westernrover
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I have an older Leupold VX3. I've always shot "flat-shooting" cartridges or small bore magnums, and I've always used MPBR or a calculated hold-over.
I'm thinking of getting a bolt-action rifle with a medium or big bore and a relatively small case capacity. It could be a .450 Bushmaster or a .44 Magnum, a .35 Remington or even a .357 Magnum, but it will drop pretty far in a short range. Then I can work on ballistic calculations and reticle adjustments well within the range of my spotting scope. I just want to develop this skill so I can quickly put the reticle dead-on according to the range-finder. Someone will say I could do this with a .22 rimfire, and quite right, but I want a scope and reticle system that will be applicable to other centerfires also. My question is not so much about the gun, but about the scope.
The Leupold I have now has the reticle adjustments where you unscrew the caps and I use the rim of a spent brass case to turn the adjustments. I do the calculations and the 1/4 MOA per click adjustments, but they're hard to read and I usually just count clicks. I know Leupold offers the CDS ZL2 adjusters but is that the way to go?
I see some of the long range scopes have very tall adjusters, but they look less practical for an all-purpose rifle.
Does anyone have a recommendation for equipment or techniques to doing quick and accurate reticle adjustments?
Of course, I have a chronograph and I can calculate trajectories and get the come up in moa or mils, but I'd like a better way to dial that on the scope.
I'm thinking of getting a bolt-action rifle with a medium or big bore and a relatively small case capacity. It could be a .450 Bushmaster or a .44 Magnum, a .35 Remington or even a .357 Magnum, but it will drop pretty far in a short range. Then I can work on ballistic calculations and reticle adjustments well within the range of my spotting scope. I just want to develop this skill so I can quickly put the reticle dead-on according to the range-finder. Someone will say I could do this with a .22 rimfire, and quite right, but I want a scope and reticle system that will be applicable to other centerfires also. My question is not so much about the gun, but about the scope.
The Leupold I have now has the reticle adjustments where you unscrew the caps and I use the rim of a spent brass case to turn the adjustments. I do the calculations and the 1/4 MOA per click adjustments, but they're hard to read and I usually just count clicks. I know Leupold offers the CDS ZL2 adjusters but is that the way to go?
I see some of the long range scopes have very tall adjusters, but they look less practical for an all-purpose rifle.
Does anyone have a recommendation for equipment or techniques to doing quick and accurate reticle adjustments?
Of course, I have a chronograph and I can calculate trajectories and get the come up in moa or mils, but I'd like a better way to dial that on the scope.