I found what i think, is a good deal on a 3-12X50mm Bushnell scope for $75. The store has a few of them and at the other end of the scope, it has settings for 100-200-300-400 yards. How does that work? Sight in for 100, turn the turret to 200, sight in for that yardage and so on? I thought that would be cool to have all of those setting preset and just have to give it a turn to the 200 yard spot if the shot will be that far. If i get the scope, this will be my new sniper rifle

FG,

That's a scope with BDC (bullet drop compensator). I am getting a Bushnell Banner BDC scope for my Apex. If you have the right wheel in the scope, you just sight in at one yardage then youare set for all other ranges. Basically you need to mimic a cartridge. Since you are getting some BS conicals, a 45-70 wheel seems a good choice. I've not looked into it, but I would actually prefer a wheel without yardage but instead just counts clicks, that would give me more flexibility in loads and ranges depending on what I have chosen for a load.

By "wheel" I mean an insert which goes into the top of the scope that has the graduation marks on it for the different yardages. when you twist the top it turns the wheel which in turn clicks off the elevation adjustments. Each wheel is made for a specific cartridge, ie. I have a 100 grain 25-06 wheel in my 25-06 BDC scope and a 150 grain 7 Rem Mag wheel in my 7 mag. To be honest, I have never used the BDC feature. I have the wheels on both riflesset at 250 yards which gives 6" PBR to 280 yards. I shot a few deer from 200 to 250 yards but most have been less than 100 yards. I've never needed to make adjustments for ranges beyond 280 yards while hunting. Now with a muzzleloader, I could see thiskind of scope coming into its own because the projectilesare so much slower and trajectories more curved. Good luck with it if you get one.

Thanks Phil, that helped a bunch! I think i'll go ahead and pick one up soon and give it a go. Be really fun to take a deer out to 400 yards with this muzzy lol.
Good to hear from you again. You havnt been on much. Hope all is well with you and your family.

on the bushnell that I have with that on the scope it's to help you focus the scope at longer ranges .
Charlie

F.G.,

I'm not familiar with the one Charlie is referring, but if you want the feature of dialing in elevation adjustments (so you can point right at the POI at farther ranges) then make sure the feature isBDC. The adjustments are in the same place one removes the upper cap of other scopes to make elevation clicks. The BDC feature just allows one to make elevation adjustments without removing the cap and the graduations on the wheel just show how much elevation has been "clicked"

Thanks for the thoughtful comments. I and all my family are doing very well.

FG

I have a bushnell banner 4x12x50, it is an older scope but it works very well on my 222.

Gotta admit when I first read you question I thought you were taking about an AO (adjustable objective for focus @ various ranges)... So hereare my thoughts....

If this adjustment you are talking about is the elevation turrent- it is for adjusting the range of thescope. It (the scope) should come with 3 maybe four different wheels with different graduations that are gaged to the type of bullet you are shooting. You have to choose the wheel that will serve you best and install that in the turrent. Sight it in @ a 100 as you would normally do and if you have chosen the correct wheel, as you dial up the ranges it should be pretty close. PROBLEM - doubt you are going to find a wheel that was ever set for a ML.

If these adjustments are on the objective end of the scope it is for focus at various ranges to reduce parallax (sp).

Good luck....

SL, I also think he's speaking of AO rather than any BDC.

FG - if the scope lookssimilar on the objective endto the one pictured in this link http://www.swfa.com/pc-2085-198-bushnell-4-12x40-trophy-air-gun-scope.aspx- it's AO you are describing.

AO will not adjust your bullet's impact except to help reduce paralax as SL has indicated. Most scopes have no parallax adjustment - they are instead set to be parallax free at a given range (usually 100 yards). I can see very little use for an AO on a scope used on a muzzleloader intended for normal hunting conditions.

Yup thats what it looks like. So its pretty much not worth buying then.

I don't know - it depends upon the model and what you intend to use it for... Bushnell makes many different models - some very cheaply done and some excellent. The AO won't hurt anything except to add a bit of weight. The 50mm objective might require you to mount the scope higher than you would like. I think you would be better served by something like the 2x7 Nikon ProStaff for only a few dollars more. http://www.ultout.com/nikon-optics.htm Midsouth has refurbs of that model for 95 but I would go with anew one for the difference.

FG

Here is the pic of the one I have.... it is really handy to have both the adjustable Range ability and the AO on the end of the scope, but for a ML I am not so sure it would serve the purpose. If'n I were you I would be looking for a ballistic reticle.... It works very well for me on this varmint gun, however. I wish I could come up with another one, today all they have is what is called a target turrent with dots or dashes, with this scope the range is printed on the wheel....