– This video desribes how the Nikon BDC reticle works and how to use the Nikon SpotOn software to determine the exact holdover distances for the load you shoot.
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Whatever your hunting is never going to be standing at these distances!! What about the in between distances, how do you compensated for that?
Using this scope will I need a rangefinder to know the actual distance of deer or javelina etc. ?
OK, I bought a Nikon 4x12x40 Buck Master II ! Exactly what caliber and Ammo is this Scope Calibrated with? Obviously not a 5.56/223! The videos show that once zeroed in the next circle down is a even yardage and so on for all 4 circles? I installed the program into my phone and with the information input the scope is no where accurate for longer distances!!! As far as I'm concerned this Scope is a piece of junk as it isn't accurate as advertised!!!! I put it in a box, placed it on my garbage shelf and bought a Weaver Kaspa 4x16x44 with a 1/8"click at 100 yards! It is a nail driver, and the Nikon doesn't even come close as Nikon has a 1/4" click therefore the Weaver is a better accurate scope!!!!!! MY OPINION
Great tutorial, Excellent production and good clean audio.
very good video , but one thing I can never get is what do they mean by "hold over" and focal plain ?
1st focal plane is best, 2nd fp only works at a specific zoom magnification.
Thank you.
Very good video! Thank you!
bull,, you have to calculate SCOPE HEIGHT ,,,, center of bore to center of scope !! sad
So what do you do when you plug in all the info for where you practice, but where you hunt everything will be different. Not knowing what the weather will do, how does one go about setting up their chart so they can go out and still be confident in putting a billet where it belongs.
I'm new to long distance shooting. Would I rotate the turret to the correct yardage then use the circles in the reticle? or are both not used?
I found that unless you chronograph your ammo the information will be off. The factory velocity is from a test barrel and your result will very.
My kids bought me a Browning BAR 300 WSM and a Nikon Monarch 3 2.5-10 BDC. I am unsure of the usefulness of this scope for my shooting. I typically shoot at deer less than 250 yards. Can I use the SpotOn program and the lower sighting circles for say: 50, 75,100,150,200 and 250? If not, I don't see how I can make use of the multiple aiming points.
Mark
good video. i have been trying to figure out the wind drift items. not sure how to interpret it when it shows the results on the reticle.
Thank you for this video
I have been using SpotOn from the Nikon web site for the last 9 months from a Mac 10.6.8 and Windows 7 computer. The program appears to have numerous bugs and I have been unable to match my actual ballistics with its predicted points of impact. A good example of one of the bugs is when you are in the "Graph Trajectory Screen" if you enter a new bullet weight for "Load B" or "Load C" it has no effect when you push the "Show Graph" button. Push the button at the bottom of the page to send them a comment. After you type your comment on their form and push send button you will get an error message that your mail system is setup wrong. Too bad Nikon can not get this to work, their optics are outstanding but you will not be able to use their ballistic marks unless you go to a range and record their spread at every 100yds.
Great video man
Hi, very nice video but I don't under the field chart.
I have been using SpotOn from the Nikon web site for the last 9 months from a Mac 10.6.8 and Windows 7 computer. The program appears to have numerous bugs and I have been unable to match my actual ballistics with its predicted points of impact. A good example of one of the bugs is when you are in the "Graph Trajectory Screen" if you enter a new bullet weight for "Load B" or "Load C" it has no effect when you push the "Show Graph" button. Push the button at the bottom of the page to send them a comment. After you type your comment on their form and push send button you will get an error message that your mail system is setup wrong. Too bad Nikon can not get this to work, their optics are outstanding but you will not be able to use their ballistic marks unless you go to a range and record their spread at every 100yds.
Hi scott what would happen if I sight my scope at the lowest magnification you started at 16x.
Nice video and good explanation of the software