kwp Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Dialing or holding for windage is personal preference and getting comfortable with your gun and scope will allow you to do either. Stomp and lance are leading you in the right direction as far as elevation adjustments. Custom turrets are only exact for one condition. Any change in elevation, temp, humidity, barometric pressure, etc. will make them off. It will be negligible under certain conditions but it doesn't take much for it to become enough to matter. In my opinion moa or mil turrets are the only way to go. With the correct inputs into a ballistic calculator (shooter app) and prehunt field verification you can eliminate everything other than shooters error (correctly doping the wind is a whole other topic). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deserttacoma84 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Ok. How about this question then... How would one go about getting "moa" turrets that can be used in various settings without having them capped.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
STOMP442 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Why is the cap a big deal? Takes all of two seconds to unscrew the cap and you can just leave the cap off if that's what you want to do. I like mine capped especially while hunting because you don't want to mistakenly turn the turret on a tree limb or backpack and be off zero. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
firstcoueswas80 Report post Posted December 10, 2014 Get a zeiss hd5, no caps but the turrets are lockable. Love mine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rcdinaz Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I would start with Vortex and give them a call and ask them about your options. I am sure you are not the first to ask this question. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I leave my caps on while hunting for the most part unless I am glassing and seeing game. Then I just take the elevation cap off and am ready to adjust as needed. I also keep my rangefinder and ballistic calculator handy, and keep info current on the calculator as far as pressure, elevation, temps, etc. and set to a long distance, like 1500 yards. Then scroll back in distance as needed. Just have to change look angle if needed. Most of the time while hunting, the shots have been under 200 yards, as they are usually while still hunting. So no need for dialing elevation. The only time you would need to dial elevation would be at targets further than that, and if that is the case, taking the extra 3 seconds to unscrew the top cap should not make a difference. You should be all set up before that time arrives. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HuntHarder Report post Posted December 10, 2014 I just re- ran my numbers, and I come up with 9.2" drop difference from phoenix to 7000 ft. @ 700 yards. Maybe my software is wrong, but I know the elk did not think so. LOL As I said in our pm's Deserttacoma, Kenton turrets are load specific, but they do work for that given load. I know that this particular gun will be used 90% time where my turret is set up for, and it is spot on! If you are a little off while practicing, it is not a big deal so long as you group together. Lancetkenyon- I think you had one of your calculators on a 100 yard 0 instead of 200. Your drop differences for most of what you posted do not seem to jive with any calculator I try. I assure you, there is not 15" difference from phoenix to flag with a 270WSM @ 500. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
azsugarbear Report post Posted December 13, 2014 I dial up for elevation and then hold off for wind using std. moa turret and stadia/hash marks in the reticle. I often find that the wind tends to gust when I am shooting, so the hold-off allows for some last second corrections. Mostly second-guessing myself, but I prefer the hold-off for wind. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
