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Could someone explain bullet drop and BDC reticles to me?
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<blockquote data-quote="Troutslayer" data-source="post: 72316" data-attributes="member: 4354"><p>I always looked at drop compensating scopes like the Shepard and others and I was like "how does it work on different rounds?" How can it be that the additional crosshairs are right on at say 500 yards? Well, I still really haven't figured it out, but from what I understand a BDC scope is preset with the ballistics that are pretty common for each round. I really don't like all that junk that I would have to look through if I had one. They say they are "rangefinding" but the circles or bars with which you are supposed to bracket the brisket are set for eighteen inches or whatever it is. What if you're looking at a calf elk instead of a cow, or an exceptional deer that is bigger? You're supposed to calculate range with it? I hunt and am just getting into this longer range stuff so I am used to holding over my target depending on how far away it is. The BDC scope is meant so you're holding your primary crosshairs over, but you have some more crosshairs in there that are the ones you want to use for farther shots. Hope this doesn't confuse you more than it helps????</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Troutslayer, post: 72316, member: 4354"] I always looked at drop compensating scopes like the Shepard and others and I was like "how does it work on different rounds?" How can it be that the additional crosshairs are right on at say 500 yards? Well, I still really haven't figured it out, but from what I understand a BDC scope is preset with the ballistics that are pretty common for each round. I really don't like all that junk that I would have to look through if I had one. They say they are "rangefinding" but the circles or bars with which you are supposed to bracket the brisket are set for eighteen inches or whatever it is. What if you're looking at a calf elk instead of a cow, or an exceptional deer that is bigger? You're supposed to calculate range with it? I hunt and am just getting into this longer range stuff so I am used to holding over my target depending on how far away it is. The BDC scope is meant so you're holding your primary crosshairs over, but you have some more crosshairs in there that are the ones you want to use for farther shots. Hope this doesn't confuse you more than it helps???? [/QUOTE]
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