I was holding over and using the lower mil dots as an improvised crosshair. I know that using the turrets for the come up would have been propper but the last few times out at the range I was experimenting with using the mil dots as crosshairs so it was what I was familiar with. I was trying to work out a system where at 100,200 and 300 I could use the mil dots as cross hairs. I am sure the majority of us have probably tried this at some point with our first mil dot scopes. Seems like it would work good but in the end realize it is not the greatest. I hit the range a bunch in the last while after shooting this deer and have decided to put the MOA adjustments on the inside of my flip up scope cover to make life easier.
Need a few opinions on .308
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I was holding over and using the lower mil dots as an improvised crosshair. I know that using the turrets for the come up would have been propper but the last few times out at the range I was experimenting with using the mil dots as crosshairs so it was what I was familiar with. I was trying to work out a system where at 100,200 and 300 I could use the mil dots as cross hairs. I am sure the majority of us have probably tried this at some point with our first mil dot scopes. Seems like it would work good but in the end realize it is not the greatest. I hit the range a bunch in the last while after shooting this deer and have decided to put the MOA adjustments on the inside of my flip up scope cover to make life easier.
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- calgary alberta
I don't use mildot reticles, but my NF scope has secondary cross lines in the reticle (R1)
and I found that by coincidence my 1st secondary mark down was bang on for zero at 200 yards and the 3rd mark down very close (under 1/4 moa off) at 300 yards. Which in a situation of not having time to dial up the turret makes for fast accurate shots.
It just takes some range time to figure the out. You could use your mildot reticle in the same manner for close shots, but you will find using the turrets at dstance is more accurate.
There are`all manners of ways to have your come ups handy. I have seen cards taped to stocks, flip caps done as you have, use a Leupold gizmo hat is a cross between a tape measure with no marks on it and a scope ring. You write you own comeups on the tape, the gizmo attaches to the scope tube so is always handy.
and I found that by coincidence my 1st secondary mark down was bang on for zero at 200 yards and the 3rd mark down very close (under 1/4 moa off) at 300 yards. Which in a situation of not having time to dial up the turret makes for fast accurate shots.
It just takes some range time to figure the out. You could use your mildot reticle in the same manner for close shots, but you will find using the turrets at dstance is more accurate.
There are`all manners of ways to have your come ups handy. I have seen cards taped to stocks, flip caps done as you have, use a Leupold gizmo hat is a cross between a tape measure with no marks on it and a scope ring. You write you own comeups on the tape, the gizmo attaches to the scope tube so is always handy.
