Thread: Leupold CDS turrets

Originally Posted by caberslash

Pointless system. If you change ammunition, barrel length or even go somewhere with a different elevation and temperature range, the turret is useless. Furthermore, not all rangefinders will 'range' the same.


Better to have a rifle scope that works off Mils and nearly any modern, decent (and usually free) ballistics program will be better than a CDS dial.

Totally disagree, I think the CDS system is a fantastic tool. I don't want to mess around with pulling my phone out to calculate everything, just tag it with the LRF and spin accordingly.

Most people don't change load or barrel length once they have settled on the right setup. If you are the kind of person that is always chopping and changing your setup then maybe it's not for you but if like me you have a bunch of different rifles and can't keep track of the ballistics data for each one in your head then the CDS is a great tool to turn the rifle into something that is just grab and go.