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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: roosterslayer on April 24, 2008, 10:00:12 AM

Title: Nikon BDC
Post by: roosterslayer on April 24, 2008, 10:00:12 AM: Who likes them? I am looking at the new Monarch 3X12X50 with the BDC...pros and cons?
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: Sagedawg on April 24, 2008, 10:10:34 AM: I had one and didnt care for it. The glass was very good ,all the adjustments worked great, but the actual circles were just to big IMO. I changed it out for a Burris with the Bplex, should say this was on one of my yote guns,where you cant afford to have a cluttered reticle.

Sage
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: roosterslayer on April 24, 2008, 10:24:51 AM: thanks sage. i was trying to pick what scope for my 30-06.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: fishseeker on April 26, 2008, 07:13:55 AM: I have the last Monark 3X9X40 on my 06 w/o BDC. Love it great glass. Didn't like the BDCs, to much clutter. The scope I have is now the TEAM PRIMOS model, Exact same scope, can be bought for around $200. Lota scope for less bucks IMHO Just my 2 pennys
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: LongTatLaw on April 26, 2008, 07:59:19 AM: this is a good thread...Im very interested in peoples actual experience with the BDC for deer/elk... seems like it could be great but I remember being concerned about the size on the circles as well...

This thread might derail me from the 650$ Monarch - someone has to have personally used the BDC and have an opinion on its application???????
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: bobcat on April 26, 2008, 08:12:19 AM: You should consider the Leupold VX-III with a Boone & Crockett reticle. Here is a good article about it:

http://www.gunblast.com/Leupold-VXIII-BC.htm
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: FOsteology on April 26, 2008, 02:34:57 PM: My experience mirrors Sagedawg.

My BIL gave me a Nikon Monarch UCC 3-9x40mm BDC for our nephews rifle. Glass was very good, but the BDC reticle just looked too "cluttered".... busy looking view!

Leupold's B&C reticle is not bad. I actually prefer the Leupold LR Duplex as it's simple and doesn't have the "cluttered" look.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: roosterslayer on April 29, 2008, 05:26:24 AM: ok besides the clutter, did the BDC work like Nikon claims it does. I have lookied through them and the clutter doesn't seem to bother me personally.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: catwithboost on April 29, 2008, 06:24:55 AM: I have the buckmaster with BDC and took a deer with it last year but it was only 20 feet away. I have had it out target shooting up to 300yrds and like it.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: thinkingman on April 29, 2008, 09:26:16 AM: +1 to Sagedawg and Fishseeker.
I would buy a Burris if I needed a ballistic compensator.
Nikon Monarch (Primos included) glass is excellent.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: MountainWalk on April 29, 2008, 09:20:50 PM: im pretty happy with the burris system....its not too busy..just try the dots out for real...sometimes they may not calibrate exactly as the box says
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: mkcj on April 29, 2008, 09:29:34 PM: Check outdoor marksman for prices they sell the 4-16x42 monach for $371.44 BDC and $359.94 for the nixoplex both of those are side focus
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: smdave on April 29, 2008, 09:44:10 PM: I am a big fan of the BDC this was shot with a Nikon Buckmasters Rifle Scope 4.5-14x 40mm
Dave
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Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: jackelope on April 29, 2008, 10:44:48 PM: not really sure i'd be too concerned with a bdc scope on my '06. with a ballistic chart and some practice you could pretty much shoot to 300 yards without too much holdover if any at all...i can anyway. not too sure how much further beyond 300 you want to shoot with an '06. 165 tsx's work like a champ. my buck this year was 295 yards..put crosshairs a couple inches high and squeeze!!

just my .02 i guess.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: LongTatLaw on April 29, 2008, 11:41:46 PM: I dont need a compensator shooting 300 yards with a 300 win mag. but, I cant calculate proper hold over for a 600 yard shot... Ive got a range finder and now would like a scope that would make that a reasonable endeavor with some practice.

Its a rare opportunity but what the hell, gotta have something to bitch about...my current thing is a 600 yard shot aided by a compensating scope :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: Coasthunterjay on April 29, 2008, 11:49:34 PM: i like how he says compensating........

I have a leupold with the LR reticle. doesnt have a big huge circle but a dot instead, and think for how small it is its worth it, and it doesnt subtract from what im looking at....and nice to knw how much more i am shooing high at my first dot or at my second dot....

should be fun for shooting targets, but probably not enough time to take in accoiunt for actual aniamls shots.......thats why everyone needs to know there gun and how it shoots with out the special reticles.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: roosterslayer on April 30, 2008, 06:39:16 AM: My buddy just picked one up and i shot it over the weekend. Actually the circles are not that bad at all and do help me stay focussed on target. I will buying one this week, and sighting in with it. Thanks for the info from all of you, I would love to go with a leupold but my wife and i just had our first child two weeks ago and money is tight so the leupold will have to wait until i get a different rifle.
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: ICEMAN on April 30, 2008, 06:45:24 AM: Congrats on the baby! Nothing better than kids!!!

(Well, maybe kids and a new scope...) :chuckle:
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: Sagedawg on May 02, 2008, 07:26:40 AM: On a side note to this, I had 2 of these scopes on a .243 and a 7/08 Rem700's added abit of value when I put them up for sale awhile back.

Sage
Title: Re: Nikon BDC
Post by: Bookworm on May 03, 2008, 11:02:13 PM: I bought a 3 to 9 by 40 prostaff for my 257 Roberts. I finally got a chance to shoot it today. The bdc worked as advertised out to 500 yds. The wife really liked it, thats the reason that I changed scopes.