Goodmorning everyone. Sorry for this long topic, but it's the first time I open a post in this section. I need your help to understand how this reticle works which can be installed in the excellent Leupold VX-6HD 4-24x52 riflescope. Vertical correction up to 23 MOA seems possible without the use of the turret.
https://www.leupold.com/reticles/reticle-illum-impact-23-moa-171
This would be very comfortable for long-range hunting shots on nervous animals, which stay still for short time and give you very little time to aim and shoot. I use this exceptional ammunition in the 308W caliber, now practically unobtainable, because unfortunately Hornady doesn’t produce it anymore. Luckily I still have 10 boxes of 20 cartridges ...
https://www.smkw.com/hornady-super-match-308-win-178gr-bthp
I wrote to Hornady sending reports and feedbacks of the hunt in Romania, demonstrating the incredible accuracy of this ammunition in long-range roe deer shooting in the presence of a continuous and annoying wind. Hornady replied that they don’t produce it anymore because there were not enough sales requests in the US !! It seemed incredible to me that you, American professional hunters, did not appreciate this wonderful ammunition.
Going back to the reticle, the topic of this post, how can I relate the correction reference lines in the reticle's MOA to the ballistics table of my ammunition?
How can I shoot long range using only the reticle references without touching the turrets? The 23 MOA maximum correction reference line with which caliber, with which ammunition and with what optical magnification was it determined?
I am attaching the Hornady ballistics table and thank you in advance for the answer, as I am still an amateur hunter compared to you ....
Range Velocity Energy Traject ComeUpMOA)
(ft/s) (ft-lb) (inch)
0 2775 3043.0 -1.5 0.0
50 2689 2857.0 -0.1 0.3
100 2604 2681.0 0.0 0.0
150 2522 2513.0 -1.1 0.7
200 2440 2354.0 -3.6 1.7
250 2360 2202.0 -7.6 2.9
300 2282 2058.0 -13.1 4.2
350 2205 1922.0 -20.3 5.5
400 2130 1792.0 -29.3 7.0
450 2056 1670.0 -40.2 8.5
500 1983 1554.0 -53.2 10.1
550 1912 1445.0 -68.3 11.9
600 1843 1343.0 -85.9 13.7
650 1776 1246.0 -106.0 15.6
700 1710 1156.0 -128.8 17.6
750 1646 1071.0 -154.7 19.7
800 1585 992.0 -183.7 21.9
850 1525 919.0 -216.2 24.3
900 1468 852.0 -252.5 26.8
950 1413 789.0 -292.8 29.4
1000 1361 732.0 -337.4 32.2
https://www.leupold.com/reticles/reticle-illum-impact-23-moa-171
This would be very comfortable for long-range hunting shots on nervous animals, which stay still for short time and give you very little time to aim and shoot. I use this exceptional ammunition in the 308W caliber, now practically unobtainable, because unfortunately Hornady doesn’t produce it anymore. Luckily I still have 10 boxes of 20 cartridges ...
https://www.smkw.com/hornady-super-match-308-win-178gr-bthp
I wrote to Hornady sending reports and feedbacks of the hunt in Romania, demonstrating the incredible accuracy of this ammunition in long-range roe deer shooting in the presence of a continuous and annoying wind. Hornady replied that they don’t produce it anymore because there were not enough sales requests in the US !! It seemed incredible to me that you, American professional hunters, did not appreciate this wonderful ammunition.
Going back to the reticle, the topic of this post, how can I relate the correction reference lines in the reticle's MOA to the ballistics table of my ammunition?
How can I shoot long range using only the reticle references without touching the turrets? The 23 MOA maximum correction reference line with which caliber, with which ammunition and with what optical magnification was it determined?
I am attaching the Hornady ballistics table and thank you in advance for the answer, as I am still an amateur hunter compared to you ....
Range Velocity Energy Traject ComeUpMOA)
(ft/s) (ft-lb) (inch)
0 2775 3043.0 -1.5 0.0
50 2689 2857.0 -0.1 0.3
100 2604 2681.0 0.0 0.0
150 2522 2513.0 -1.1 0.7
200 2440 2354.0 -3.6 1.7
250 2360 2202.0 -7.6 2.9
300 2282 2058.0 -13.1 4.2
350 2205 1922.0 -20.3 5.5
400 2130 1792.0 -29.3 7.0
450 2056 1670.0 -40.2 8.5
500 1983 1554.0 -53.2 10.1
550 1912 1445.0 -68.3 11.9
600 1843 1343.0 -85.9 13.7
650 1776 1246.0 -106.0 15.6
700 1710 1156.0 -128.8 17.6
750 1646 1071.0 -154.7 19.7
800 1585 992.0 -183.7 21.9
850 1525 919.0 -216.2 24.3
900 1468 852.0 -252.5 26.8
950 1413 789.0 -292.8 29.4
1000 1361 732.0 -337.4 32.2
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