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Need Scope Dial Numbers out to 500
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<blockquote data-quote="429421Cowboy" data-source="post: 856767" data-attributes="member: 54332"><p>I helped my best friend last season figure out his rifle out to 600 when he had just the same questions you do now. Each "click" on your scope is 1/4 MOA, and each number on your scope is 1 MOA. One MOA equals roughly 1" at 100 yards, 2" at 200 and so on. </p><p> The easiest way to do this is to look on your scope and see if you can loosen the elevation knob and turn the dial to "0" on the indicator where it is zeroed at now. This way, when you look on the drop chart you are going to make that reads in MOA, and it tells you to go up, say 3 MOA, you simply move the dial from "0" to "3" and make the shot. </p><p> </p><p>I use Berger's free ballistic app, but any of the others mentioned will work as well or better. Keep in mind this will only give you a starting point and you'll have to do some actual testing to figure out exactly what happens at the range, but it will give you a way to be pretty darn close to start with. If you use the Berger one, just remember to change the readout from inches to MOA, and that is all there is to it once you input the BC, velocity and bullet diameter. It is then "plug and play" so to speak, and the system I use on my .243 as well.</p><p>Good luck and I hope this helps some or if not I can clear things up more for you!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="429421Cowboy, post: 856767, member: 54332"] I helped my best friend last season figure out his rifle out to 600 when he had just the same questions you do now. Each "click" on your scope is 1/4 MOA, and each number on your scope is 1 MOA. One MOA equals roughly 1" at 100 yards, 2" at 200 and so on. The easiest way to do this is to look on your scope and see if you can loosen the elevation knob and turn the dial to "0" on the indicator where it is zeroed at now. This way, when you look on the drop chart you are going to make that reads in MOA, and it tells you to go up, say 3 MOA, you simply move the dial from "0" to "3" and make the shot. I use Berger's free ballistic app, but any of the others mentioned will work as well or better. Keep in mind this will only give you a starting point and you'll have to do some actual testing to figure out exactly what happens at the range, but it will give you a way to be pretty darn close to start with. If you use the Berger one, just remember to change the readout from inches to MOA, and that is all there is to it once you input the BC, velocity and bullet diameter. It is then "plug and play" so to speak, and the system I use on my .243 as well. Good luck and I hope this helps some or if not I can clear things up more for you! [/QUOTE]
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