What do you guys do about the massive holdover required when shooting smaller calibers, like .22 or .177? If I shim the scope or use a base that allows me to angle it, then the rifle becomes worthless for anything closer than 100 yds (I also shoot 50 yds). If I sight the scope at 50 yds then I have to zoom out to 9x or less to be able to use my Mil Dots for sighting. Worse yet, the crosshairs on my SFP scope completely cover the bull's eye. Or do you guys all have rifles set up for 100 yds and don't use it for anything else?
Mil-dot use the dots and turretsA lot of rocket science, but you get to this partMaking Adjustments with a Mil Dot Scopehttps://www.targettamers.com/guides/mil-dot-explained/Just got to bring it down to pellet gun level.Duplex hold my mouth just right
My streamline .177 is sighted in at 30 yards. My Crown in .22 is sighted in at 50. While I do have the ability to shoot at 92 yards in my backyard, I usually reserve those shots for .25 or above. On those rare windless days I might shoot at ping pong balls or small water filled tin cans at 92 with the .177 or .22. I just don't have the inclination or capability to shoot at 150 yards & up with a pellet gun. It might be fun though. But in my case hitting something at those longer ranges with small calibers would be mostly pure luck. I do have FX No Limit rings on those 2 guns which allows me to put a bit of angle in the scope. They also keep me pretty much keep me from having to decide low, medium, or high rings just to clear the mag on certain guns. I'm afraid that holdover concerns are something we airgun shooters have to live with. Hmmmmm, looks like I've been no help to you at all.Paul
I don't understand why you are having this issue.... If you are sighted in at 30 yards, and your scope MilDots are calibrated at the magnification you are using (3.6" per dot at 100 yards), you should only be about 5 Mildots low at 100 yards, even at 900 fps with a decent pellet (BC = 0.03).... Chairgun says the drop is only 26.4" more at 100 than at 30.... I used a scope height of 1.5" for the above....
I don't understand why you are having this issue.... If you are sighted in at 30 yards, and your scope MilDots are calibrated at the magnification you are using (3.6" per dot at 100 yards), you should only be about 5 Mildots low at 100 yards, even at 900 fps with a decent pellet (BC = 0.03).... Chairgun says the drop is only 26.4" more at 100 than at 30.... I used a scope height of 1.5" for the above.... Now if your scope is actually calibrated at 10x, which is the usual, then at 18X you would be 9 dots down, not 5, so that is likely your problem.... If that is the case, then either shooting at a lower magnification, cranking the scope up in elevation, or shimming it about 20 MOA.... or some combination of the above.... is your solution....I mostly shoot 100 yard with a 12X scope (where the MilDots are calibrated at 10X), and my gun is sighted at 40 yards.... I shoot 18 gr. JSBs at 950 fps in .22 cal and I am exactly 5 dots low at 100 yards, with a scope 1.5" above the bore, and not shimmed.... I have TONS of elevation adjustment left, but I never "click", I just hold over.... I have a .25 cal shooting 25.4 gr. JSBs and a .30 cal shooting 44.8 gr. JSBs, all at the same velocity, and they all have identical trajectories and the same scope setup... All are sighted at 40 yards, and all require a 5 dot holdover at 100 yards at 12X.... Pellet drop is almost completely dependant on velocity, the BC has only a small effect.... and the caliber has no effect if the BC is the same.... I guess the next question is, what velocity are you shooting?....Bob
Put up a piece of graph paper at whatever distance you can clearly see the lines at with your scope at maximum magnification.... eg. 25 or 50 yards.... Count the squares between the circles on your scope and convert that to inches.... Then multiply to (100 / your distance) to find out how many inches at 100 yards.... For example, if your circles at 2" apart at 50 yards, they will be 4" at 100 yards.... One MilDot is 3.6" at 100 yards....Bob
Yes, I believe it is a Nikon Buckmaster. It came off a PB I rarely use. The glass is clear but the reticle is worthless for target shooting. I have other scopes already mounted on other PB's so I have other options but I was hoping I wouldn't have to mess with that.
Quote from: Captain Paul on July 04, 2021, 08:06:44 AMYes, I believe it is a Nikon Buckmaster. It came off a PB I rarely use. The glass is clear but the reticle is worthless for target shooting. I have other scopes already mounted on other PB's so I have other options but I was hoping I wouldn't have to mess with that.The one I have is on a PB. It's mainly a hunting scope, but I have shot some impressive 100 yard groups with mine. There are plenty of cheap scopes out there that will do what you're asking. I have a couple by cvlife that work well for me. I just qualified for Nuah with a cvlife 3-9x on .177 Stormrider.
For break barrels I go with UTG, and also Center Point, 4-16 x40 or there was a 3-12 IIR on the bargain gate that has also proven durable and not break the bank. UTG typically has the most mil dots for holdover.