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Should I Consider a Ballistic Turret System?
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<blockquote data-quote="Autorotate" data-source="post: 606346" data-attributes="member: 8073"><p>This is very good advice above.</p><p> </p><p>This is a fun way to hunt...Laser and a ballistic turrent. Depending on your specific application, by limiting yourself to some predefined (learned through practice in the field with the rifle/bullet/powder/scope combo) conditions (example of <700 yds stated above, wind 5 kts or less, +/- 15 Deg F, +/- 1000' PA, etc)...this can be a fun way to hunt without having to break into a kestral weather station or a PDA/Iphone app and, or require a spotter to call conditions.</p><p> </p><p>I recommend the <a href="http://www.sightron.com/index.php?action=view_document&did=1201816362&cat_id=6&id=168" target="_blank"><strong><em>Sightron SIII</em></strong> </a>series scopes, as I had a very positive experience with a 6-24x50. It tracked straight/consistent, had a reticle that was aligned with the elevation tracking plane, and handled the abuse that a 15 lb rifle slinging 300 grain SMKs at 3080 fps with no problems. I wish I still owned it, but sold it to make all my optics uniform in terms of knob/reticle.</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentonindustries.com%2F&ei=Dy0mT9DaMsKz0QHN-fj8CA&usg=AFQjCNEZ5b5832G7qWTGhqEN2BPSl2omRg&sig2=spKDrHmJKzX82oUbAxIAgQ" target="_blank"><strong><em>Kenton Industries</em></strong></a> makes custom turrents for this optic as well. You will have a very accurate system (using the above listed constraints), if you can shoot and <em>validate</em> the elevation adjustment necessary under the <em>intended field hunting</em> <em>conditions</em> of PA/Temp/etc....and then send that data to Kenton to make the knob.</p><p> </p><p>For example.....+4000 PA, +50 Deg F, 30% humidity, 3205 fps, Berger 210 VLD, it took 66 clicks (16.5 MOA) to go from a 302 yd zero to my steel target at 1001 yds with a <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longrangehunting.com%2Fforums%2Ff52%2F611-yd-34-nm-oryx-44827%2F&ei=8CwmT_uiG4rl0QH4vPR9&usg=AFQjCNGnTv6itFV3XFWSySA7nO-6gTY6zQ&sig2=0mvAGLG0kMHilYxRWO5B2g" target="_blank"><em><strong>300 RUM Ackley Improved.</strong></em></a> This load was validated on multiple shooting sessions (+6) before commiting to the turrent.</p><p> </p><p>Good shooting! gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Autorotate, post: 606346, member: 8073"] This is very good advice above. This is a fun way to hunt...Laser and a ballistic turrent. Depending on your specific application, by limiting yourself to some predefined (learned through practice in the field with the rifle/bullet/powder/scope combo) conditions (example of <700 yds stated above, wind 5 kts or less, +/- 15 Deg F, +/- 1000' PA, etc)...this can be a fun way to hunt without having to break into a kestral weather station or a PDA/Iphone app and, or require a spotter to call conditions. I recommend the [URL="http://www.sightron.com/index.php?action=view_document&did=1201816362&cat_id=6&id=168"][B][I]Sightron SIII[/I][/B] [/URL]series scopes, as I had a very positive experience with a 6-24x50. It tracked straight/consistent, had a reticle that was aligned with the elevation tracking plane, and handled the abuse that a 15 lb rifle slinging 300 grain SMKs at 3080 fps with no problems. I wish I still owned it, but sold it to make all my optics uniform in terms of knob/reticle. [URL="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kentonindustries.com%2F&ei=Dy0mT9DaMsKz0QHN-fj8CA&usg=AFQjCNEZ5b5832G7qWTGhqEN2BPSl2omRg&sig2=spKDrHmJKzX82oUbAxIAgQ"][B][I]Kenton Industries[/I][/B][/URL] makes custom turrents for this optic as well. You will have a very accurate system (using the above listed constraints), if you can shoot and [I]validate[/I] the elevation adjustment necessary under the [I]intended field hunting[/I] [I]conditions[/I] of PA/Temp/etc....and then send that data to Kenton to make the knob. For example.....+4000 PA, +50 Deg F, 30% humidity, 3205 fps, Berger 210 VLD, it took 66 clicks (16.5 MOA) to go from a 302 yd zero to my steel target at 1001 yds with a [URL="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=web&cd=1&ved=0CCMQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.longrangehunting.com%2Fforums%2Ff52%2F611-yd-34-nm-oryx-44827%2F&ei=8CwmT_uiG4rl0QH4vPR9&usg=AFQjCNGnTv6itFV3XFWSySA7nO-6gTY6zQ&sig2=0mvAGLG0kMHilYxRWO5B2g"][I][B]300 RUM Ackley Improved.[/B][/I][/URL] This load was validated on multiple shooting sessions (+6) before commiting to the turrent. Good shooting! gun) [/QUOTE]
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