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MOA against mil, first focal plane against second, one inch against 30 mm, a red dot against a low power variable, a flat base against a 20 MOA base, with the verdict in the first two sentences.
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The same configuration as the Crossfire II with better glass and a cleaner image at the top of the magnification range, which is exactly where a cheaper scope goes soft and dark.
Best for: the buy-once hunting scope at a sensible price
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The cheapest first focal plane scope worth owning, and the one that makes the case for the whole category: the reticle holds its subtension at every magnification, so a hold is a hold rather than a calculation.
Best for: a first precision rifle scope, or a hunting rifle that will be dialled
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An illuminated first focal plane mil reticle with a zero stop at a price where those three features almost never appear together, and Athlon transfers its warranty the way Vortex does.
Best for: a mil-reticle precision build on a budget
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The CDS turret is the point: Leupold will cut you a custom elevation dial marked in yards for your load, so dialling a come-up stops being arithmetic and becomes reading a number off the turret.
Best for: a hunter who wants to dial rather than hold over
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