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Berger 115 VLD Match bullet and Antelope
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<blockquote data-quote="sscoyote" data-source="post: 332009" data-attributes="member: 1133"><p>Great read! Bill- i use my VH reticle for rangefinding back to brisket, and it may have worked better than your system or at least for a check and balance thing, tho it sounds like yours worked well that time--impressive. If the doe (usually 14" back to brisket) occupied right at 6 tenths the distance between the x-hair and the 2nd stadia line down (that's actually half way between the 1st and 2nd stadia),when the scope is set at the large triangle that should be ~540 yds. It's not a perfect system but it's very fast to apply. And actually if u can determine the age of the antelope (yearling vs. mature) it should be very close...especially with antelope. I have been quite successful using this system with antelope to ~500 yds. and works OK between 500 and 600. That really was a great story to read--thks.</p><p></p><p>My VH reticle is in a 4.5-14x VX-III, so all i have to do is adjust the power to it's stop and it's ready for use. I ordered it with an elevation turret only too as this is a hunting rig and if need be i would use the EXCELLENT 1.77 MOA windage line stadia along the main x-hair. The problem with the 6.5-20 and 8.5-25 is that the reticle is set up for a power lower than the highest, and i've never heard of anyone measuing the stadia at 20 and 25x. I should've ordered mine in a 6.5-20 too, as it would've made for a great experiment measuring the reticle subtensions at 20x, something i love to play with. Be nice to know what the offset is for subtension at 20x. Have u ever measured yours?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sscoyote, post: 332009, member: 1133"] Great read! Bill- i use my VH reticle for rangefinding back to brisket, and it may have worked better than your system or at least for a check and balance thing, tho it sounds like yours worked well that time--impressive. If the doe (usually 14" back to brisket) occupied right at 6 tenths the distance between the x-hair and the 2nd stadia line down (that's actually half way between the 1st and 2nd stadia),when the scope is set at the large triangle that should be ~540 yds. It's not a perfect system but it's very fast to apply. And actually if u can determine the age of the antelope (yearling vs. mature) it should be very close...especially with antelope. I have been quite successful using this system with antelope to ~500 yds. and works OK between 500 and 600. That really was a great story to read--thks. My VH reticle is in a 4.5-14x VX-III, so all i have to do is adjust the power to it's stop and it's ready for use. I ordered it with an elevation turret only too as this is a hunting rig and if need be i would use the EXCELLENT 1.77 MOA windage line stadia along the main x-hair. The problem with the 6.5-20 and 8.5-25 is that the reticle is set up for a power lower than the highest, and i've never heard of anyone measuing the stadia at 20 and 25x. I should've ordered mine in a 6.5-20 too, as it would've made for a great experiment measuring the reticle subtensions at 20x, something i love to play with. Be nice to know what the offset is for subtension at 20x. Have u ever measured yours? [/QUOTE]
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