Author Topic: Are you a Clicker – or Hold’er-Over? – Why Do You Prefer One Method? (Read 9524 times))

JungleShooter · « **on:** October 26, 2018, 04:52:35 AM »

Are you a Clicker – or Hold’er-Over? – Why Do You Prefer One Method Over the Other?

Some shooters are clickers who like to dial and click the crosshairs of their scope right on the target (or at least the elevation turret). That way their point of aim (POA) is their crosshairs, and their put their POA on the POI (point of impact), and shoot.

Others are not clickers, but hold’er-overs. They use a holdover point of the reticle (POA) to aim at their target, thus holding over (or under, or sideways) their POI.

Clickers – and Hold’er-overs – What kind are you?
And most importantly, why?

Joekrooz · « **Reply #1 on:** October 26, 2018, 07:36:46 AM »

I’m a hold over kind of guy. I guess it’s just easier for me imo.

wimpanzee · « **Reply #2 on:** October 26, 2018, 08:26:24 AM »

I didn't get a christmas tree reticle to do clickies

Bryan Heimann · « **Reply #3 on:** October 26, 2018, 08:44:58 AM »

Clicks for elevation, holds for wind.

avator · « **Reply #4 on:** October 26, 2018, 08:52:25 AM »

Click for plinking and hold over for hunting.
Why? Plinking is mostly at a set range and hunting varies from shot to shot.

Bryan Heimann · « **Reply #5 on:** October 26, 2018, 09:16:13 AM »

Good point there. I just try to get closer hunting. I don't have a scope I trust to track for elevation when it counts. I don't have confidence to judge the wind or the distance for that matter. I would hold for wind on about a 30 yard shot, thats as far as I would go on game on a windy day.

a1rgunz · « **Reply #6 on:** October 26, 2018, 09:22:38 AM »

Hold overs for me, keeps me in practice for hunting.

uglymike · « **Reply #7 on:** October 26, 2018, 09:27:52 AM »

hold over

lizzie · « **Reply #8 on:** October 26, 2018, 09:56:28 AM »

holder over-er.

(to me, it's simpler and saves time and trouble)

WiseGuy · « **Reply #9 on:** October 26, 2018, 10:35:02 AM »

Hold over! I actually use my reticle.

Motorhead · « **Reply #10 on:** October 26, 2018, 12:20:16 PM »

In all "FIELD" type work, most of the Field Target shooting done as HOLD OVER using a printed chairgun dope chart.
In a few classes of "Field Target" where we are allowed to CLICK, it is a fun distraction and is more accurate IF YOU HAVE THE TIME TO RANGE AND THEN CLICK

So i do both ... pending gun and where / how used.

dan_house · « **Reply #11 on:** October 26, 2018, 12:26:42 PM »

I hold over..... mainly cuz Im forgetful under stress

I'll forget to return the knobs to "zero"

eeler1 · « **Reply #12 on:** October 26, 2018, 12:35:07 PM »

Hold over. Actually didn't know much about clicking or mil-dots until I went to a FT match. Still prefer not to have all them lines in there, but getting more comfortable with them. I got pretty good at estimating (guessing) distances; hold over a bit for real short shots, dead on for mid-range, over a bit for past that, and way over and pray for the long shots. Actually, in the field, I carried a range finder, used it only for the distant targets.

wolverine · « **Reply #13 on:** October 26, 2018, 12:37:54 PM »

Quote from: dan_house on October 26, 2018, 12:26:42 PM

I hold over..... mainly cuz

I'll forget to return the knobs to "zero"

+1

Hayfoot · « **Reply #14 on:** October 26, 2018, 01:30:52 PM »

I generally spot my pests at the same distances, so knowing my gun and ammo. ..hold over er.

Wolverineshooter · « **Reply #15 on:** October 26, 2018, 01:48:38 PM »

hold over. I am not sure if the clicks are accurate

superchikn · « **Reply #16 on:** October 26, 2018, 01:59:11 PM »

Quote from: eeler1 on October 26, 2018, 12:35:07 PM

Hold over. Actually didn't know much about clicking or mil-dots ~~until I went to a FT match.~~ ~~Still prefer not to have all them lines in there~~, but getting more comfortable with them. I got pretty good at estimating (guessing) distances; hold over a bit for real short shots, dead on for mid-range, over a bit for past that, and way over and pray for the long shots. Actually, in the field, I carried a range finder, used it only for the distant targets.

This describes me the closest, except that I do not have a range finder, I have too many different types of scopes and do not know any of them nearly well enough to click other when zeroing. I know them well enough to use the dots or lines reasonably well for the range of distances I shoot.

chrisbee · « **Reply #17 on:** October 26, 2018, 02:15:09 PM »

Hold over for me too. Having used open sights since I started shooting as a kid, and only relatively recently started using scopes due to my aging eyes, holdover is instinctive to me. Although I'm mainly a hunter, I find holdover to be simple and quick even when I'm practice target shooting at distance. From what I hear though, I'm pretty sure I'd think differently if I was a competition target shooter.

travelbike · « **Reply #18 on:** October 26, 2018, 02:48:03 PM »

holdover here. Plinking, target pratice, pesting.

archellas · « **Reply #19 on:** October 26, 2018, 03:35:42 PM »

Hold over/under and windage. All my scopes are MilDot, and I use a chart from Chairgun for help .....
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Are you a Clicker – or Hold’er-Over? – Why Do You Prefer One Method?

Author Topic: Are you a Clicker – or Hold’er-Over? – Why Do You Prefer One Method? (Read 9524 times))