Review: Bushnell Elite Tactical 1-6.5x (BTR-2 Reticle/FFP)

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I might actually be interested in this optic in SPF.
The reticle seems a bit small at 1x in FFP.

I couldn't agree more. FFP reticles are near worthless on the low end in this power range. The idea is nice, that the horseshoe collapses to nearly a 4-5moa dot, but when you figure in the illumination problems with FFP reticles, it doesn't play out in reality.

On something like a 3-9x or 5-25x or even a 2.5-10x I can see the value in a FFP.

In reading some of the reviews, the BTR-1 reticle is unique in that it provides some ranging capabilities utilizing a man's shoulders as a reference, where as the BTR-2 is a BDC only reticle.

Problem being that if you are shooting people, and most never will, living targets don't stand square to the shooter and still so you can range their shoulders. Its easier to range fixed objects near the target. This can be accomplised with the BTR2, which isn't a BDC, but is calibrated in mils.