Nikon Bullet Drop Reticle on a .22-250?
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SodakJim
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The Nikon BDC reticle would not be my first choice for a varmint rifle. It is very well suited for larger varmints and big game. I don't think it gives you a precise aiming point on small varmints. I like the Leupold Varmint Hunters reticle about as well as any for an all around varmint rifle like the 22-250.
Squeeze
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I am with Jim on this one. I have the BDC on one of my
Buckmasters, and it will be the last BDC for me. It is a
big heavy reticle, that may be OK for some, for big game,
but even then, at long ranges a bunch of the target is
blocked out. A fine ballistic plex would be a better choice,
even for big game, IMHO.
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KillingCrew
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I agree with these guys. My Dad has 1 on his 22-250. Way to big of crosshairs. I just got one of the new Monarchs 4x16x42 SF w/Mil-Dot. So far I love it. Not as sharp on paper as my Leupold Var-X 3 but for the money, a great scope.
wingmaninmo
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I agree with the majority on this one. I have the BDC on my 4.5-14x40 and don't care for it much. I don't like thick crosshairs to begin with but the circles are heavy and I have a hard time getting the groups I like at long distances with them. I will stick with the fine crosshairs or dots from here on. jmho though.
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I am with Jim on this one. I have the BDC on one of my
Buckmasters, and it will be the last BDC for me. It is a
big heavy reticle, that may be OK for some, for big game,
but even then, at long ranges a bunch of the target is
blocked out. A fine ballistic plex would be a better choice,
even for big game, IMHO.
Squeeze
Same here, and I could'nt have said it better.
I am with Jim on this one. I have the BDC on one of my
Buckmasters, and it will be the last BDC for me. It is a
big heavy reticle, that may be OK for some, for big game,
but even then, at long ranges a bunch of the target is
blocked out. A fine ballistic plex would be a better choice,
even for big game, IMHO.
Squeeze
Same here, and I could'nt have said it better.
I also use ballistic and rangefinding reticles for LR shooting. I have a number of them, and my favorite factory reticle is the Varmint Hunter also. I like a more direct windage system of reference for LR shooting, and that reticle provides it nicely. I zero to the lower post then if i need to go further a then use the main reticle axis as my zero for additional turret clicks in combination with the 1.77 MOA stadia along the horizontal axis. In combination with the excellent long range of travel of the Leupold erector system the VHR is the most flexible factory ballistic reticle out there, IMO.
Where mil-dots shine is when they r calibrated for less than the scope's highest power, since they have a smaller subtension then when used at the highest power (especially the dot--for varminting apps., that is). This provides for a more accurate rangefinding and improvised ballistic reticle system. That 4-16X Nikon is a good example since the mil-dot is calibrated for 12X. But at 16X the dots r .54 inch per hundred yds., and the "milliradian" then becomes 2.7 IPHY--that's sweet!! Thks. Nikon for providing that info in the catalog. That's the best part about their scopes--the catalog.
But the neatest mil-dot system out there would have to be the 12.8" long Bushnell 3200 7-21X where the mil-dot is cal'd for 14X. At 21X the "milliradian" now becomes 2.4 IPHY, and the dot SHOULD then be .48" or thereabouts--sweeter yet.
Where mil-dots shine is when they r calibrated for less than the scope's highest power, since they have a smaller subtension then when used at the highest power (especially the dot--for varminting apps., that is). This provides for a more accurate rangefinding and improvised ballistic reticle system. That 4-16X Nikon is a good example since the mil-dot is calibrated for 12X. But at 16X the dots r .54 inch per hundred yds., and the "milliradian" then becomes 2.7 IPHY--that's sweet!! Thks. Nikon for providing that info in the catalog. That's the best part about their scopes--the catalog.
But the neatest mil-dot system out there would have to be the 12.8" long Bushnell 3200 7-21X where the mil-dot is cal'd for 14X. At 21X the "milliradian" now becomes 2.4 IPHY, and the dot SHOULD then be .48" or thereabouts--sweeter yet.
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FDHoundman
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Sorry, I have to say, I've had a Nikon Monarch on my 22-250 for awhile, and love it.
the cross hairs are fine and it is clear as a bell.
Just my opinion, I may be wrong!
the cross hairs are fine and it is clear as a bell.
Just my opinion, I may be wrong!