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Author Topic: Leupold Boone & Crocket retical???  (Read 9660 times)

Offline Intruder

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Re: Leupold Boone & Crocket retical???
« Reply #15 on: January 09, 2009, 10:20:36 AM »
I'll throw a different perspective out there.  While I'm not claiming BC type reticles are a con I will say that I wouldn't pay more for 1 of them.  In a pure cost benefit choice I'd put my money into better glass or other qualitative features before spending on a compenstation type reticle.  I regularly shoot out to 500-600 yards and personally haven't felt any need for a BC reticle.

Here's my reasoning... a generic example:  Shooting a 7mm Rem Mag sighted in 2" high at 100 yards you in the ballpark of having a +/- 3" point blank range out to 300 yards.  In other words if the critter is under 300 yards just aim dead on and shoot... no compensation required.  Now, assuming you have a heavy duplex reticle you have another longer range aim point on the vertical cross hair below the horizontal where it goes from thin to thick.  Those 2 aim points cover about 98% of your hunting situations.   

Again, not knockin em, just my :twocents:

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Re: Leupold Boone & Crocket retical???
« Reply #16 on: January 09, 2009, 12:00:30 PM »
It's not about need, it's want for me.  ;)  I didn't "need" a new scope when I bought this one but don't tell my wife that!!!!

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