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5
4
RIFLESCOPE ADJUSTMENTS
Using the Reticle for Bullet Drop Compensation
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inations are
p
ut into
b
a
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istic c
l
asses w
h
ere
b
u
ll
et
d
ro
p
s
w
i
ll
b
e pre
d
icta
bl
e wit
h
in 2–4 inc
h
es (t
h
ere wi
ll
sti
ll
b
e a s
l
i
gh
t variation
b
etween in
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ivi
d
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rif
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e an
d
l
oa
d
b
a
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istics an
d
t
h
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D
ea
d
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retic
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).
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e
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in
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y c
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one of t
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Firearm/
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asses.
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oesn’t fa
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ect t
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ro
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A
fter se
l
ectin
g
a c
l
ass, si
gh
t in t
h
e main cross
h
air to t
h
e recommen
d
e
d
z
ero ran
g
e for t
h
at c
l
ass. (
C
onsu
l
t t
h
e main rif
l
escope owner’s manua
l
for information on si
gh
tin
g
in t
h
e main cross
h
air.)
O
nce t
h
e rif
l
e
h
as
b
een si
gh
te
d
in, t
h
e
l
ower
h
as
h
mar
k
s can t
h
en
b
e use
d
as aimin
g
points
a
t t
h
e correspon
d
in
g
d
istances
l
iste
d
. For most popu
l
ar rif
l
es an
d
l
oa
d
s,
t
h
e
h
as
h
mar
k
s wi
ll
provi
d
e accuracy wit
h
in 0–4 inc
h
es of your aimin
g
p
oint (
d
epen
d
in
g
on t
h
e ran
g
e).
I
f you require
g
reater accuracy from t
h
e
D
ea
d
-Ho
ld
B
DC
retic
l
e, use t
h
e Precision
T
ec
h
ni
q
ue
d
etai
l
e
d
in t
h
e
n
ext sect
i
on
.
E
ac
h
of t
h
ese c
l
asses wi
ll
use a
d
ifferent correspon
d
in
g
ran
g
e to eac
h
cross
h
air
h
as
h
mar
k
d
epen
d
in
g
on
b
a
ll
istic performance.
R
emem
b
e
r
th
at t
h
e
l
iste
d
ranges are accurate wit
h
t
h
e scope set at t
h
e
h
ig
h
est
ma
g
ni
f
ication (18x
f
or a 6–24x50 mo
d
e
l
).
Th
e main cross
h
air an
d
its
correspon
d
in
g
zero
d
istance can
b
e use
d
at
any
m
a
g
ni
f
ication
.
STANDARD TECHNIQUE
Cl
ass B
Hi
g
h Power Bi
g
G
ame and Ma
g
num
R
if
l
e
|
E
xtended
R
anges
(
100–600
y
ar
d
s)
U
se 200
y
ar
d
zero on main cross
h
air
.
B
u
ll
et
D
ro
p
p
1
st Hashmark: 300 yards
|
4.5-inch drop
2
nd Hashmark: 400 yards
|
18-inch drop
3
rd Hashmark: 500 yards
|
37.5-inch drop
T
op of Bottom Post: 600 yards
|
66-inch drop
Cl
ass
C
)
Hi
g
h Ve
l
ocity,
S
ma
ll
C
a
l
iber Varmint
R
if
l
e
|
E
xtended
R
anges
(
100–600
y
ar
d
s)
U
se 200
y
ar
d
zero on main cross
h
air
.
B
u
ll
et
D
ro
p
p
1
st Hashmark: 300 yards
|
4.5-inch drop
2
nd Hashmark: 450 yards | 18-inch drop
3
rd Hashmark: 550 yards | 37.5-inch drop
T
op of Bottom Post: 650 yards | 66-inch drop
Cl
ass
A
Hi
g
h Power Bi
g
G
ame
R
if
l
e
|
Moderate
R
anges
(
100–400
y
ar
d
s)
U
se 100
y
ar
d
zero on main cross
h
air
.
B
u
ll
et
D
ro
p
p
1
st Hashmark: 200 yards
|
3-inch drop
2
nd Hashmark: 300 yards
|
13.5-inch drop
3
rd Hashmark: 400 yards
|
30-inch drop
T
op of Bottom Post: 500 yards
|
55-inch drop
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