For you guys more savy than me in long range hunting with the boom stick. Thinking about pulling the trigger on Leupold VX-6 and trying to decide on the reticle. Two options are the TMOA and the duplex firedot. Both are illuminated. In hunting situations with roughly 600 yard max, do you think the extra $200 for the TMOA reticle to adjust for windage would be useful? My first thought is no as trying to calculate windage while in the moment to properly adjust on the scope would be futile. But dropping a decent chunk of $ on a scope, I dont want any regrets. Thoughts?
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I love my firedots in 3-18x44. But im not shooting that far. Im not a fan of busy reticles unless absolutely needed. Ive seen multiple people screw up a rushed shot due to a complex reticle that they didnt need to start with. -
This is the point, if you are shooting an animal far enough away to require windage adjustment then there should be no reason to hurry the shot nor shot prepOriginally posted by solocam_aggie View Post
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I’d buy a Nightforce with an moar reticle.Comment
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If you are going to be shooting out to 600 yards, even in light wind situations, you are going to have to compensate for windage. This can be done either with the turret, the proper reticle, or estimate the hold off. I would not want to rely on the latter with a trophy animal in my sights. Of course to compensate accurately for windage (or elevation for that matter) you will need to know the drift at your set of conditions for your particular load. One way to do this is with a ballistic chart for your load and conditions and the use of either a turret or MOA (or Mil) reticle. So, out of your stated choices, I would go with the TMOA model.Comment
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If set on VX-6 then TMOA reticle all day long. It's amazing what a bullet can do after 400yds on medium/strong wind. It can be the difference between a liver/gut shot or back of lungs. The windage marks on TMOA will give you a more precise aiming point instead of just floating a reticle off the intended aiming point.Comment
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Dial elevation. Hold wind. My 2 cents.Comment
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Get your ballistics figured out and add a good ballistic app. You can then go test it out and see how close the holdovers are. Has worked very well for me. One I use has my scope in it. I had 100 rounds for my prc made up so ballistics aren’t changing with different ammo.Comment
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You best compensate for wind at 600 yards….IMO!Comment
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IMO, you asked, the hash marks are good for elevation, too.
I don't have much use for an illuminated reticle. I have one and don't use it.
It's 3 different colors, too.Comment
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I went with the firedot duplex on my VX6. For sure find the ammo it likes, get the required ACCURATE DATA(not velocity off the box) and get the CDS turret for dialing elevation. Even if you get the TMOA reticle, the VX6 is a second focal plane scope. So your holds are only accurate at one magnification setting(usually max magnification). So, this can cause issues trying to use the reticle for holds.
That’s why I got the duplex reticle, I’m not doing elevation holds with a second focal scope.
Get accurate data, confirm it out to 5-600yds, get the CDS dial. Windage either takes some skill, or having an app to give you that hold. Dial it or guess it best you can. It’s what makes or breaks shooters…. It breaks me. Haha.Comment
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VX-6 and either of those reticles are not a good choice.
im not an MOA guy but M16 gave the best advice so far. For VX6 money you can get a much better scope.Comment
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Appreciate the comments. To be clear, I'll definitely be accounting for wind, just trying to decide how precise to be.
Dang it M16, thanks for throwing a wrench in my thoughts on this! You have me looking hard at that NF NX8 now.Comment
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Forget the CDS turret. Change your ammunition and you are back to square one. Dial your elevation.
First focal plane is the best for long range. Depending on your eyesight crosshairs can be thin at lower power. Illuminated reticle helps in this case. Second focal planes are good. But you usually need to be on the scopes highest power to use the reticle for aiming.
Busy reticle is a myth. If you have a modicum of intelligence you won't have a problem. If you don't stay away. Having a specific aiming point will always yield better results.
Mils or MOA doesn't really matter. Mils are quicker. MOA are more precise at long distance. Either will work as it's a personal preference.
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I own both and for me there is no question that I'd choose the Nightforce. I only own the Leupolds because they were part of the package on some rifles I bought.Originally posted by solocam_aggie View PostComment
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