Use the rangefinder you will be hunting with, and note any differences in impacts versus your calculations. Once you generate the calculated data, it’s also important to verify it on the range. They should be more than willing to help. If you’re unsure of what those factors do to your bullet, talk to the ammunition manufacturer. Factors like temperature and elevation can also have impacts on cartridge trajectory, so be sure to account for those as well. You will simply need to range your target and turn the dial to the appropriate yardage listed on the turret. You send the manufacturer the data and zero range of your rifle, and they build a turret to match the exact trajectory of your bullet. A custom turret is typically made for one particular load. How Turrets Workįirst, whether you’re ordering a custom turret or just plugging data in to generate a drop chart for a standard turret, you need to know the exact bullet and chronograph its velocity out of your rifle if you want to be able to make accurate adjustments in the field. But if you’re just beginning to dabble, there are a few basics you need to know about turrets. Custom and non-custom turrets are available in a wide variety of riflescopes. Now, I can’t justify not having an adjustable turret on any rifle I might want to shoot beyond 250 yards. It took the guessing out of how high to hold over the back of a sheep or caribou. I quickly realized the value in being able to adjust elevation for distance, and hold on target. For hunting, I have used Leupold’s CDS (custom dial system) turrets on a VX-3 riflescope. I was first introduced to sight adjustment in my service rifle competition days, though riflescopes with adjustable elevation and windage turrets have been around for much longer. Dialing your turrets properly allows you to settle the crosshairs on your intended target and make a smooth trigger pull. But it still leaves plenty of room for mistakes. For most applications, a hunter can be effective with “holdover,” especially if he or she owns a scope with a holdover reticle. If I wanted to shoot past 300 yards, I had to estimate the yardage and memorize the drop chart on the back of the ammo box. When I was a kid, I used a fixed or variable power scope, and zeroed it 2 or 3 inches high at 100 yards. Dialing for proper windage and elevation has helped make us better long-range shots and more precise, which makes our kills clean. Turret adjustment has had a renaissance amongst hunters in the last decade. The old 1874 Sharps buffalo rifles were some of the first to have them. The ram stood up, only to fall right back over.Īdjustable sights date back to late 1900s. The familiar “thunk” of a solid hit followed the report of my rifle. Dialing my custom turret to 4.6, I eased up on my belly to a comfortable shooting position. The shot was well within my range, and the broken fog that socked in parts of the mountains hung dead in the air, so adjusting for the wind would not be an issue. Caught off-guard by the rams, I had to approach them from below and this was as close as I was going to get without being busted. I tapped the button on my rangefinder to send a laser at a group of three bedded rams.
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