Owner Manual

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COMPENSATING FOR THE EFFECTS OF WIND / AIMING POINTS
DOA LR series reticles also incorporate windage hold points to the right and left of the vertical stadia in the reticle to aid
in compensation for the wind’s effect on bullet trajectory. Windage hold marks are available for both 5 and 10 mph wind
conditions. To use the windage hold marks, first determine a range to the target using a Bushnell laser rangefinder. Once the
range to target is available, an estimate of wind velocity must be made. The reticle can then be elevated to the correct yardage
mark and then moved horizontally into the wind direction to use either the 5 mph or 10 mph dot in order to compensate for
bullet drop and wind drift. Illustrations of the reticle markings are shown on the next three pages.
Ballistic performance can vary depending upon a number of factors, including barrel length, powder type, bullet type, and
numerous weather/atmosphere related variables. Bushnell would like to stress that ballistic reticles are only as good as the
time spent practicing with them.
The DOA LR reticles are optimized to work with any of the following ammunition loads:
.223 Win 55 gr
.243 Win, 95 gr.
. 25-06 Rem 115 gr
.270 Win, 130 gr.
. 270 WSM, 150 gr.
.7mm Rem Mag, 150 gr.
If your gun/ammunition is not shown in the DOA LR listing, the reticles can still be effectively used. It will be necessary to
use one of the many excellent ballistic software applications available to match your gun/ammo combination with the reticle.
Bushnell has provided diagrams that illustrate what the reticle holdover and windage points are in both yards and in MOA
(minutes of angle). Use your ballistic program to create a table to help match your rifle’s ballistics to the DOA LR reticle’s hold
points.
.7mm WSM, 150 gr.
.30-06 Sprg, 150 gr.
.300 Winchester Mag, 180 gr.
.300 WSM, 180 gr.
.338 Win, 200 gr.