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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 1023403" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>I just sold two Shepherds and still have two more on other rifles. There are two separate reticles in the scope, a second plane reticle which is 3/4 of a duplex- the left, right, and top bars, then the first plane reticle which is where all the busy stuff lives. Externally there are two sets of turrets, a larger knob set which adjusts the FFP (range-finding/drop-compensating) unit, and a smaller set that adjusts the SFP unit. I can't find the manual for any of them just now and its dark out so I can't do pictures through the scope for you, but you can see all this at shepherdscopes.com if you want. The FFP reticle has a series of circles on the verticle line, starting with a 1moa circle for 100yds, then a line for 200, another circle for 300, 400, 500 etc all the way down to 1000yds. The range-finding/drop-compensating trick is this: each circle is 18" at the distance specified, and is also the corresponding drop below center for the load profile. Sounds good. Is good, to a point. They offer several different models, the "varmint" setup has circles that represent 9" at distance, and two big game sizes- 18" and 24" circles. There are also several different drop profiles- P1, P2, P3, etc., which are generic. You must select the one that best fits your load. That's the downside. If your load is a very close match, great, but if it isn't.... That is why I sold those scopes. A straight MOA or MIL grid reticle is more versatile (sheps do have grids, but off to the side and across the upper portion of your viewing area) if you memorize drops, dialing turrets is more precise no matter what. My only real criticism of the Shepherd design as far as it goes is the moa measurements are the rounded off 1inch/100yard "shooter's MOA" instead of true 1.047"/100yards. Trying to translate a ballistic program drop chart to the reticle will make you twitch your eyelid after a while. One thing is for certain, though- they are fastfastfast to use at short to medium ranges, because you don't have to move anything, just look, decide, shoot. Depending on your intended use, they can be quite satisfactory. As an educational tool, one look through while turning the mag ring and you will understand fully the difference between first and second plane functionality.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 1023403, member: 48559"] I just sold two Shepherds and still have two more on other rifles. There are two separate reticles in the scope, a second plane reticle which is 3/4 of a duplex- the left, right, and top bars, then the first plane reticle which is where all the busy stuff lives. Externally there are two sets of turrets, a larger knob set which adjusts the FFP (range-finding/drop-compensating) unit, and a smaller set that adjusts the SFP unit. I can't find the manual for any of them just now and its dark out so I can't do pictures through the scope for you, but you can see all this at shepherdscopes.com if you want. The FFP reticle has a series of circles on the verticle line, starting with a 1moa circle for 100yds, then a line for 200, another circle for 300, 400, 500 etc all the way down to 1000yds. The range-finding/drop-compensating trick is this: each circle is 18" at the distance specified, and is also the corresponding drop below center for the load profile. Sounds good. Is good, to a point. They offer several different models, the "varmint" setup has circles that represent 9" at distance, and two big game sizes- 18" and 24" circles. There are also several different drop profiles- P1, P2, P3, etc., which are generic. You must select the one that best fits your load. That's the downside. If your load is a very close match, great, but if it isn't.... That is why I sold those scopes. A straight MOA or MIL grid reticle is more versatile (sheps do have grids, but off to the side and across the upper portion of your viewing area) if you memorize drops, dialing turrets is more precise no matter what. My only real criticism of the Shepherd design as far as it goes is the moa measurements are the rounded off 1inch/100yard "shooter's MOA" instead of true 1.047"/100yards. Trying to translate a ballistic program drop chart to the reticle will make you twitch your eyelid after a while. One thing is for certain, though- they are fastfastfast to use at short to medium ranges, because you don't have to move anything, just look, decide, shoot. Depending on your intended use, they can be quite satisfactory. As an educational tool, one look through while turning the mag ring and you will understand fully the difference between first and second plane functionality. [/QUOTE]
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