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Bullet Drop with a Duplex Reticle???
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<blockquote data-quote="MachV" data-source="post: 158806" data-attributes="member: 93"><p>I don't use the duplex for ranging, got other tools for that. Heck you gotta have a range finder to figure out the scope settings anyway. For me the problem with ranging is am I looking at a pup or a full grown prairie dog?</p><p>Using the duplex for bullet drops is fairly easy though...for short range work! Firsts off you will need 100 yards and a target with MOA grids, inch grids will work too.</p><p>For me I adjust the power to give me 2 MOA between the x hair and transition to keep it simple. Always turn power all the way up and then down to the aliening marks you put on the scope for 2MOA=double check! With this setup you have a poormans R-2 reticle set up for zero(top transition), 2MOA(x hair) and 4MOA(bottom transition).</p><p>The only duplexes I have left are on 3 12x Leupold's,They are already set to 2MOA and always have ben. Most of my targets are prairie dogs or jack rabbits. For the 204 shooting 40grain Vmaxes @ 3750fps this allows the top to be zero, the Xhairs to be 285 yards, the bottom to be 400 yards. A little guesswork is required for the space in between the three points but it gives you a good guide line.</p><p>I use the same system to turn the 6-24 IOR scopes into MOA hashes instead of ½ mills, all you do is turn the power down from 24x to 18x.</p><p> Just about any variable scope can be adjusted to read whatever you get used to but for me MOA is the easiest to convert ALL scopes to and 2 MOA seams to work best.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MachV, post: 158806, member: 93"] I don't use the duplex for ranging, got other tools for that. Heck you gotta have a range finder to figure out the scope settings anyway. For me the problem with ranging is am I looking at a pup or a full grown prairie dog? Using the duplex for bullet drops is fairly easy though...for short range work! Firsts off you will need 100 yards and a target with MOA grids, inch grids will work too. For me I adjust the power to give me 2 MOA between the x hair and transition to keep it simple. Always turn power all the way up and then down to the aliening marks you put on the scope for 2MOA=double check! With this setup you have a poormans R-2 reticle set up for zero(top transition), 2MOA(x hair) and 4MOA(bottom transition). The only duplexes I have left are on 3 12x Leupold's,They are already set to 2MOA and always have ben. Most of my targets are prairie dogs or jack rabbits. For the 204 shooting 40grain Vmaxes @ 3750fps this allows the top to be zero, the Xhairs to be 285 yards, the bottom to be 400 yards. A little guesswork is required for the space in between the three points but it gives you a good guide line. I use the same system to turn the 6-24 IOR scopes into MOA hashes instead of ½ mills, all you do is turn the power down from 24x to 18x. Just about any variable scope can be adjusted to read whatever you get used to but for me MOA is the easiest to convert ALL scopes to and 2 MOA seams to work best. [/QUOTE]
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