How long do these stay bright after hitting them with the flashlight?

kinda depends on the power of the light and how long you leave it on. the more powerful the flashlight and the longer you hold it the longer the illumination. One of the things i don't like about the system. shinning a light when prime hunting time is on.

I'm not real fond of them myself, you have to "time" when and how much light to hit them with, otherwise, they're too bright for dim light conditions and if it isn't really dim, you don't need them to start with. Obviously much more expensive, but a variable illuminated reticle is much better IMO.

Thanks. I think I'll pass. The shining a light when the game's afoot doesn't seem too good.

I think if you were out in the open, charging the reticle with a flashlight would be detrimental to stealth.

I use one, and with a tiny 1 LED (white) flashlight I can charge one up for use from dusk until the walk home.

I just cup my hand over the occular, and shine the the LED into the lens for 30 to 60 seconds (60 seconds is better, but I'm lazy).

I like them better than a battery powered reticle just due to the fact that I don't forget to turn them off. I do that all the time with battery powered scopes.

Garrett

I have one rifle with a Firefly reticle, & find it quite useful in black timber. I agree with Garrett; you don't have to remember to turn them off. It also does not add weight like the battery units do. It's easy to charge, & has not weakened or changed over time.

Good scope EXCEPT for the fire-fly part. To me, the almost white-light of the reticle decreases what you can see to shoot at, and having to shine a light to activate it while in a blind is tough to do without the chance of alerting the game. I shot a leopard out of a blind with mine on a 375 H&H. It was so dark, I would have to close my eyes, and open them for a moment to see a sight picture. When a leopard was suddenly in the scope, the UN-illuminated crosshairs were easily visible behind his shoulder.