I personally dont like the BDC reticle. Its designed for one load (grains, velocity, temp, ect) so any change is that variable will change your POI.
So if you honestly trust the reticle one day, and it hits the target, wait for another day or a different load and it might be off by several feet.
Personally, in that price range I would choose a SWFA 10×44 scope (amazing glass) or the Athlon 6-24x50 (also very good glass)
But the BIGGEST draw back with the PA 1-8 is the secound focal plane (SFP) me personally (as well as any other scope enthusiasts) will tell ya the First Focal Plane (FFP) is what you wanna have in order for the POI/POA/Reticle to be accurate when at "lower power".
Note: this is all based on if you actually want to use the BDC reticle for anything over 200 yards.
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