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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 1:02 pm    Post subject: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

do you fellas use hold over (Kentucky windage)
re adjust your scope
or use mil dots etc for those longer shots

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

I use mil-dots for hold-over.

www.huntingnut.com/ind...ion+mildot

for my .270, I zero at 100 yards. With scope set at 11.5x (10x is true mil-dot), first dot is 300 yards, second is 400 yards, 3rd dot =500, 4th = 600, and post is 675 yards.

for my .223, I zero at 250 yards. With scope set at 10x (true mil setting), first dot is 350 yards, 2nd is 450, and 3rd is 550 yards. Bullet drops off to fast after that to range in 100 yards increments.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 8:13 pm    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

Same as SlimJ. I have a .270 with a Nikon prostaff that has BDC reticle and it works great. I bought one for my next rifle build also, cause I love it so much. Not exactly mil-dot but sort of. You just have to figure out where those increments are tuned to and go for it. Highly recommend that scope for the price points.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 9:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

Depends on what gun I'm using !!!

Kentucky windage gets used with standard reticles , Got one Loopy with hold over points, varmint gun is a knob turner.

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PostPosted: Thu Sep 22, 2011 10:00 pm    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

Kentucky Windage using the scopes Subtend as a guide.


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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 5:57 am    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

chambered221 wrote:
varmint gun is a knob turner.

Yep, trying to hit those tiny target vs a vital zone moves up the presicion factor and knob turning to use cross-hairs has its advantages. However, better invest in a scope that has a very good, repeatable turret system.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 6:01 am    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

As most have mentioned; depends on the rifle. My varmint rifles all wear adjustable turrets and I keep a cheat-sheet taped to the inside of my flip-up scope covers for listing settings for ranges in excess of the zero-distance along with wind references.

Bigger game rifles either have BDC turrets or, like Dallan, I use the Subtend as a guide.

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 23, 2011 7:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

PBZ with a clicky clicky cheat sheet taped to the stock of each rifle.

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PostPosted: Sat Sep 24, 2011 8:54 am    Post subject: Re: Kentucky windage Reply with quote

slimjim wrote:
However, better invest in a scope that has a very good, repeatable turret system.

wtf And this whole time I thought them there woodchucks were ducking my bullets !!!

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