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Savage 111 7mm mag with Bushnell Legend Ultra HD
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<blockquote data-quote="7magcreedmoor" data-source="post: 963760" data-attributes="member: 48559"><p>Now part 2. I just took a peek at the manual for the DOA 600 reticle. (Hope that's the one you have). The manual doesn't give specific moa drops, just generic ranges. To check it, put a yardstick vertically on an exact 100 yard target, and note the closest inch measurement to each dot, with the 100 yard dot at the top of the yardstick (it will be much easier with an assistant to mark the target while you look through the scope). In long range shooting, we know nothing until we measure it! If you have access to a chronograph, measure your load's velocity from your rifle, then plug into a ballistic program (use the one on this site, it's great) and plot your drops on the reticle. If you don't have access, I suggest zeroing the 300 yard dot at 300 yards, then testing other distances to see how close your load matches the reticle. Zeroed at 300, the closer dots should work close enough for deer, the longer distances may or may not be close. If you have the patience, you can mess with changing magnification to see if you can make the reticle match your load better at longer distances, but that is an iffy proposition and you have to get the setting just right under pressure to use it when hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="7magcreedmoor, post: 963760, member: 48559"] Now part 2. I just took a peek at the manual for the DOA 600 reticle. (Hope that's the one you have). The manual doesn't give specific moa drops, just generic ranges. To check it, put a yardstick vertically on an exact 100 yard target, and note the closest inch measurement to each dot, with the 100 yard dot at the top of the yardstick (it will be much easier with an assistant to mark the target while you look through the scope). In long range shooting, we know nothing until we measure it! If you have access to a chronograph, measure your load's velocity from your rifle, then plug into a ballistic program (use the one on this site, it's great) and plot your drops on the reticle. If you don't have access, I suggest zeroing the 300 yard dot at 300 yards, then testing other distances to see how close your load matches the reticle. Zeroed at 300, the closer dots should work close enough for deer, the longer distances may or may not be close. If you have the patience, you can mess with changing magnification to see if you can make the reticle match your load better at longer distances, but that is an iffy proposition and you have to get the setting just right under pressure to use it when hunting. [/QUOTE]
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