Nikon 308

[chemdawg]

my wife bought me a scope for my new Savage 10BA Stealth 308 its a Nikon 308. It came with turrets that say they for a 168gr round I was wondering how accurate are the manufactures turrets after the scope is zeroed i mean if its dead calm out and i wanted to shot 300yrds according to Nikon all i have to do is turn the turret to 300yrs and i am on target is any one have any experience with manufacture turrets like this. I have a cabalas that is for a 243 and it is off by quite a bit I had to count clicks and write the down on the stock I was hoping with it being Nikon it would be more accurete

 

[ed308]

That's how they're suppose to work. But every barrel is different and no 168 gr bullets are not exactly the same. I've got a couple of those scopes that I used with several different calibers. Once I zero them, the yardage is fairly accurate as I dial the range out. But that's with ARs not a precision rifle like the Savage 10BA. But, it'll get you in the ball park at 300 yards.

 

[Dawico]

You have to shoot it to really know. It may be dead on with one cartridge and rifle and way off with another.

 

[Mikewood]

They are usually pretty good. Accurate to a minute or two. Try to think in minutes and not clicks. Most scopes shoot 4 clicks, four 1/4" spaces or one minute at 100 yards. That's pretty complicated math at 300 but 1 minute at 300 is 3". Easy. First, find both the drop Table for your rifle and one for the scope. Here is one for now.
As you can see with a 100yd zero the drop at 300 yards is about 14" or 14/3= 5. So expect your 300 yard mark on the scope to elevate the point of impact 5MOA. Confirm this at 100 yards by zeroing the ranting turret at 100 and then adjusting it to 300 and watching the bullet jump up 5" or 5MOA. Now shoot at 300 yards and your good to go.

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[chemdawg]

thank for the info I have a nikon bdc that is fairly accurate i was just wondering being caliber specific if this would be closer The cabalas caliber specific scope i have sucks its for a 243 its so far off i had to go to the rang and put it on paper then tape it to my stock

 

[dw257]

I played around with reloads until I found what matched. Remington R25 with nosler 165grain accubond and 42 grains of RL 15.

 

[wllmwallace]

Well, the reason I, and most, (prior/active) military shooters love .308/7.62x51 in 168gr, is that at a 100 yard zero, you are zeroed for over-hold of 36-42 inches at 900-1000 yards. In other words, the average height of a full grown man is 69 inches. At 1000 yards, if you "cut him in half", or aim at his waist, and hold half that amount over his head, you are pretty much guaranteed a center mass shot. One full shoulder width left or right for 5mph windage either way. One of the main reasons I maintain a .308 bolt gun. If you don't have one, get one.

 

[dee]

Well, the reason I, and most, (prior/active) military shooters love .308/7.62x51 in 168gr, is that at a 100 yard zero, you are zeroed for over-hold of 36-42 inches at 900-1000 yards. In other words, the average height of a full grown man is 69 inches. At 1000 yards, if you "cut him in half", or aim at his waist, and hold half that amount over his head, you are pretty much guaranteed a center mass shot. One full shoulder width left or right for 5mph windage either way. One of the main reasons I maintain a .308 bolt gun. If you don't have one, get one.

Drop at 1000 with a 168 out of a 308 will be well over 400 inches. 30-40 is more like 500yds.

 

[Younggun]

Yep.


I'm up somewhere in the neighborhood of 25moa at 700 yards. Maybe he meant a 42 moa drop, lol.


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