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The Basics, Starting Out
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<blockquote data-quote="Doom2" data-source="post: 2901286" data-attributes="member: 108323"><p>Just some thoughts. It's important to understand the limitations of your scope. IF the scope is first focal plane the reticle will always show 1 MOA as 1 MOA but the reticle will be changing size (getting smaller) as the magnification is reduced so its harder to estimate effectively. Second focal plane the reticle stays the same so the subtensions will increase (1 MOA@18x will be 2MOA @ 9x).</p><p></p><p>Depending on how you estimate distance is going to play a bit in how you will want to go. If you are using a laser rangefinder then you can use dial or reticle if you have good dope. If you use the reticle to estimate distance then holdover is probably quicker and likely more familiar.</p><p></p><p>There will be some distance depending on cartridge where dialing will have an advantage due to resolution. On my mil hash scopes it's easy to estimate to .25 mil. If I were hunting I would not use the reticle if .125 mil would result in a vital zone miss.</p><p></p><p> Be careful if you do swap between dial and reticle. It is easy to forget to reset the scope to zero and end up holding over with the scope not zeroed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Doom2, post: 2901286, member: 108323"] Just some thoughts. It's important to understand the limitations of your scope. IF the scope is first focal plane the reticle will always show 1 MOA as 1 MOA but the reticle will be changing size (getting smaller) as the magnification is reduced so its harder to estimate effectively. Second focal plane the reticle stays the same so the subtensions will increase (1 MOA@18x will be 2MOA @ 9x). Depending on how you estimate distance is going to play a bit in how you will want to go. If you are using a laser rangefinder then you can use dial or reticle if you have good dope. If you use the reticle to estimate distance then holdover is probably quicker and likely more familiar. There will be some distance depending on cartridge where dialing will have an advantage due to resolution. On my mil hash scopes it's easy to estimate to .25 mil. If I were hunting I would not use the reticle if .125 mil would result in a vital zone miss. Be careful if you do swap between dial and reticle. It is easy to forget to reset the scope to zero and end up holding over with the scope not zeroed. [/QUOTE]
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