Kite Optics B6 1-6x24 Riflescope (4Ai Reticle)

On a driven hunt the game breaks cover close and crosses fast, so the scope has to show the animal and the aiming point the moment the rifle comes up. The Kite Optics B6 1-6x24 starts at 1x with a 40 m field at 100 m (120 ft at 100 yards) and a thin, illuminated 4Ai reticle, then zooms to 6x when a shot gives you time.

Key Features

• 1x to 6x. At 1x the image is the size your eye sees, so you can keep both eyes open. At 6x the field narrows to 6.8 m at 100 m (20.4 ft at 100 yards).
• 4Ai reticle in the second focal plane. A thin crosshair with a center dot between three heavy posts; it stays the same size as you zoom, and the dot subtends 7 MOA at 1x and 1.17 MOA at 6x.
• Five brightness settings and BOOST, with an off position between each. BOOST is for bright backlighting or very sunny conditions and can drain the battery in a few hours; at medium levels, the dot is rated to burn continuously for several days or weeks. There is no automatic switch-off, so turn the dot off after the hunt and keep your rifle case from turning the ring. One CR2032 powers it.
• Capped turrets, 1/2 MOA clicks. Remove the caps to adjust. Each click moves the point of impact 1.5 cm at 100 m, across 100 MOA of adjustment.
• Weather and glass. The B6 is nitrogen purged and fog-proof, waterproof to IPX7, and works from -20 to 70 °C, with 90% light transmission and Kite's MHR Advance and Permaresist coatings on a one-piece aluminum tube.

Ideal For

• Driven hunts and thick cover, where shots come close and fast, on a rifle you carry all day.
• Choosing a B6. The B6 2-12x50 4Ai trades the 1x for 2x to 12x on a 50 mm objective, with 1/4 MOA clicks, for longer shots and dusk. The B6 LR 2-12x42 4Ai adds a top turret with a zero stop and an illumination timer.
• Cross-shopping 1-6x24s. Athlon's Midas BTR Gen2 HD 1-6x24 ATSR16 costs about the same and gives finer 1/4 MOA clicks across 150 MOA of adjustment; the Kite has the wider field at 1x (120 ft against 108 ft at 100 yards) and weighs 17.1 oz against 18.1 oz.

Accessories & Compatibility

• Mounting. It takes 30 mm rings, with 90.1 mm of tube ahead of the turret housing and 54.6 mm behind it, and Kite recommends gunsmith mounting.