Thread: Holdover Reticles

I use a dial scope and a couple of hold over scopes. One holdover is a burris plex reticle on a .223, it works well enough out to 250 which is the furthest I have used it, basically only use it on 9x and have worked out where the projectile crosses the hash marks, in between these distances, just sort of hold in between, but don't try anything too precision. At distances where 3x or 4x are what I am using, the drop is irrelevant.

The other holdover is a CDS TriMOA on a 17hmr, again just use it on 12x and can count down the hash marks for MOA holdover. I hardly ever dial this one but more because I usually keep it inside distances where I only have to count down 2-3 hashmarks maximum.

The Dial scope is great for subsonics and long stuff, I just have a little chart on the side of the scope, underneath some clear sellotape, with distances and dial numbers for the two different loads.

My conclusions:
Dial is great but not fool proof, BDC is good but also not fool proof.

Dial is more accurate but takes a bit longer to use. Great for sitting on the side of a hill and shooting at animals that don't know you are there. Or for swapping between different loads.

BDC is a blunter instrument, but it doesn't slow you down as much. Takes a bit more practice to get it useful, but it is then useful.

Ultimately personal preference probably has more to do with it than anything else.