Wolf/Antelope Rifle ... Success pics, post 126
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That is true and I believe when you order a new Leupold with with a CDS turret it is a MOA turret..
How it works..
After you have your new CDS scope you send Leupold your load data,ave. temp, and altitude info..
They send you a turret marked in yards to correspond the info you sent them..
Since the CDS turret is marked with "your loads" yardage numbers on the turret you get your yardage reading from your range finder then twist your turret to proper yards marked on the turret..
You don't have to count hash marks that are unmarked as to yardage..
And if your range finder doesn't tell you the MOA adjustment you need to get on the target you don't have to use a cheat sheet or calculator to figure your come ups'n like you do using the MOA system..
That's why I said that the CDS or any scope that has a 'marked in yardage to your data' BDC turret is the fastest and easiest of the turret twisting systems..
At least that is the way I understand it after reading Leupold's website and threads at 24hr.Campfire talking about this system..
Consensus there (24hrCF) though, is that the B&C or BalisticPlex type Reticles are faster than turrets for under 400 yard shooting and the turret twisters start to come in to play past 400 yards..
I don't own a Leupold CDS scope but have been thinking on having a CDS turret installed on one of my older Leupolds, hence the reason for my study of this system. That is why I said above check it out for yourself..
Link to Leupold CDS info:
http://www.leupold.com/hunting-and-shooting/products/scopes/vx-3-riflescopes/vx-3-3-5-10x40mm-cds/
Some interesting reading on Turrets and Reticle systems:
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/topics/2942984/Leupold_CDS_turret
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbth...topics/4157230/Turrets_long_range_real_life_t
When you buy a new CDS scope (at least in the US) they come with the MOA and a coupon for a free load specific turret. So you could have one made up for your favorite load, and still have the MOA for any other load. At no cost. When retro fitting a scope you already have, in Canada, the turrets are $50 each, plus the $117 for the adjuster.
Problem with the load specific one is the elevation and temperature. For anyone that does a bit of traveling, for hunts or competitions, elevations can change and temperatures can definitely change. Your load specific turret might be useless in the summer, if you have it marked for fall/winter temperatures.
I've looked into this quite a bit, and decided on the MOA turret, and should have my scope back any day now.
Well I took her out to the Alberta prairies this week and played with it to 500 meters on a now defunct range that is convieniently located on a friends land. I kept the groups, although left of the point of aim about 10", inside a 6" circle. This was plenty good enough to make me happy, especially being that this was my hunting load, and was worked up with haste, so that i could comfortably hunt with it for the non-trophy antelope season I drew a tag for.
That season opened this morning, and we spotted a herd at 8:00 am. After a half mile belly crawl, i found myself in a position where the tall grass wasn't interfering with the shot. The rangefinder told me 3 times in a row that it was 340 yds, so i believed it. I shot off a bipod in a sitting position and i thought i had missed. The recoil took my eye off the target, and when i reaquired the sight picture, the herd was on the move, none of them appeared to have damage. I watched them for a couple minutes, when one started to sag in the rear end. I thought she was about to tip, but then realised she was just having a piss
. I thought about the situation and knew that i had heard the telltale whack of a high speed bullet finding the sweetspot, so i stood up and the herd vanished. I walked to the last know location of the antelope to see if i could spot any signs of a hit, and found one big one. A doe antelope, dead right there. A 129 gr Hornady SST at 3000 fps did the trick.
This was the second kill for this rifle, as I also took a 320 yd coyote while scouting the day before.
That season opened this morning, and we spotted a herd at 8:00 am. After a half mile belly crawl, i found myself in a position where the tall grass wasn't interfering with the shot. The rangefinder told me 3 times in a row that it was 340 yds, so i believed it. I shot off a bipod in a sitting position and i thought i had missed. The recoil took my eye off the target, and when i reaquired the sight picture, the herd was on the move, none of them appeared to have damage. I watched them for a couple minutes, when one started to sag in the rear end. I thought she was about to tip, but then realised she was just having a piss
. I thought about the situation and knew that i had heard the telltale whack of a high speed bullet finding the sweetspot, so i stood up and the herd vanished. I walked to the last know location of the antelope to see if i could spot any signs of a hit, and found one big one. A doe antelope, dead right there. A 129 gr Hornady SST at 3000 fps did the trick.This was the second kill for this rifle, as I also took a 320 yd coyote while scouting the day before.
