will the reticle work without the illumination? What color is the illumination?
1062480
Yes it works well. That is one of the big reasons I purchased it. If the battery dies at any time you still have a reticle. It is black so not so good at dusk but excellent during the day.
1062481
Yes I use mine mostly on low ilum. That is the scope The dot has to have the ilum on. I have mine on a 450 bushmaster AR15 it only shoots 200 yards but with accuracy. It is my favorite gin out of 60 some odd guns.
1062482
the reticle is visible without the illumination on. it is black with it off.
1766629
No, it has to be illuminated. The illuminated red/green is 4 different times of low light situations, like green for low light like dusk and red for dark or haze. The illumination hi-lights the reticle scale. When not lite the scale will read black, that's for basic daylight.
1962517
It has black wire reticles. Illumination can be off, or can be controlled from barely visible to quite strong. It is also red or green, depending on which way you turn the dial
2264605
It is a red illuminated reticle, similar to what you see from an Eotech scope. It also has brightness adjustment, which is great for different lighting conditions.
1943468
Check their web site,i believe it,s the mil-dot recticle, and no illumination,these are a great scope for the money,i do wish they would offer it with side focus parallel adjustment.
701063
it is an etched reticle.. that means, it is the same reticle.. only thing that cvhanges is the color, and the intensity of the color..
1796731
Steve,The reticle is black and there are two back lights inside the scope that light up. They shine a red or green light onto the reticle so they appear to change colors. The problem is the light refracts and the reticle isn't thin and crisp looking. If you are shooting short distance they will work fine but why use a scope at short distance. Just leave the lights turned off and use it like a normal scope and it works great.
166429
Sure does...the reticle is black and crisp until you select the illumination setting with the knob on the left hand side of the scope.
1924177
Don't know. But you should know that this model does not have an illuminated rear sight. Only the front sight is illuminated--i returned it, not knowing that it is basically useless for full-dark situations.
166428
Yes. The reticle is normally black and easily visible in daylight with the illumination dial at 0 (OFF). This is true at all magnifications, contrary to some comments. Since the reticle is on the first focal plane, it increases in size as the magnification increases. This means the bullet drop is correct for all magnifications; it also means the reticle looks more like a dot at 1X. When you turn the illumination dial to 1 - 11, it glows an increasingly bright red. 11 is quite bright -- useful for making the reticle stand out against a bright background, but too bright for night. Store it with the reticle illumination off (0). When hunting, or in competition or self defense situation, set it to as much illumination as you need. Bright makes it stand out quickly, but too much glow makes it less precise. I think it works very well.
1671892
Red does not effect night vision though i dont think the reticle in any color is enough to be a problem though i have seen people put tape over the fiber optic to dim the reticle. Its more a personal preference i think
2196295
It is compatible with night vision hardware. Either sight (NV or not) should be functional at night, in that the reticle is visible to the naked eye at night. There are brightness settings to help with certain lighting environments.
92357
Yup. The red/green highlight can be turned off, and you'll still have a reticle.
267554
Yes, it does have the regular black reticle when the red/ green illuminated reticle is turned off.
1041680
I assume you mean reticle. with no light on, it is black. with the laser on it glows red or green, I have not had a chance to use the scope yet as I have it on my 7mm mag rifle and its hard to set with 2 feet of snow on the ground, but it looks good and has a nice feel to it. and the red and green have several settings for the brightness. I have read other reviews and many say it does not hold zero well, but it has HUGE easy to turn adjustments, that is the reason it changes so easy, but it is marked once you get it set take note of the settings the 2 nobs are on. I assume it is set this way to adjust for distance as this scope has a huge magnification. and also has a distance nob on it, I assume its to help with focus, guess ill find out in a few months when I finally get a chance to use it. hope this helps, good luck!
2106216
Yes. The reticle is present through the lens and would usually need to be "illuminated" (switch on the side) in low light situations. With a dead battery you wouldn't be able to use the lens in low light situations effectively, but in daytime, the reticle is the same as any non-illuminated scope.
1755524
No. Only the cross hairs are illuminated. It is however an excellent scope.