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Meopta BDC Reticle Question on New Bolt Gun Build
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<blockquote data-quote="imyourhuckleberry" data-source="post: 1848533" data-attributes="member: 18206"><p>Personally and this is just my 2¢ and I am no expert but when it comes to hunting I have never used anything above 7 power even though I have taken game out to twice the distance that you mentioned. Many times it is due to the West Texas heat that really does not allow for high magnification. In hunting more than 50 years for deer and elk I've only used one caliber and that has allowed me to get to know the rifle well enough that I know what it will perform. </p><p></p><p>Personally I would buy a smaller objective lens and a 2-7 X 40 or 3-9X 40 scope and the difference of the money spent on a larger objective better optics. By doing this you will have just as much light gathering capabilities with a 40mm objective that has premium glass and coatings than having to move to a bigger 56mm objective where given the same price the glass and coatings are not as fine in order to keep at the same price point as the smaller objective. On top of that by having the smaller objective your scope will be more in line to the center of your bore and will make for a much better balance with the rifle. </p><p></p><p>Of the 3 that you have selected I would only choose the Meopta R2 simply because it has parallax adjustment whereas the R1 does not, and the Zeiss has a 100 yard fixed parallax. So if your cheek weld is not perfect every time you won't really know if the reticle center is where you are aiming or it is because you moved it with your head to that position. All 3 scopes have good glass but you can get great glass by downzing to a smaller variable power and objective lens and focusing all the money on that scope.</p><p></p><p>The only time I use higher magnification is when I target shoot my 22lr at 200 yards, but for hunting especially at the distance mentioned above 9X is more than adequate. As for the reticle may I recommend that you zero your rifle at 200 yards at this would cover every distance in the area that you hunt. By zeroing at 200 yards depending if you use a 150 grain bullet or a 168 grainer, at 100 yards you may be off by 1.8 to 2 inches high and at 300 yards between 7 to 8 inches low which is not a lot of dialing up or Kentucky windage to use. Hope you don't take offense.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="imyourhuckleberry, post: 1848533, member: 18206"] Personally and this is just my 2¢ and I am no expert but when it comes to hunting I have never used anything above 7 power even though I have taken game out to twice the distance that you mentioned. Many times it is due to the West Texas heat that really does not allow for high magnification. In hunting more than 50 years for deer and elk I've only used one caliber and that has allowed me to get to know the rifle well enough that I know what it will perform. Personally I would buy a smaller objective lens and a 2-7 X 40 or 3-9X 40 scope and the difference of the money spent on a larger objective better optics. By doing this you will have just as much light gathering capabilities with a 40mm objective that has premium glass and coatings than having to move to a bigger 56mm objective where given the same price the glass and coatings are not as fine in order to keep at the same price point as the smaller objective. On top of that by having the smaller objective your scope will be more in line to the center of your bore and will make for a much better balance with the rifle. Of the 3 that you have selected I would only choose the Meopta R2 simply because it has parallax adjustment whereas the R1 does not, and the Zeiss has a 100 yard fixed parallax. So if your cheek weld is not perfect every time you won't really know if the reticle center is where you are aiming or it is because you moved it with your head to that position. All 3 scopes have good glass but you can get great glass by downzing to a smaller variable power and objective lens and focusing all the money on that scope. The only time I use higher magnification is when I target shoot my 22lr at 200 yards, but for hunting especially at the distance mentioned above 9X is more than adequate. As for the reticle may I recommend that you zero your rifle at 200 yards at this would cover every distance in the area that you hunt. By zeroing at 200 yards depending if you use a 150 grain bullet or a 168 grainer, at 100 yards you may be off by 1.8 to 2 inches high and at 300 yards between 7 to 8 inches low which is not a lot of dialing up or Kentucky windage to use. Hope you don't take offense. [/QUOTE]
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