I have a Vortex Strike Eagle 1-8 with BDC reticle.
Short version: The lowest/last hash mark is designed to be 600 yards. While it isn't the reason I got this scope, I would like to use it for one of the shoots at Atterbury where they shoot at 300, 600, 800 yards. At 800 yards my holdover will put POI nowhere near a point of reference on the reticle. My logic is to move the magnification down to say 5 or 6 and get the dope for 600, 700, 800 at that magnification. This should pt the POI within the site picture so there are some reference points nearby. I know it isn't ideal by a long shot, and the spacing of the hash marks won't at all be reliable as drop indicators since they were designed for 8x. I'm simply using the lower magnification to allow the POI to be near some reference point.
Has anyone ever done this?
I'm taking a road trip to the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park this weekend and will have all day Saturday (possibly some time Sunday) to shoot out to 600 yards. They have digital targets so I'll not even have to take time to change targets, work the pits, call the range cold, change shooting lanes for different distances... It is a lot of shooting time so I'm trying to get my itinerary and shooting goals squared away ahead of time.
#1 goal is to get the AR with the new scope squared away, dialed in, and dope confirmed for the main 3 .223/5.56 ammo's I use. Then I'll play with changing the magnification to a lower power and see where that puts the POI's for 100, 200, 300, 600 yards then I should be able to use this information and ballistic calculators to get a close estimate and be "on paper" at 800.
Regarding the road trip aspect: I looked at closer ranges but Young's is too expensive for what will only be used 1 or 2 times a year at best. Bass and Bucks range yardage is great but shooting positions are not at even yardage. Plus, I'm just looking forward to getting out of town. I rarely go anywhere. I'm open to someone coming along with me, should be a fun time. I'm leaving Friday around 2-3pm cheap motel or possibly even camping Friday night somewhere nearby TMP, and I'm undecided on leaving Sat. night or staying to shoot or see something Sunday.
Any thoughts on any of this?
Short version: The lowest/last hash mark is designed to be 600 yards. While it isn't the reason I got this scope, I would like to use it for one of the shoots at Atterbury where they shoot at 300, 600, 800 yards. At 800 yards my holdover will put POI nowhere near a point of reference on the reticle. My logic is to move the magnification down to say 5 or 6 and get the dope for 600, 700, 800 at that magnification. This should pt the POI within the site picture so there are some reference points nearby. I know it isn't ideal by a long shot, and the spacing of the hash marks won't at all be reliable as drop indicators since they were designed for 8x. I'm simply using the lower magnification to allow the POI to be near some reference point.
Has anyone ever done this?
I'm taking a road trip to the CMP Talladega Marksmanship Park this weekend and will have all day Saturday (possibly some time Sunday) to shoot out to 600 yards. They have digital targets so I'll not even have to take time to change targets, work the pits, call the range cold, change shooting lanes for different distances... It is a lot of shooting time so I'm trying to get my itinerary and shooting goals squared away ahead of time.
#1 goal is to get the AR with the new scope squared away, dialed in, and dope confirmed for the main 3 .223/5.56 ammo's I use. Then I'll play with changing the magnification to a lower power and see where that puts the POI's for 100, 200, 300, 600 yards then I should be able to use this information and ballistic calculators to get a close estimate and be "on paper" at 800.
Regarding the road trip aspect: I looked at closer ranges but Young's is too expensive for what will only be used 1 or 2 times a year at best. Bass and Bucks range yardage is great but shooting positions are not at even yardage. Plus, I'm just looking forward to getting out of town. I rarely go anywhere. I'm open to someone coming along with me, should be a fun time. I'm leaving Friday around 2-3pm cheap motel or possibly even camping Friday night somewhere nearby TMP, and I'm undecided on leaving Sat. night or staying to shoot or see something Sunday.
Any thoughts on any of this?