what kind of reticle should i get?

If you want to be able to use your hash marks (be they some form of bdc, or a grid reticle) at any power with no math (or notes/rememberings) then you want a FFP scope.
I have a friend who INSISTS on having ffp for everything, but i personally cant stand them, so ill pass on suggesting what you should be looking for.

For my self, I have both grid and bdc reticles in sfp scopes.
With most of them I simply know where the bullets travel is in relation to my point of aim out to say 300-400yds, and wont take a shot that matters any farther than that. On a couple with BDC (my Conquest HD5) I have to set my power at the recommened (and tested, thats important too) setting, and if i dont have time then i dont have time to set for the shot either. If i DO have the time, i can also run the numbers thru my balistics app for the power i want to use, but again my range is limited do to uncertainty.
Again this is just how i handle MY normal shooting situations, other folks will have differing, and perhaps better/more usefull views on the mater.

Having to have your scope on full zoom in order for the reticle to.be accurate seems kind of useless to me.

It seems like you could still use the marks, you just need to shoot the gun and see what distance each mark hits at.. but I guess that will change if you zoom.

I wouldn't personally even consider a scope like that but maybe it's handy for some people.

I like mil reticles in a scope with 1/10 mil adjustments, and preferably a horus reticle.

Shootin Blanks said:

So if the distance between a single tick is 2” moa at 16x does that mean at 8x it is 1” and 4x .5”???

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That depends on the optics.

I prefer the Mil-Dot reticle; however, I know how to use one.. Although it takes a bit of "work;" it really isn't that challenging. Once one "gets" it they'll never go back to Kentucky windage.
This is a good teacher: http://www.mildot.com

You'd want to confirm the drops, but if you want to use a BDC (as long as the app has it, which it has ALOT but not all) at different magnification, Strelok can be used to calculate drops for different loads with the reticles. Here's an example from back when I had a Bushnell Rimfire Optics 2-7x32 mounted on the Marlin 795 I used to have. I have similar ones printed out and laminated for various magnifications for my .223 as well.

Of greatest importance is understanding the reticle you ultimately decide on. Sometimes that’s spending good money on a repeatable turret duplex and marking your elevation turret for yardages after zeroing.

Just one of many potential solutions if you’re not inclined to learn a more complex system or guesstimate with a BDC.

Shootin Blanks said:

I picked up a 6.5 creed and was looking at a few different vortex scopes. I might be overthinking this but i am really mixed on what reticle to get. the bdc seems great but in order for them to work they must be on max magnification. same if you want to use the moa reticles. my thing is i would like to use this mainly for target but also try my luck coyote hunting which is why i wouldn't necessarily be in max magnification all the time. would it be best to just keep with a normal reticle and just use the turrets?

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I am currently using a Vortex Crossfire 4-12X w/ the BDC. With a 250 yd zero, the hash marks line up pretty close in 100 yard steps out to 600 and it works fairly well. What I've been looking at recently is this - . A bit more $$$ but, given the simplicity and ability to maintain your zero, regardless of magnification, has me very interested...