Ballistic Turret vs Hold Over Lines

[COBrad]

I have a leupold VX6HD from Darrel Holland that has his 1 MOA reticle in it. I believe the Nightforce MOAR is also 1 MOA.

 

[WildRose]

Advantage goes to turret if needed for those longer shots.

You will be shooting at center of mass
You can use any magnification with SFP

While some prefer to zero their rifles at 100 or 200 yds, I choose a useful trajectory for that particular rifle. A flat shooting rifle like my 257 Weatherby which is used for coues deer is the most extreme setup with a zero for 395 yds. Our cross canyon shots are typically 300-400 yds or more. Should a buck show up closer I just aim low for that particular shot.

3" high @ 100
5" high @ 200 apogee
4" high @300
2.2" high @ 350
1" high @ 375
.4" low @ 400
2.1" low @425
4" low @450
6.1" low @ 475
8.5" low @ 500

If you know your drops and know the relative body dimensions of the animal in inches all you need is the approximate range out to 400-500yds to make a quick calculation in your head.

Beyond that things get a lot more complicated in a hurry and you better have the time and data to calculate a precision shot.

 

[WildRose]

What scope has one MOA hash marks?

Leupold TMOA reticle.

https://www.leupold.com/reticles/reticle-tmoa-134

They also now have the TMOA Plus as well.

 

[WildRose]

Both is actually the answer. If an Elk shows up at 200 yards, you're not dialing anything. Where I Elk hunt, it could be 30 yards to 530 yards... for an Elk, or Mule Deer. and time may be 15 seconds to shoot.

Unless they are in a wide open wheat field most of our deer and hog hunting is the same way around here.

 

[the blur]

You're saying if I buy a Z8, the turret adjustments aren't repeatable ?

 

[BountyHunter]

I just killed a large MO whitetail on 2 nov at 573 yards with 2.5-10 vortex razor lr HD with the hsr-4 reticle and 2 moa lines. Very quick and accurate to at least 600 yards. Splitting lines is pretty easy and accurate.

 

[Rich Coyle]

Is there a scope with one minute lines?

 

[COBrad]

Zeiss has a couple, I particularly like the ZMOA T reticle in the V4 series, and Holland has a very similar reticle in the Leupold VX6HD.

 

[Rich Coyle]

Thank you

 

[the blur]

You're saying if I buy a Z8, the turret adjustments aren't repeatable ?

Can some please answer this ? If I put turrets on a Z8, would it be repeatable from zero to 1000 yards ?