BDC Scopes

[Enslow]

I have my 270 sighted in at 3 1/2" high at 100 yds. I don't allow for anything for bullet drop when shooting deer out to 300 yds. 100 yds its a high hit and at 300 its a low hit but still in the boiler room. I don't ever recall taking a shot at anything over 300 yds

Meow that explains things.

 

[SDMF]

I have my 270 sighted in at 3 1/2" high at 100 yds. I don't allow for anything for bullet drop when shooting deer out to 300 yds. 100 yds its a high hit and at 300 its a low hit but still in the boiler room. I don't ever recall taking a shot at anything over 300 yds

I can't say that's anything I'd ever suggest as a tactic to anyone ever for anything.

 

[guywhofishes]

I have my 270 sighted in at 3 1/2" high at 100 yds. I don't allow for anything for bullet drop when shooting deer out to 300 yds. 100 yds its a high hit and at 300 its a low hit but still in the boiler room. I don't ever recall taking a shot at anything over 300 yds

I'm puzzled as to the negative reaction. This seems reasonable to me for many folks. Seems a lot better than your typical goob who sights in at 100 and then just slings lead and guesses at where their shot might be going.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Ha ha

 

[Obi-Wan]

I can't say that's anything I'd ever suggest as a tactic to anyone ever for anything.

Explain what you find wrong with this method ( I am using 22yr old leupold 3x9 vari x 3 )

 

[SDMF]

Explain what you find wrong with this method ( I am using 22yr old leupold 3x9 vari x 3 )

There's nothing wrong with that method if you like to miss a lot. With the exception of a calm unaware critter you can range and hold the +3.5" 100yds zero properly, most folks overestimate distance and cheat crosshairs towards the top 1/3 of an animal.

 

[espringers]

i can't be certain. but, if its 3.5 inches high at 100, its entirely possible it hasn't reached its apex at that point and will continue to rise before beginning to drop. which puts you potentially more than 3.5 inches high at some point.... likely before 200 yards.

 

[guywhofishes]

yeah - I was thinking the 1.5" high at 100yd sight-in approach. 3.5" is excessive.

If you tell me that's messed up too then I guess I'll just quit asking.

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ha ha ha - yeah - I'd miss at 300 too

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how about never shooting past 250 with that approach : )

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Anything will work as long as you shoot and confirm your impacts.

 

[SDMF]

yeah - I was thinking the 1.5" high at 100yd sight-in approach.

1.5" high is going to be ~200yd zero. You're going to be 6-8" low @ 300, top of back @ 350, and turn your 3-9 Leupold up to 9x and use the duplex intersection as your 450yd aiming point which can be cheated into the bottom 3rd of the critter and used for 400yd holdover.

 

[Kentucky Windage]

Head shots= more meat

 

[SDMF]

Head shots= more meat

And no ruined neck-roasts.

 

[SupressYourself]

Head shots= more meat

Except for how it means zero meat when you miss or merely injure the poor bastard.
The brain is the only thing inside the head that is "vital". It's very small and is inside something that moves around a lot.
Comparitively, the lungs are huge. They provide a lot larger magin of error.

 

[SDMF]

Except for how it means zero meat when you miss or merely injure the poor bastard.
The brain is the only thing inside the head that is "vital". It's very small and is inside something that moves around a lot.
Comparitively, the lungs are huge. They provide a lot larger magin of error.

Sheldon, I realize that human emotions are foreign to you, however, you need to learn to recognize sarcasm

 

[Whisky]

Haha

 

[Wags2.0]

There's nothing wrong with that method if you like to miss a lot. With the exception of a calm unaware critter you can range and hold the +3.5" 100yds zero properly, most folks overestimate distance and cheat crosshairs towards the top 1/3 of an animal.

Im a chronic shoot-over-the backer

 

[SupressYourself]

Sheldon, I realize that human emotions are foreign to you, however, you need to learn to recognize sarcasm

One of these sumbitches is really handy for us emotionally challenged folk: :::

I've seen people on other forums seriously advocating head and neck shots, so I felt* compelled to dissent.


*"Felt" = calculated output from my emotion algorithm.

 

[frozen4sioux]

Used to use Nikon BDC reticle scopes, of the 3 scopes I had two have broken and dont hold sent one in and had it replaced with a newer model this year with a mildot reticle, it also failed.
During the hunt.
I thought the BDC reticles where neat right away.
Really learning a Mil/MOA and PRACTICING is way better ..........
All scopes, binos, spotters will always NNA glass...
Never. Nikon. Again.

 

[Obi-Wan]

There's nothing wrong with that method if you like to miss a lot. With the exception of a calm unaware critter you can range and hold the +3.5" 100yds zero properly, most folks overestimate distance and cheat crosshairs towards the top 1/3 of an animal.

Trying to take the guess work out how high to hold on a deer out to 300 yd range just aim and shoot. There are tons of articles on point blank range that have slight variances here is one that sights in at 26 yds but notice the 100 yd rise and 300 yd drop

https://www.americanhunter.org/articles/2014/2/4/the-26-yard-hunting-zero/

 

[Kentucky Windage]

It’s only confusing if it’s not your well known normal. My guns are a 100 yard zero. A dope card does the rest.