Custom Turret Systems Review
Other Custom Label Options
While conducting this review I tried to think of other ways that CTS might help customers who are not interested in a BDC label. While shooting at extreme ranges I have realized how easy it is to dial to the wrong minute mark after the first revolution of the turret. This is less of a problem with turrets that have 10 or 20 MOA per revolution, but it becomes easier to make a mistake on scopes that have 15 MOA per revolution and is very easy to make a mistake on turrets that have oddball revolution numbers (17 for example).
For my scope I was able to design a label that displays values all the way up to 59 MOA! This makes dialing at extended yardages as easy as keeping track of the number of revolutions you have spun the turret. I also created a variation of this label that uses the existing MOA scale on the turret but provides MOA values for two additional revolutions. For $25 these labels should be a no brainer for any shooter that uses more than one revolution of their turret when shooting.
Figure 7. Two different styles of MOA labels
While I chose to do all my labels for this review in black and white, the customer has the ability to change the background and/or the fonts to any color that they would like.
Figure 8. Label showing different color options
If you feel that there is a design option that you would like to explore but the label creator does not allow you to do it, feel free to email or call the company with your idea. CTS's internal software allows greater customization than the internet program and they should be able to create exactly what you want. Eventually CTS will have the better software integrated into their internet site and customers will have complete control over every aspect of their labels.
Figure 9. Custom labels that have line options not available using the online software
Conclusion
Turret labels from CTS offer benefits to shooters and hunters of all abilities. Many long range shooters will love a simple BDC turret with yardage marks that help them connect on long shots. Other marksmen will enjoy having a label with both BDC marks and a MOA scale, so they can use a ballistics program but still have the yardage marks to verify their solution is reasonable. The BDC portion of this style label also makes an excellent backup plan if the shooter's ballistics calculator is not available. Even shooters who dislike BDC systems can enjoy the benefits of having a custom label with MOA values that correspond to each revolution of the turret.
After a month of designing and using custom turret labels from Custom Turret Systems I am 100% sold on their product and recommend them wholeheartedly. Every one of my rifles will have a BDC label that acts as a backup for when my ballistics calculator is not available or when I simply do not have time to use it. You owe it to yourself to check them out!
While conducting this review I tried to think of other ways that CTS might help customers who are not interested in a BDC label. While shooting at extreme ranges I have realized how easy it is to dial to the wrong minute mark after the first revolution of the turret. This is less of a problem with turrets that have 10 or 20 MOA per revolution, but it becomes easier to make a mistake on scopes that have 15 MOA per revolution and is very easy to make a mistake on turrets that have oddball revolution numbers (17 for example).
For my scope I was able to design a label that displays values all the way up to 59 MOA! This makes dialing at extended yardages as easy as keeping track of the number of revolutions you have spun the turret. I also created a variation of this label that uses the existing MOA scale on the turret but provides MOA values for two additional revolutions. For $25 these labels should be a no brainer for any shooter that uses more than one revolution of their turret when shooting.
Figure 7. Two different styles of MOA labels
While I chose to do all my labels for this review in black and white, the customer has the ability to change the background and/or the fonts to any color that they would like.
Figure 8. Label showing different color options
If you feel that there is a design option that you would like to explore but the label creator does not allow you to do it, feel free to email or call the company with your idea. CTS's internal software allows greater customization than the internet program and they should be able to create exactly what you want. Eventually CTS will have the better software integrated into their internet site and customers will have complete control over every aspect of their labels.
Figure 9. Custom labels that have line options not available using the online software
Conclusion
Turret labels from CTS offer benefits to shooters and hunters of all abilities. Many long range shooters will love a simple BDC turret with yardage marks that help them connect on long shots. Other marksmen will enjoy having a label with both BDC marks and a MOA scale, so they can use a ballistics program but still have the yardage marks to verify their solution is reasonable. The BDC portion of this style label also makes an excellent backup plan if the shooter's ballistics calculator is not available. Even shooters who dislike BDC systems can enjoy the benefits of having a custom label with MOA values that correspond to each revolution of the turret.
After a month of designing and using custom turret labels from Custom Turret Systems I am 100% sold on their product and recommend them wholeheartedly. Every one of my rifles will have a BDC label that acts as a backup for when my ballistics calculator is not available or when I simply do not have time to use it. You owe it to yourself to check them out!
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