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A case for BDC Turrets
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<blockquote data-quote="Fitch" data-source="post: 508589" data-attributes="member: 19372"><p>Nice work. I came to much the same conclusion when trying to decide what scope to put on my .30-06 and concluded that for deer, shooting the 150g bullet, a simple BDC reticle (Leupold VX-II with the LR duples reticle) worked really well out to 500 yards which is likely farther than I'll ever shoot at one here in PA. It's really simple and fast to use with ~70 year old eyes. If I were to go "out west", I'd want a range calibrated elevation knob on my 7RM.</p><p> </p><p>For varmint hunting (ground hogs in particular - which account for >90% of my annual hunting time) however, the situation is way different because of the difference in size of target circle. For Deer here I use 6", for ground hogs I use 1-1/2" for my Hornet or .17 Remington, 2" for my .223 (the terminal performance of the .223 is devastating compared to the other two - hit'em anyplace almost and they drop in their shadow). Trying to stay within 3/4" of LOS requires dealing with temperature and much more precise adjustment than trying to stay within 3" of LOS. So I pretty much hunt them within 300 yards or closer. PBR is 222 yards for the .223 but I can stretch it to 250 by holding the cross hairs on the top of the back when the hog is lying down feeding, or a generaous 300 by holding on top of the head with it sitting up.</p><p> </p><p>Fitch</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fitch, post: 508589, member: 19372"] Nice work. I came to much the same conclusion when trying to decide what scope to put on my .30-06 and concluded that for deer, shooting the 150g bullet, a simple BDC reticle (Leupold VX-II with the LR duples reticle) worked really well out to 500 yards which is likely farther than I'll ever shoot at one here in PA. It's really simple and fast to use with ~70 year old eyes. If I were to go "out west", I'd want a range calibrated elevation knob on my 7RM. For varmint hunting (ground hogs in particular - which account for >90% of my annual hunting time) however, the situation is way different because of the difference in size of target circle. For Deer here I use 6", for ground hogs I use 1-1/2" for my Hornet or .17 Remington, 2" for my .223 (the terminal performance of the .223 is devastating compared to the other two - hit'em anyplace almost and they drop in their shadow). Trying to stay within 3/4" of LOS requires dealing with temperature and much more precise adjustment than trying to stay within 3" of LOS. So I pretty much hunt them within 300 yards or closer. PBR is 222 yards for the .223 but I can stretch it to 250 by holding the cross hairs on the top of the back when the hog is lying down feeding, or a generaous 300 by holding on top of the head with it sitting up. Fitch [/QUOTE]
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