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<blockquote data-quote="azsugarbear" data-source="post: 622686" data-attributes="member: 4809"><p>Kenton Industries is one of the better after-market mfgs of turrets. You would need to visit their site to see if they make one for your particular scope. Again, you need to settle in on the most accurate load or ammo for your rifle; use a ballistics program to develop a drop chart; then go out and shoot that drop chart at the elevation where most of your hunting will occur. You will most likely find that several adjustments or refinements to the drop chart will be needed to make it fit your bullet's actual trajectory.</p><p></p><p>You will find that your bullet drop at different elevations won't matter enough to make a difference - as long as you keep your shots under 500 yards. Once you get out further, the differences become more pronounced, so you would need to dial up or down from the yardage marked on the turret to compensate for changes in elevation. </p><p></p><p>You will find that gravity is a constant. Once you have your load and drop chart verified at different elevations - that data will not change. The challenge for most LR shooters is wind. Beyond 500 yards, it becomes a huge factor - and one that changes all the time. The "yardage-on-the-turret" method works well, but only after you gain the experience to understand how it works and what it's shortcomings are. I would suggest sticking with a MOA or Milrad turret at first. Get used to calculating drops using ballistic software and then dialing up. After you have done this for a while, then decide if the "yardage-on-the-turret" design is ultimately what you want.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="azsugarbear, post: 622686, member: 4809"] Kenton Industries is one of the better after-market mfgs of turrets. You would need to visit their site to see if they make one for your particular scope. Again, you need to settle in on the most accurate load or ammo for your rifle; use a ballistics program to develop a drop chart; then go out and shoot that drop chart at the elevation where most of your hunting will occur. You will most likely find that several adjustments or refinements to the drop chart will be needed to make it fit your bullet's actual trajectory. You will find that your bullet drop at different elevations won't matter enough to make a difference - as long as you keep your shots under 500 yards. Once you get out further, the differences become more pronounced, so you would need to dial up or down from the yardage marked on the turret to compensate for changes in elevation. You will find that gravity is a constant. Once you have your load and drop chart verified at different elevations - that data will not change. The challenge for most LR shooters is wind. Beyond 500 yards, it becomes a huge factor - and one that changes all the time. The "yardage-on-the-turret" method works well, but only after you gain the experience to understand how it works and what it's shortcomings are. I would suggest sticking with a MOA or Milrad turret at first. Get used to calculating drops using ballistic software and then dialing up. After you have done this for a while, then decide if the "yardage-on-the-turret" design is ultimately what you want. [/QUOTE]
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