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<blockquote data-quote="Ron Ankeny" data-source="post: 304904" data-attributes="member: 14804"><p>I have been using a Leupold varmint hunter reticle in a 4.5-14 and the Zeiss Rapid Z in a 3.5-10 a lot this summer shooting p-dogs. I really like my Nightforce scopes, but my pocket book isn't deep enough to support a high end scope on every rifle. I put varmint hunter reticles on my two primary coyote rigs and my brother put one on his primary coyote rifle. Our intent is to get away from dialing scopes while coyote hunting.</p><p></p><p>What I did was tune our loads specifically to the reticle. It looks to me like Leupold developed their VH reticle with a 55 grain bullet out of a 22-250 in mind. I have no clue what Zeiss was thinking about with their reticle past 500 yards. Be that as it may, on paper I am right on on the money out to 500 yards in 100 yard increments give or take and inch. After shooting the reticle on hundreds of p-dogs, I am convinced eliminating dials and going with the VH is no problem to 400 yards. Between 400 and 500 hundred getting it pretty much right is doable with a lot of practice...but there is still some guess work. Beyond 500, forget it...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ron Ankeny, post: 304904, member: 14804"] I have been using a Leupold varmint hunter reticle in a 4.5-14 and the Zeiss Rapid Z in a 3.5-10 a lot this summer shooting p-dogs. I really like my Nightforce scopes, but my pocket book isn't deep enough to support a high end scope on every rifle. I put varmint hunter reticles on my two primary coyote rigs and my brother put one on his primary coyote rifle. Our intent is to get away from dialing scopes while coyote hunting. What I did was tune our loads specifically to the reticle. It looks to me like Leupold developed their VH reticle with a 55 grain bullet out of a 22-250 in mind. I have no clue what Zeiss was thinking about with their reticle past 500 yards. Be that as it may, on paper I am right on on the money out to 500 yards in 100 yard increments give or take and inch. After shooting the reticle on hundreds of p-dogs, I am convinced eliminating dials and going with the VH is no problem to 400 yards. Between 400 and 500 hundred getting it pretty much right is doable with a lot of practice...but there is still some guess work. Beyond 500, forget it... [/QUOTE]
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