Best scope reticle for prairie dogs ?

[Captain Finlander]

Fine crosshairs with tiny dot.

I set my scopes so the turret is at zero at 100 yards and have a drop chart to dial up as I need.

I usually do most of my shooting at about plus 2 MOA.

HM


+1 fine cross hair with dot. My latest variant is the Vortex Viper 6.5-20x44 and works surprisingly well at all ranges. +1 again on the others being to busy and block the target to much.

[sharpshooter]

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With a Bushnell Elite 4200 series...

Would you go with a MX or Mil-Dot reticle for prairie dogs ?

Are the Bushnell Mil-Dots so big they would cover up a flat lying prairie dog ?

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I would go with the mil-dot on a 4200 because they have a unique feature most shooters don't take advantage of. The mildots are relative to 1 mil @12x, and 1/2 mil @ 24x. 1/2 mil equates to 1.8 m.o.a. and at 24X, the dots are approx .5 m.o.a.
I have found that .5moa is the same size as an adult prairie dogs head at 300 yds. Using the dot as a range finder will tell you if it's 300 or less. I usually sight in for 200 yds and if the dot is not bigger than it's head I just hold center of mass and sent them into air like a rocket.

[macon]

zeiss conquest rapid z reticle nuff said

[BrentWin]

A German #4 recticle on a sturdy 1X4 power scope. Fine crosshairs and high magnification will get you killed when a big PD bull comes charging out of the sage brush.

[TBass]

I like running a fine reticle in a first focal plane scope... although pricey, I do love my Schmidt & Bender P4 fine reticle

[Hammer]

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A German #4 recticle on a sturdy 1X4 power scope. Fine crosshairs and high magnification will get you killed when a big PD bull comes charging out of the sage brush.



Three open leafs and a gold bead on a 500 Nitro Express 3¼, Woodleigh 570 grainers -- soft in the first barrel, solid in the second.

Open leaf sights calibrated for 25, 50, and 100 yards.

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[bubbinator]

Try Lee Target Dot reticle- won't cover a crow at 400 yds! (info@Scopedot.com)