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<blockquote data-quote="hybridfiat" data-source="post: 951208" data-attributes="member: 72793"><p>I agree, the 30mm tube will give you more elevation for those 1000m shots and a FFP is ONLY if you are using the scope to range at any power setting. A bullet drop compensator is fine as long as you set the scope up well. otherwise the stuff is just window dressing. The BDC is also if you DONT want to wind the elevation setting up to make that long shot. You just hold over and shoot.</p><p>Ive got a Zeiss 6.5-20 x 50 with Rapid Z 2nd focal plane that allows me to range accurately at 12x. At 12x 1MilRad is 100mm at 100m (I use metric as it is easier than moa.</p><p>I use the ranging marks for elevation with an optimal magnification setting of 14x for my .223 Rem. That means the scopes hash marks are pretty close to the trajectory of the cartridge. </p><p></p><p>So how do I hunt?</p><p>At 0-225m I just shoot straight at whatever is there. Bullet rise and fall is less than 40mm. Mostly head shot foxes, rabbits goats and roos. Any further out I use the ranging marks at 12x to estimate the distance and hold over using the BDC at 14x. A bit fiddly but seems to work ok. I have the average fox, rabbit and roos head sizes in my head and can get pretty close to the distance out to 370m using milradians. After that the .223 isnt a viable option. Accurate but likely to wound.</p><p>The rifle will soon be a heavy long barreled 6.5x55 Swede so the really long shots (500m+) will be viable. Thats when the scope will come into it's own.</p><p>Scope plus postage to Australia was $750 from Eurooptic.com.</p><p></p><p>Correct me if I am wrong here but:</p><p>The BDC in a FFP scope <u>has</u> to be used for the cartridge or load that it is designed and set at the factory for. </p><p>Thats it, if you are NOT using that exact load you have to use elevation adjustments to get on target, so; a BDC is no good to you. if your round is not matched to the scope,</p><p>Ranging in MOA or MilRads will work but not the BDC.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hybridfiat, post: 951208, member: 72793"] I agree, the 30mm tube will give you more elevation for those 1000m shots and a FFP is ONLY if you are using the scope to range at any power setting. A bullet drop compensator is fine as long as you set the scope up well. otherwise the stuff is just window dressing. The BDC is also if you DONT want to wind the elevation setting up to make that long shot. You just hold over and shoot. Ive got a Zeiss 6.5-20 x 50 with Rapid Z 2nd focal plane that allows me to range accurately at 12x. At 12x 1MilRad is 100mm at 100m (I use metric as it is easier than moa. I use the ranging marks for elevation with an optimal magnification setting of 14x for my .223 Rem. That means the scopes hash marks are pretty close to the trajectory of the cartridge. So how do I hunt? At 0-225m I just shoot straight at whatever is there. Bullet rise and fall is less than 40mm. Mostly head shot foxes, rabbits goats and roos. Any further out I use the ranging marks at 12x to estimate the distance and hold over using the BDC at 14x. A bit fiddly but seems to work ok. I have the average fox, rabbit and roos head sizes in my head and can get pretty close to the distance out to 370m using milradians. After that the .223 isnt a viable option. Accurate but likely to wound. The rifle will soon be a heavy long barreled 6.5x55 Swede so the really long shots (500m+) will be viable. Thats when the scope will come into it's own. Scope plus postage to Australia was $750 from Eurooptic.com. Correct me if I am wrong here but: The BDC in a FFP scope [U]has[/U] to be used for the cartridge or load that it is designed and set at the factory for. Thats it, if you are NOT using that exact load you have to use elevation adjustments to get on target, so; a BDC is no good to you. if your round is not matched to the scope, Ranging in MOA or MilRads will work but not the BDC. [/QUOTE]
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