How Reliable are turrets and tracking on Zeiss, Swarovski and S&B scopes

[Heym SR20]

I don't have dialable turrets on any of my scopes and typically zero 1" high at 100 and leave it there. In the field this works fine out to any range that I want to shoot live animals - ie well under 200 yards. I typically zero, screw on Turret caps and forget about it.

I have fairly recently started shooting gongs out to a longer range. I am not going to spend lots of money on a dedicated longer range scope with Target turrets. What I am thinking is to use a bit of tape stuck on the dial. Mark my Zero, with a pen, then go out to the 500m range and then zero here and mark that on the tape as well. Then simply adjust between the two as and when required.

 

[DVS1]

My PM2 dials and returns to zero spot on buddy.

What ever scope your using you could conduct a box test to check its reliability.

The higher end optics should work flawlessly, I had a Falcon scope that worked a dream also.

 

[bowji john]

I don't have dialable turrets on any of my scopes and typically zero 1" high at 100 and leave it there. In the field this works fine out to any range that I want to shoot live animals - ie well under 200 yards. I typically zero, screw on Turret caps and forget about it.

I have fairly recently started shooting gongs out to a longer range. I am not going to spend lots of money on a dedicated longer range scope with Target turrets. What I am thinking is to use a bit of tape stuck on the dial. Mark my Zero, with a pen, then go out to the 500m range and then zero here and mark that on the tape as well. Then simply adjust between the two as and when required.

Makes sense but of course remember that those come ups or vertical adjustments between 100 and 500 are non linear - you will need to find your come ups at 100m intervals

 

[North Stalker]

Z6i was bang on. Zeroed at 150m then had (What I would call) sniper tape with 25m distances up to 500m and click valued taped to the top of the scope.

Proven results

 

[fallow me]

I use a Z8i with BT turret, zeroed at 100 yards with increments of 50 yards out to 300, absolutely spot on, just dial it in, biggest mistake when first using though is forgetting to wind it back

 

[Shootgun]

My Zeiss V8 ASV is brilliant, spot on all the time, always dial in and never let me down

 

[paul newham]

I use a Z8i with BT turret, zeroed at 100 yards with increments of 50 yards out to 300, absolutely spot on, just dial it in, biggest mistake when first using though is forgetting to wind it back

I also use z8i with ballistic turret......great bit of kit...I also got my drop data and ordered the ballistic cam to go with it....

 

[75]

Biggest issue at 500yds is wind. Drops are consistent and predictable...

 

[Steff]

If you are not planning to buy new optics your question must be aimed at a particular scope - your scope.
Which one are we talking about?

 

[Selous]

My experience is limited to the S&B PMIi line and the Nightforce NSX and they have all been excellent with regard to tracking and return to zero. I have owned 4 PMII and 1 NSX. Would buy more PMII without hesitation

 

[ejg]

With top makes that supply military one would have way less worry with repeatability in the mechanics of a scope. I am thinking of selling my second focal plane scopes and bit by bit replace all with high end ffp mil spec. A bit heavier but so tough and reliable. From say 150m I would dial all shots, use a drop chart not marked dials. Drop charts are more flexible and every 25m. Including windage for 10mph wind. Drop charts are easier and quicker to correct/ tweak or change out if the bullet ammo changes.
Short range in the scope cap out to 425m, side chart out to 1200m.

edi

 

[Heym SR20]

If you are not planning to buy new optics your question must be aimed at a particular scope - your scope.
Which one are we talking about?

I have a swarovski 4-12 x 50 AV, and an S&B and Zeiss 6x42. The swaro does a lift and twist dial so you can set zero.

 

[DVS1]

I can still remember the drop chart 'sniper phone number' we were taught on the L96A1 -

1 2 3 4 3 5 6 7 8 that would get you out to 1000m on elevation...what a swot I was lol