Back in the day [meaning (1) back when pistol scopes were readily available and (2) back on the SP forum], I seem to remember scopes with this reticle were universally hated. At the time I never took note of precisely why. The group was heavily oriented towards longer range shooting and shooting for groups rested on a bench. So was the heavy reticle scorned more by those users or did even typical big game handgun hunters have a similar opinion? And apart from "back in the day" any comments in the present are also welcome.

I like my older Burris fixed power, fine reticle target scopes as much as the next guy but that doesn't mean I want to hunt with them at the margins of daylight.