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Reticle quandary
@ 10:33 am (GMT) |
Scott StruifAssume you have a 3x9, SFP scope. You have verified that your gun and load combination, with the scope set at 9X, is capable of <=1 MOA. You now want to verify point of impact at 200 and 300 yards. At longer ranges, the reticle thickness is not the same (relative to the target) as it is at 100 yards, due to the apparent target size. Should you shoot a 100 yard group at 3X as a baseline, then shoot a 200 yard group at 4.5x, and a 300 yard group at 9X? Seems to make more sense than expecting 9X to perform as well at 300 yards as it did at 100. |
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@ 05:57 pm (GMT) |
Ben LawRe: Reticle quandaryi wouldnt do it that way scott, 9x all the way for groups.all the other factors are multiplied so its not always going to be possible to maintain the same moa as range increases. try to use a target that that is easy to quarter with your reticle. |
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@ 07:18 am (GMT) |
Scott StruifRe: Reticle quandaryThanks, Ben. I meant 6X at 200 yards, not 4.5X (I was thinking 4.5 is half of 9, when I wrote it.). What prompted my question was a recent post where the question was, Should you blow-up your target, on the computer/printer, for longer-range testing, so it will look the same in the scope. That actually makes more sense, because the SFP reticle’s thickness covers more target surface area as range increases, assuming the magnification and target size stay the same. Ideally, FFP would be the answer. But, as discussed in other threads, FFP is not ready-for-prime-time . . . i.e., low-light/low-power conditions. |
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