capoeirajosh Report post Posted February 12, 2015 Ok, so we have talked about a few different scopes. Something that I have heard in stories on here is when somebody says, "We spotted this buck at 600 yards. Set my turret for 600 and pulled the trigger." I am unfamiliar with this turret business. It sounds very handy for longer range shots. Are they easy to use? The furthest as I know about scopes is how to sight in the thing. Other than that, I don't touch the dials. Can someone explain how they work? You can PM me if that would be easier. Thanks for all of the awesome responses! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted February 12, 2015 You need to shoot, shoot, shoot at long range to learn your drops at distances. You record how many clicks, or MOA, you dial into your elevation turret. That would be "dialing to 600". I have "dialed" out past 1500 while shooting. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
capoeirajosh Report post Posted February 12, 2015 You need to shoot, shoot, shoot at long range to learn your drops at distances. You record how many clicks, or MOA, you dial into your elevation turret. That would be "dialing to 600". I have "dialed" out past 1500 while shooting. So, you can do that with any scope then right?? For some reason, I thought that you needed a fancy shmancy scope to be able to do that, haha. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muledeerarea33? Report post Posted February 12, 2015 Some preferr to order turrets and shoot, some prefer to shoot at different ranges and figure out exactly what the specific rifle will do. I'm in group 2 the apps are nice and dialed turrets are nice but when your able to shoot at varied distances and use paper and pen to record your info it's much more accurate and rewarding to me 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lancetkenyon Report post Posted February 12, 2015 You need to shoot, shoot, shoot at long range to learn your drops at distances. You record how many clicks, or MOA, you dial into your elevation turret. That would be "dialing to 600". I have "dialed" out past 1500 while shooting. So, you can do that with any scope then right?? For some reason, I thought that you needed a fancy shmancy scope to be able to do that, haha. Sort of. The inexpensive scopes, Leupold included, have a smooth dial system, not clicks. Plus, you need a coin or screwdriver to adjust. This makes it very problematic. Also, cheap scopes are not "repeatable". Meaning they do not return to zero perfectly every time you dial up or down. This is a bad thing. You might as well just hold over or under, because after the first time you dial in and try to go back to zero, you will be off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
