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Dot size
Bonjour Dominique,
As you can see
we follow you anywhere in the world
It's a common mistake by beginners to try to go "the smallest is best way"
Our "22 Hunter target" in France has a 1mm X dot, and a 6 mm 10 ring.
And you have 20 minutes to shoot your 25 record shots + sighters at 50 m; 3 targets per day.
Not that much time to make extra-fine hold over
Further more, is your wind flags reading good enough to estimate a 1 mm hold ?
And what about your ammo/barrel/tuner combination ? What kind of accuracy can you reasonnably await ?
In my humble opinion, the dot size is an eyes matter, depending on how "young" they are.
If you have too small a dot, your eye will get very rapidely tired, and you can even get headache after 20 minutes shooting.
If you have got "hawkeyes", go for the 1/16 MOA dot; otherwise go the 1/8 MOA way.
I am a "young old man" of 62, and my eyes are O.K. with glasses.
My main rifle is equipped with a Nightforce 12-42x56 BR scope with a NP2DD reticle, always set at 42. The dot size is .1875 MOA, covering 2.73 mm at 50 m. I do love this scope. The dot seems to be floating in the air.
My back-up rifle is equipped with a March 40 scope, 1/8 MOA dot. I do love it to. 1/8 MOA is equal to 1.82 mm at 50 meters.
All my centerfire rifles are equipped with Leupold 45 or March 50 with 1/8 MOA dot. I can shoot a multi day event like Super Shoot or WBC without getting sore eyes.
Salut Dominique, make the good choice
Bonjour Dominique,
As you can see
we follow you anywhere in the world It's a common mistake by beginners to try to go "the smallest is best way"
Our "22 Hunter target" in France has a 1mm X dot, and a 6 mm 10 ring.
And you have 20 minutes to shoot your 25 record shots + sighters at 50 m; 3 targets per day.
Not that much time to make extra-fine hold over
Further more, is your wind flags reading good enough to estimate a 1 mm hold ?
And what about your ammo/barrel/tuner combination ? What kind of accuracy can you reasonnably await ?
In my humble opinion, the dot size is an eyes matter, depending on how "young" they are.
If you have too small a dot, your eye will get very rapidely tired, and you can even get headache after 20 minutes shooting.
If you have got "hawkeyes", go for the 1/16 MOA dot; otherwise go the 1/8 MOA way.
I am a "young old man" of 62, and my eyes are O.K. with glasses.
My main rifle is equipped with a Nightforce 12-42x56 BR scope with a NP2DD reticle, always set at 42. The dot size is .1875 MOA, covering 2.73 mm at 50 m. I do love this scope. The dot seems to be floating in the air.
My back-up rifle is equipped with a March 40 scope, 1/8 MOA dot. I do love it to. 1/8 MOA is equal to 1.82 mm at 50 meters.
All my centerfire rifles are equipped with Leupold 45 or March 50 with 1/8 MOA dot. I can shoot a multi day event like Super Shoot or WBC without getting sore eyes.
Salut Dominique, make the good choice