Nikon Buckmaster w/BDC

[dennisH87]

Can anyone tell me what i can expect with the BDC reticle? I just bought a Nikon Buckmaster 6x18x40 SF BDC off of ebay for $270 new in box. i figured if the BDC reticle didn't work for my .22-250, because it shoots too fast, i would still be able to use the dials to adjust the elevation. Does anyone have any experience with this scope? It arrives in 3 days and i will know alot more then, i am just anxious now as to what to expect with that reticle. I am afraid that the circles will be too fat to see a ground hog clearly at 600 yards. from the pictures online it looks like the crosshair and circles are pretty heavy. my loads velocities are usually around 3200 - 3900 fps. I do have a load that shoots around 4100fps though and I'm thinking that this one might be too fast because i understand it was developed for loads with velocities around 3000 fps. feel free to chime in and tell me what you guys think.

 

[sscoyote]

If it doesn't match the trajectory of your load then just recal. it by running a ballistics program for your load and then checking the stadia measurements (subtensions) to their calcd zeros--most of the time it works very well. The BDC reticle has the following stadia (circles) subtensions @ the scope's highest power--

0-1 = 2 inch per hundred yds.

0-2 = 4.5 IPHY

0-3=7

0-4=11

0- post tip=15