I believe the company that hosts this site (and others) was having issues.
I prefer mildot reticles, but own all 3 styles. I have the least experience with the Nikon BDC. Anything extra in the reticle that I'm not using for that application (like BDC aiming points or mil-dots) I can ignore - I do know people that can't stand having extra clutter in their scope. My current favorite mildot use is the scope on my 17 HMR. If I zero it at 150, one dot down is 200, and one dot up is pretty close for 100.
Can't wait to see some pictures - I think you're going to have a fun rig, there.