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Long range scope adjustments

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 9:36 am
by dhv
OK guys help me out here.

This weekend I am booked to participate in my forst ever long distance target event, COF is from 700m down to 50m.

I'm trying to build a trajectory table to attach to the rifle setting out how many clicks of adjustment I need to make at each yardage.

Problem. My Leupold scope is 1/4 inch clicks @ 100m. I know the elevation in inches at each range, but how do I work out how many clicks I need to make at each distances to achieve the necessary elevation?

Obviosly it's not linear. 4 clicks at 100m is not the same as 4 clicks at 200m.

Thanks

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:12 am
by dhv
found it.

1.) Four clicks will move your bullet impact one MOA at any distance.

2.) One MOA equals: 1" at 100 yds, 2" at 200 yds, 3" at 300 yds, 4" at 400 yds

Posted: Fri May 06, 2011 11:38 am
by M12LRPV
If your scope has good marked graduations it's worth recording which ones correspond to your zero's at each distance so that you don't get lost counting clicks.

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 12:49 am
by Ovenpaa
I build my own drops based on the excellent on line JBM calculations found here:

http://www.jbmballistics.com/cgi-bin/jb ... mp-5.1.cgi

Either print them off or export them to xls and modify to suit your needs

Posted: Sat May 07, 2011 1:39 pm
by dhv
Done, thanks!