Rifle Scopes BDC or Target nobs

[Scorpion Sniper]

Hi, i'm about to part with some money on a new scope and need to decide on BDC or target nobs, any thoughts will be appreciated thanks.

 

[wslowik]

Re: BDC or Target nobs

These are not mutually exclusive. BDC knobs are simply target knobs with engravings denoting certain ranges and matched to a specific load/rifle/environment.

 

[BobinNC]

Re: BDC or Target nobs

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Scorp</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Hi, i'm about to part with some money on a new scope and need to decide on BDC or target nobs, any thoughts will be appreciated thanks.

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Depends on what you want to do with your rifle.

BDC knobs are good for only one thing: Speed

They are not for precision, they are intended to get you close enough, with one load only, at one environmental condition only.

As noted above BDC (ballistic drop compensator) does not compensate anything. It's just numbers etched on a dial. The underling click increments are the same, for the most part, as a scope with a target dial.

With a target dial you need a drop chart, and dial your elevation corrections based on the load and environmental conditions your shooting today, not what somebody else has calculated for you.

The difference is precision and speed. With a BDC you have no precision and mucho speed. With Target knobs you have precision, but a slower speed.

Of course if you have a reticle suitable for hold over/unders and hold offs, and know how to use it, you get that speed and precision right back, and your dials become more academic.

Again what your trying to accomplish with your rifle should be the driving factor.

 

[Scorpion Sniper]

Re: BDC or Target nobs

Thanks a bunch for the info, now i'm totally clear and going with target nobs .