A Basic Introduction to Rifle Scope Reticles and Their Uses

Choosing the right reticle for your scope is almost as important as choosing the right scope in the first place. In the video above, Larry Potterfield gives the viewer a basic understanding of rifle scope reticles, explaining not only what a reticle is, but also the differences in reticles and their uses. The term "crosshairs" goes back a hundred years when the aiming device in a scope was literally two hair-thin wires stretched across each other perpendicularly. Crosshairs have been improved a lot since then and we now have reticles that are far more suited to various shooting situations.