what mag

jmcp

Hi folks, i've been reading posts on this forum for a while and have to say there has been some great craic. I bought a besonder 6x24x50 gen 4 scope, do any of you know what mag you set it at for range finding.

poulo6.5

jmcp wrote: »

Hi folks, i've been reading posts on this forum for a while and have to say there has been some great craic. I bought a besonder 6x24x50 gen 4 scope, do any of you know what mag you set it at for range finding.

all scopes are different. for example my IOR 4-14x50 is calibrated so that at 10 power i can measure and range things.
other scopes like schmidt & bender and night force have different settings.

one way of checking is to mark out a target with lines evenly spaced out at 3.6" apart then put the target out at 100yards
adjust your magnification
when your mil-dots match the marks on the target then you will have it.

when ranging, if you know the size of your target ie. fallow deer chest side on is about 12" . you multiply that by 27.778 and then divide that by the amount of mil-dots it covers.

so for example i see a deer and it measurd 1.25 mil's on the scope at 10 power , sum = 12x27.778 divided by 1.25 the range is 266yards.

it is very important to be as accurate as possible when measuring threw the scope as this will make for more accurate ranging and better results.

i hope this helps

garv123

poulo6.5 wrote: »

all scopes are different. for example my IOR 4-14x50 is calibrated so that at 10 power i can measure and range things.
other scopes like schmidt & bender and night force have different settings.

one way of checking is to mark out a target with lines evenly spaced out at 3.6" apart then put the target out at 100yards
adjust your magnification
when your mil-dots match the marks on the target then you will have it.

when ranging, if you know the size of your target ie. fallow deer chest side on is about 12" . you multiply that by 27.778 and then divide that by the amount of mil-dots it covers.

so for example i see a deer and it measurd 1.25 mil's on the scope at 10 power , sum = 12x27.778 divided by 1.25 the range is 266yards.

it is very important to be as accurate as possible when measuring threw the scope as this will make for more accurate ranging and better results.

i hope this helps

do you bring a pen and paper with you hunting with you:rolleyes::rolleyes:
good explanation though, im learning more and more off this forum

tfox

garv123 wrote: »

do you bring a pen and paper with you hunting with you:rolleyes::rolleyes:
good explanation though, im learning more and more off this forum

and a calculator as no way could I multiply by 27.778 without one

poulo6.5

garv123 wrote: »

do you bring a pen and paper with you hunting with you:rolleyes::rolleyes:
good explanation though, im learning more and more off this forum

i just have my phone, it has a calculator on it and a program for writing notes if i want. i have a droop chart on it and a simple ballistic calculator app.
it has a camera on it to. all in one package.
i can even use it to call home to find out what time dinner is;)

clivej

check the zoom ring and see if there is one number a different colour or is there a dot beside a a number. If yes then that is the setting where the read out is correct.
My Bushnell 6-24x50 4200 elite has the number 12 on the zoom coloured red to shown me this is where the mil dots are correct, also at x6 it will be doubled the value and at x24 it will be half the value ( i think i got that the right way round )

Tackleberrywho

My NF 8-32x56 is 22
My Nf 5,5-22x56 is 12

So even similar scopes vary

I never bother using the reticle.

I do use it fro drop as my reticle increments in 2MOA @100 yards

So I use the second increment @300 and normally drops bunnies

jmcp

no markings on the scope so I will have to set up a board with markings on it, and then adjust mag to suit. great tip poulo.