Thread: Are we on the wrong 'No.1" criteria when scope buying?

I like and use reticles like this. This is representative of 140gn sgk 6.5*55 zeroed around max point blank range sighting on fallow at 300m distance. No in-field dialling required. Offset is for 10mph crosswind.

Originally Posted by Woody

I like and use reticles like this. This is representative of 140gn sgk 6.5*55 zeroed around max point blank range sighting on fallow at 300m distance. No in-field dialling required. Offset is for 10mph crosswind.
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These make me smile how the app works the distance out to within a yard and yet the chances of the 'scope being set exactly (in this instance) on 12 power or the 12 power actually being correctly calibrated is about zilch. They do seem to work though, albeit with a not inconsiderable margin of error.
Still better than hold over and hope though.

Ive used the Swarvo one and Tract. The Tract ballistic reticle and program are excellent. By adjusting the zero you can get some really close round numbers. On my 300 saum Im sighted in for 230 yards and its all round numbers (3/4/5/600 yds) on the reticle. It works at 15 power and despite what I said above, it does line up pretty well. I still dial the 'scope if over 300 yards and if Ive got time. Ive shot deer out to 400 using the reticle though.

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Originally Posted by Tahr

These make me smile how the app works the distance out to within a yard and yet the chances of the 'scope being set exactly (in this instance) on 12 power or the 12 power actually being correctly calibrated is about zilch. They do seem to work though, albeit with a not inconsiderable margin of error.
Still better than hold over and hope though.

@Tahr. The particular app derives its reticle picture only from the ballistics table which I verified prior, in this instance it replicates both the ballistic calcs plus windage etc and matches it to the nominated specific reticle. Ive found it to be good. It changes the reticle subtensions matching the mag x.
In the case of the b&c reticles I dont zero at 100 yards for them either. Instead I zero at 200m or pbr and then verify shot fall at other ranges. Then I blaze these so they are visible from my firing point and rotate the mag x until the graticles subtensions match up. This way my crosshair is dead on @200. At 100 I can hold about 3" low, first graticle below is 300 and so on. Pretty quick in the field. So the mag x is not set at max; it is set so the graticles match the actual known fall of shot. Even on my Leupy 2.5-8*36 I have found it good as far as 600 yards tested on NRA range.