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randyrichards
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Posted: March/10/2007 at 21:48 |
Looking to buy a scope for some distance shooting at whitetail deer. I
have a couple and like the burris scopes in the b-plex, how does the
Nikon BDC scopes compare? Not sure of the little circles vs. the
straight lines in the crosshairs!
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asphunter
Non-Registered Visitor Larry Root Joined: March/01/2007 Status: Offline Points: 95 |
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Both work about the same and neither are needed to shoot a deer out to 300 yards with any modern cartridge.
If you sight in 3" high at 100, given a deer's vital area of a 12 " pieplate with a 30-06 class cartridge, you can hold dead on out to 300. Past 300 is a loooong way and requires excellent equipment, training and a real steady rest. These complicated reticules just introduce more opportunities to mess up when confronted with the quick shot opportunity. If you're a beanfield sniper, that's a different world and to be confident of those really long shots you need to invest a lot of time and money shooting at long range under various conditions. The average hunter is fine with a plex reticule for 99% of hunting. |
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koshkin
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Hashmarks vs little circles is a matter of choice. I've been playing with Nikon's BDC reticle and it does work well. However, I am more used to hashmarks, so I have a slight preference for those.
For regular hunting, I certainly agree that simpler reticles work best, although I prefer reticles that are heavier than a regular plex. German #4 is probably the best allround hunting reticle, IMO. However, I spend far more time punching paper and steel gongs on the range, so I enjoy reticles that allow me to do some holdover. ILya |
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randyrichards
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I'm hunting in fields that might require over 300 yard shots. I
do use a rangefinder and understand practice at these distances are a
must. Also setting up is critical with a good rest. I will be hunting
with a 7mm 08. This was the first year I hunted in this area, grewup in
mountainous country(short range) 33 years of hunting experience. I'm
trying to better prepare for next season as I made some mistakes with
my 257 Roberts and 6mm.I'm a low caliber kind of hunter. I'm just not
sure about the Nikon BDC vs. the Burris B-Plex.
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asphunter
Non-Registered Visitor Larry Root Joined: March/01/2007 Status: Offline Points: 95 |
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For sill. 22rf gongs I have a 6x super fine CH with three dots (TK Lee Dot Inc) 2 min. 1 min and 1/2 min
2 for 25/50 1 for 75 and 1/2 for 100. much less clutter than lines and circles. |
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