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Kickboxer
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with just a little effort you could mount that scope a little lower...
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Urimaginaryfrnd
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Regarding the original question regarding the balistic reticle. This is true of any balistic reticle if you zero the scope at a known distance say 200 yds and there is a mark of any type in the design of the reticle be it BDC type lines or dots in a mil dot or just simply a duplex where the thin part of the crosshair goes to thick.
As a bullet travels out to long range gravity causes it to drop and at some distance X that bullets path will correspond to the mark on the reticle. The question then becomes at what distance X represents. The answer to that changes with different speed bullets and different weight bullets. So what you do is you zero the rifle at 200 yds ( you could select 100 if desired ) then go to 300 yds and point the center crosshair at the target and shoot a 3 shot group then mark where that group hit go back to 300 yds and place the center of the crosshairs on the center of the target and look to see where the impact mark is. Where the impact mark is becomes your hold over at that known distance. Next go to 400 and repeat the process. By working in that manner you can determine what distance the reticle marks represent. Often the marks will be some distance inbetween but keep notes on your results and you will be able to know where to hold over to shoot a particular distance. One other thing that causes people trouble is that they do not understand that a second focal plane reticle scope the balistic reticle is only true at the highest power. With a FFP first focal plane scope like the Super Sniper 3-9 or 1-4 hold over is true at all powers. So if you use a 2-7 Viper you may wish to test it at 7x and also test it at 2x and at each power the first line below centere will represent a different distance because the reticle remains the same size but as you dial down in power the field of view side to side becomes much wider angle.
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pyro6999
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i wasnt sure if the super lows would clear. |
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I never thought you could get one too low but I may have. I've got my Viper mounted on Weaver bases w/the lowest Weaver rings I could find. I have to raise my head slightly to get a full image. I'll know more when I get to shoot it.
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Hunter
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You will have to go out and pick up a viper and look through it. Then you can compare it to the 4200.
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