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<blockquote data-quote="Ian M" data-source="post: 13785" data-attributes="member: 25"><p>Jon,</p><p>The secret will be to have good drop data, in the form of a simple chart either on your rifle (computer lables work well, I put a piece of transparent shipping tape over the label to protect from moisture) or in a handy pocket notebook - or memorized. </p><p></p><p>I like to actually catch the drop on targets downrange instead of using computer generated figures, whatever works for you. At longer distances 500+ we shoot at large steel plates (gongs) that are spray-painted white so that the bullet splats show up nicely. Just repaint them each time for a re-shoot. </p><p></p><p>You can speed up the actual dialing by putting a dab of nail-polish on a given come-up location - say 10 minutes for 500 or whatever to help crank the correct setting fairly quickly without having turrets. You wouldn't have to count clicks just crank to the index mark. </p><p></p><p>One fellow I know actually scratched tiny range numbers at the come-up settings on his elevation dial. Problem with doing anything permanent is you will likely deal with varying bullet weights so the marks can become complicated.</p><p></p><p>Keep it as simple as you can and trust your turrets. </p><p></p><p>I did a little test of a 3.5-10 Leupold VariXlll (30mm tube tactal M1) today and it returned very nicely. Zero'd it at 100, then put on eight clicks for a 200 yard zero and 12 more for the 300 yard zero. It came back to the original setting perfectly after four runs up and back. The rifle shot very well and bullets frequently touched or overlapped at the 0, +2" and +5" locations on the target.</p><p></p><p>For Dave King and anyone interested in the 3.5-10LR M1 here are the adjustment ranges.</p><p>From a 100 yard zero the scope had the following adjustments in minutes (Near bases, MK4 rings):</p><p>Elevation Up 73.0</p><p>Elevation Down 18.5</p><p>Windage Right 52.5</p><p>Windage Left 38.75</p><p></p><p>Just do your homework and you will have fun.</p><p>ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian M, post: 13785, member: 25"] Jon, The secret will be to have good drop data, in the form of a simple chart either on your rifle (computer lables work well, I put a piece of transparent shipping tape over the label to protect from moisture) or in a handy pocket notebook - or memorized. I like to actually catch the drop on targets downrange instead of using computer generated figures, whatever works for you. At longer distances 500+ we shoot at large steel plates (gongs) that are spray-painted white so that the bullet splats show up nicely. Just repaint them each time for a re-shoot. You can speed up the actual dialing by putting a dab of nail-polish on a given come-up location - say 10 minutes for 500 or whatever to help crank the correct setting fairly quickly without having turrets. You wouldn't have to count clicks just crank to the index mark. One fellow I know actually scratched tiny range numbers at the come-up settings on his elevation dial. Problem with doing anything permanent is you will likely deal with varying bullet weights so the marks can become complicated. Keep it as simple as you can and trust your turrets. I did a little test of a 3.5-10 Leupold VariXlll (30mm tube tactal M1) today and it returned very nicely. Zero'd it at 100, then put on eight clicks for a 200 yard zero and 12 more for the 300 yard zero. It came back to the original setting perfectly after four runs up and back. The rifle shot very well and bullets frequently touched or overlapped at the 0, +2" and +5" locations on the target. For Dave King and anyone interested in the 3.5-10LR M1 here are the adjustment ranges. From a 100 yard zero the scope had the following adjustments in minutes (Near bases, MK4 rings): Elevation Up 73.0 Elevation Down 18.5 Windage Right 52.5 Windage Left 38.75 Just do your homework and you will have fun. ian [/QUOTE]
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