Pros/Cons of Nikon's BDC Reticle

[savage3006]

The BDC is OK if you spend enough time at the range. If you are going to shoot deers at 150 yards, you do not need it.

[HEAD0001]

I have scopes that have the Leupold VH, Leupold B&C, Burris Ballistic-Plex, and the Nikon BDC reticle. I rate the Nikon BDC at the bottom of the list, and at the bottom by a good bit. The circles are not the way to go, and the circles give no help with the windage.

All the nay sayers about the particular load you shoot not matching the detents are wrong. All you need to do is adjust the power ring at the range to your particular load. The mfr. suggests a certain power that matches a certain load-yes, that is true. But when you change the power selector ring you can easily adjust the scope to your particular load. So that is not why i do not like the BDC.

I just do not like the circles. I have no idea why they went that way. Go somewhere a look through the Leupold Varmint Hunter, or the Leupold Boone & Crocket reticle. And then you will understand why I like them. The Leupold's will work on any cartridge, and they work exceptionally well on a MZ.

I have a Monarch with the BDC, and I would not spend 10 cents extra for it. If you want that type reticle then look at the Leupold or Burris. Tom.

[Sheridan]

Don't like circles; not accurate enough for precision shooting.


I like very few smaller lines below the crosshairs.

Here is what I use on all my scoped guns;

http://www.burrisoptics.com/reticles.html