RETICLE
reticle Vortex® Dead-Hold BDC Reticle tm You have purchased a Vortex riflescope equipped with the Dead-Hold tm BDC reticle. This exclusive reticle has been designed to minimize the need for guessing bullet hold-over at long distances. By selecting the appropriate reticle hashmark, a shooter will have a reliable bullet-drop reference for all reasonable distances.
reticle Riflescope Adjustments Using the Reticle for Bullet Drop Compensation Standard Technique Class A) Rifle/ammo combinations are put into ballistic classes where bullet (100–400 yards) Use 100 yard zero on main crosshair. drops will be predictable within 2–4 inches (there will still be a slight Bullet Drop variation between individual rifle and load ballistics and the Dead- 1st Hashmark - 200 yards - 3-inch drop Hold reticle).
reticle Class D) Modern Black Powder Rifle | See note below Precision Technique (50–200 yards) Use 100 yard zero on main crosshair. If you wish to get the very best accuracy from the Dead-Hold BDC Bullet Drop reticle, you can custom match yardages to the drop hashmarks of the 1st Hashmark - 125 yards - 2-inch drop reticle based on the exact ballistics of the load you are shooting.
reticle Using the Reticle for Wind Drift Compensation and Ranging Example: Ranging a Coyote The Dead-Hold BDC reticle incorporates methods for wind drift correction In your home area, you know that a coyote runs about three feet (36 inches) and range estimation using the hashmarks on the horizontal crosshair. in length. While out hunting, you observe a coyote As in using the holdover hashmarks, the scope must be set at it’s highest and range him with your scope set at highest power. magnification.
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