Subject: Scoping help
Posted: July/24/2014 at 10:17
Any kind of reticle that has marks for different yardage is only going to be accurate at a certain power depending on the caliber and load. This is with a second focal plane scope such as the Nikon. Take a look at reticles like the Zeiss Rapid Z and watch some vids on how they work and you will get the idea.
On first focal plane scopes, it looks to you like the reticle gets larger and thicker as you increase power but it actually stays the same so it's easier to figure your marks, especially if you have mill dots or such.
Many people prefer to just twist a target turret however many clicks they need to at any yardage as they have already shot at those yardages and know how many clicks they need to adjust both for windage and elevation.
Leupold makes a CDS turret that is calibrated to your specific load and you just dial the yardage.
There are also zero stop turrets that may have a few different stops that you can adjust to stop at how ever many clicks you have tested for at 100, 200, 300, etc.