Bushnell "DOA" reticle .... Poor man's Rapid Z .....any reviews yet?

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Anyone looked at/tried the new Bushnell DOA 600 reticle yet? Looks like the same principle as the Zeiss Rapid Z reticle.... (which I have and love).....

But of course Bushnell might represent a much more economical way of having that reticle, if it works and if the scopes hold up. It comes in some of the Elite 6500, 3200, and Trophy models, also for BP.
 
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It should work out to 600 yards as advertised.

You will have to map out your bullet drop at all ranges and see where the hash marks will line up with a given load.

Burris uses the same system and provides stickers that will tell you what bullet at what speed will match the reticle.

This style of reticle will work well but is NOT perfect.

You usually have to aim 2-3 inchs high or low depending on the trajectory of your bullet.

I keep the sticker on my scope eyepiece for quick reference. For 500 yards I am bang on, and zeroed at 200 yards. For 300 and 400 I am within 3 inchs so that isn't going to matter very much.(this is for a B-Plex reticle) which is about the same.

Let us know how you make out as I am interested in the 6500 line.
 
Sorry - off topic here, but how numb of a numbskull do you need to be to decide that it would be a good idea to have the acronym "DOA" in your product name?

Carry on...
 
The bullet drop hold points are the same concept as others. There are dots at each aiming point.

The difference is that the DOA does not give hold points for windage compensation. Instead they have vertical hash marks that are supposed to bracket the size of a white-tailed deer's head at various ranges, to be used as a range estimating and/or trophy gauge.
 
Well I am bringing this thread back to life for another go around -

Before Christmas I did buy a 3200 DOA 600 to try, but in the meantime had a quad by-pass and now I can't shoot for a while. :mad:
But at least I'll still be around! :)

My Zeiss Rapid Z reticle works as advertised, and I was hoping someone that has actually tried the Bushnell version could report on it.
I have several of the calibers that the Bushnell manual says it should be compatible with, but will have to wait until the Doc says I can shoot even the light cals.
 
TBH, the whole DOA thing is pretty dumb. Do you know how hard it is to line up the damn antlers in the lines when you have a 10 point buck in the crosshairs? Believe me when I tell you it is difficult. And you will hate yourself so much the first time there won't be a 2nd....

Other than that for the price I think the scope itself isn't bad.. good light.. pretty clear... then again I ain't no pro hunter.
 
Yeah, I wasn't too concerned about the Rack Measuring thing... mainly interested to find out if the hold overs are accurate. I'll find out for myself in the spring..... but in the meantime?
 
One question I have on this is if you have to have the scope set on a certain power for it to work or does the reticle change size when you zoom?

Thanks
Tim
 
That's actually 2 questions :)

For each caliber (in their instruction book) you set the magnification to a specific power, in order for the hold over to work properly.

The reticle does not change size.
 
popcan said:
That's actually 2 questions :)

For each caliber (in their instruction book) you set the magnification to a specific power, in order for the hold over to work properly.

The reticle does not change size.
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OK.......I figured that was the case. It would be nice if some one made something that worked at more than one power setting.

Tim
 
popcan said:
That's actually 2 questions :)

For each caliber (in their instruction book) you set the magnification to a specific power, in order for the hold over to work properly.

The reticle does not change size.
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That's the info I was looking for. I couldn't find anything on their web site about calibration.
 
I use the DOA250 for my muzzleloader and its dead on out to 250yds 270gr Platnium power belt and 100gr 777.

I wish they had an illuminated version of the DOA600 it would find a new home on top of my custom .264wm. Instead I'm looking at the illuminated Burris Ballistic Plex in a 3.5-10x50mm 30mm tube.
 
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Nobody?

guess I'm going to have to be the first... I'll get myself one for Christmas, maybe a 4x12 Elite 3200.
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Good choice.

I've been hunting for close to 60 years and have used just about every kind of scopes around. Just before moose hunting season last fall, I bought a Bushnell Elite 3200, 4-12X40 DOA 600 scope to go on my TC Pro Hunter in 300 WM and I love it. I know that the lines on the reticule are only calibrated for full magnification (12X in my case), and I find this to be not a big deal because if you need to use this feature, it means that you are shooting at some distance and the use of full magnification seems to be logical

I haven't done any extensive testing of the scope but I'm prepared, when it comes to hunting, to believe what Bushnell is claiming. For me, it beats Mil Dot systems completely for ease of use when it comes to hunting.

For those familiar with the Excalibur Crossbow with their scope, you will notice that they are using a similar approach to compensate for distance. I guess that Excalibur scopes might have a slight advantage as they have an adjustment on the scope to compensate for the different velocities of the arrows used on different bows.

I agree that the DOA system will not be as accurate as the mil dot system but for hunting purposes, I will be more than adequate for most hunting situations.

Duke1

PS. BTW, you can zero your scope at any magnification at 100 yd and then set your scope to maximum magnificatin to use the distance lines on your reticule.
 
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