Few things are as fun as putting a new hunting rifle into your rotation. Close to it, however, is getting all the accessories and gear that go along with that purchase. Whether your rifle is fresh off the shelf or an old companion in need of a facelift, a new riflescope is at the top of the list when you start to build out your new rig.
Dozens of articles exist on what features matter and how to choose the right scope for the job you are doing. I know because I’ve written more than a few of them. There is one thing that we tend to leave out of those articles, though: how to select the right reticle for the job.
Talking to people about reticles over the last decade has always been interesting to me. Hunters seem to fall into extremes. Reticles either don’t matter at all, or it’s the first thing they look at when buying a new scope. The truth should probably lie somewhere between those two outposts, but like anything else, a number of
