Ballistic Calculator

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Does anybody use the ballistic calculator in their scope and have it dialed in?
I have the Nocpix Rico2 H50R and have it somewhat dialed in. I was able to shoot at a target at 385 yards and I was pretty close. The scoped has a line in the ballistic calculator that says BC distance and when you click on that is has 200, 225, 250, 275, 300 yards listed. I don't see anything in the instructions that talks about this. When I google that there are videos that show how to setup the ballistic calculator but that isn't shown on the videos.
I don't know if this is something that was added or updated but they didn't have in the Manuel.
 
I recently got the Ace H50r so very similar. From what I can tell, these are preset distances that will be available to select in the quick menu to use in case you have foggy conditions and the lrf won’t read correctly.
 
Both mine and my buddie's ballistic calculators are spot on, but they are different scopes than what you have. Total game changer! We have made some looooooong shots. Lol
 
I looked at the Nocpix Aces directions and it explains that BC distance. They included it on the Rico scope but not the manual.
I love the LRF, I don't know how far it will pick up a coyote. The furthest I have ranged a coyote so far is 380 - 390 range.
 
These guys are correct, and I haven't found an instance where it would be helpful while hunting. My lrf works fantastic at night, less so during the day, so if you had a target set up in the day that you knew the distance I guess you could set that yardage in the lrf.

I love it also, and I've tested it to 500 and it didn't take much tweaking to get it spot on. The first thing is make sure your zero is as perfect as you can make it. I like 100 yard zero so that weather conditions aren't influencing it much and it's handier to check zero once in a while.

A couple nights ago I missed one at 460 and another at 360. Watching the videos in slow mo tell the story, it was all me with a slight wiggle at the top of their back just as the shot broke and that's where the bullet went.
 
Back in the early 80's. I got into long range shooting on coyotes. Due to hunting on cold bitter days. Whereas, the ground cover became loud & cast noise underfoot. It was very hard sneaking in on a bedded coyote on loud ground cover. To get within a few hundred yards of a bedded coyote. I didn't use a ballistic calculator. What I did do. Was use the flattest shooting bullet in my rifle. Then target shoot at varied yardages, wind speeds & wind directions. Doing that I developed a "gut instinct" on bullet drop & wind drift. Then I found on-line, Winchesters Ballistic calculator & a few other ballistic calculators. I ended up using Winchesters Calc. As a rule of thumb on my bullet's drop & drift.

My opinion is, regardless of using a calc. Get to know your rifle & bullet. Get to know it so well. It becomes an extension of your arm. It becomes 2nd nature. Also get to be very good at estimating yardage differences. Get to know (gut instinct). Wind speeds & wind direction in the field & how they effect your bullet.
 
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