Burris Ballistic plex?
Hello all, I have the chance to get a Burris fullfield II 4.5-14 riflescope with "Ballistic plex" reticle, does anyone have experience with this reticle and does it work or is it a gimmic?
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I have 3 of these -- they are fantastic - they work - they can be calibrated several ways to fit any particular load, the manual tells how. It's a matter of figuring the precise range were the bullet crosses the wire. With any resonable, pointed bullet, at 3000fps, you will find the wires virtually smack on at every 100yds out to 700yds. With this scope, a chronograph, and a lasar rangefinder - you are one bad dude. I have been using my 4.5 -14 AO for 3 years - I have a 3x9 on a 17HMR, 4.5 x14 AO on a 25-06, and a 3x9 243WSSM - set up so that the 17 is on from 100 to 300- the 243, 100 to 500 and the -06 200 to 700 -- all right on. Burris scopes are bright, crisp, clear, rugged. Burris is a great scope as you must know. 0 -
Deerhntr---Natchez Shooting Supply was selling Burris Fullfield II 3x9x30 scopes with a free pair of Burris binoculars or spotting scope for under $200. You can get the scope alone for around $170. This isn't the same model as you're talking about, but it may be a way to try out a Burris for a very resonable price. I just got one, but haven't used it yet. I did do a lot of research and found a lot of people had a lot of good things to say about them. 0 -
Correct that. The model Natchez is selling is the 3x9x40, and it does have the ballistic plex reticle. 0 -
deerhntr,
The Ballistic plex is a simple drop compensation reticle. Much less complicated than the mil-dot or SA's graduation. Which is usually all you need. What it does give is like mbsams said with an average bullet of average BC pushed at 3000 fps. Whether you load your rounds that way or buy them that way the bullets are supposed to strike at each consecutive crosshair down the lower vertical crosshair under standard meteorlogical conditions at each 100 yd. mark.
If you don't have the "standard" formula rounds, each mark will represent a given distance which you need to find out.
Where all ballistic drop compensators don't work is out past 400 yds. when the weather changes. Some loads drop off faster than others when it gets cold. Same with barrels and rifles. What you will still have to do for long range shooting is figure out the changes yourself when the weather changes. That means you now have a great excuse to go out and shoot in the -10 F. do the same in 20 degree and 40 degree weather. Use the same loads if you can and the same powder lots as best you can if you reload.
The reason I say this is a lot of people work up great loads and test them when it gets cooler not colder. Then they are up on the hill and the elk of their dreams is at the 450 yd. mark in snow going up the far side of the canyon. They have the rifle to take him but depending on the BDC's without verifying what they do in the cold has left a couple of them shooting low.
Bottom line: Just note the changes in shot placement on BDC's when the weather changes. -good luck, you will probably like them. I like Burris scopes also.
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I have one on my A-Bolt in 30-06. Zero at 100 will shoot high at 200, 300 and low beyond that. The error value is less than 1 MOA. It still makes it so much easier than guessing how much to hold over. I would not hesitate go buy another. 0
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