with a light its ok as long as you remember to charge it....
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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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I'm going to disagree with that statement because this is what the regulations state (2009 Deer, Elk & Antelope Montana Hunting Regulations, pg. 21): Night Vision Equipment: It is illegal to use night vision equipment or electronically enhanced light gathering optics for locating or hunting game. Technically, a normal rifle scope, even one with an illuminated reticle, does not gather light. It only transmits light and loses some of the it as the transmission occurs. The point could (and should) be made that illuminating the reticle does not allow one to see better in the dark. Given that, they should also have to disallow Firefly reticles or any other type of sight that glows. That, BTW, is the case for bowhunters. But nothing is said in the regulations or the Montana Code Annotated about not using tritium, etc. on a rifle or handgun. Now, I'm not willing to bet my future hunting privileges on this interpretation until I talk to MT FWP but I will contact them tomorrow and post what I find out here. For what it's worth, I can't imagine wanting to take a shot in dim light but I also wouldn't want to be found out in the field with an illegal device. I can argue all I want that I had no intention of using it, but if you're carrying a fishing rod, they assume your fishing. If I'm told that illuminated reticles do fall under the regulation I'll ask about leaving the battery out. |
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mike650
Optics God Joined: May/14/2006 Location: West of Rockies Status: Offline Points: 14569 |
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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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I came across this posting on another site, where someone else had dealt with the same issue: http://longrangehunting.com/forums/f18/illuminated-reticle-good-bad-13981/ They found that illuminated reticles are legal in Montana but not in Idaho. (Hmm, I wonder if that regulation is enforced much around Orofino?)...
I called the MT FWP Enforcement Division and was told specifically that "as long as only the reticle is lit up" then it is legal in Montana. |
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oldelkhunter
Optics GrassHopper Joined: November/21/2008 Location: NC Status: Offline Points: 15 |
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Has anyone used the Bushnell Elite 4200 2.5-10x50 Illuminated #4 reticle ? I have spoken to a number of people that say it is a great lowlight scope. Any info would be appreciated
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300S&W
Optics God Joined: January/27/2008 Location: Burlington,WV Status: Offline Points: 10592 |
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Let's see. Great lenses/coatings,great power range plus 50mm obj.,30mm tube for extra w/e adjustments if needed,great low light reticle and illuminated to boot? Seems it's got it all!
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mike650
Optics God Joined: May/14/2006 Location: West of Rockies Status: Offline Points: 14569 |
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helo18
Optics Jedi Knight Joined: December/02/2006 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 5620 |
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I would get that in writing if you are going to use one. I had game wardens (dealt with them guiding) go both ways on it, and overall recommended not having one on a rifle just to be safe. If it is legal, great. I will say that with the legal shooting light laws here, it makes no difference. I can see my reticle (unlit) fine till shooting light is over. The only one I have (the xtr) is on a varmint rig. No laws there. All is fair (NV, spotlights). |
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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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I agree, it really makes no difference to have one here. I could see a whitetail doe just fine against a dark hillside, made darker by the contrast with the sun setting behind it. And that was with a scope that has lesser glass. I just couldn't get the scope I wanted without that feature. It would probably be a good idea to get it in writing, although an email reply would also do since all State emails are archived. My guess is most wardens are probably far more worried about two-way radio abuse than inspecting scopes.
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jonoMT
Optics Master Extraordinaire Joined: November/13/2008 Location: Montana Status: Offline Points: 4853 |
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Alright, now to beat this topic to death...
This morning I ran into a friend of mine who's a game warden and asked him to confirm what I'd already been told. He said that red-dot and illuminated reticles are legal in MT, as long as the technology does not enhance light transmission or project light, for example as with a spot light. |
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