WELCOME TO DAVBRO'S SCOPE PAGE |
ON THIS PAGE, YOU WILL FIND INFO ON RETICULES, SCOPE MAKERS, AND SCOPE TERMS... |
SCOPE RETICULES
THE STANDARD CROSS IS FOUND ON MOST SCOPES. |
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THE CROSS, WITH A DOT IN THE MIDDLE IS MORE ACCURATE FOR HUNTING. |
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THIS RETICULE IS
DESIGNED FOR LEVEL SHOOTING, MAKING ZEROING EASY. |
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THREE DOTS DESIGNED FOR
LEVEL, ACCURATE SHOOTING. |
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THIS RETICULE IS GOOD
FOR GETTING YOUR TARGET INTO THE CENTRE OF YOUR SIGHT. |
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THIS RETICULE IS THE
SAME AS ABOVE, BUT HAS AN EXTRA RING FOR GREATER ACCURACY. |
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THIS RETICULE IS GOOD
FOR LEVEL SHOOTING, PLUS IT HAS A DOT FOR GREATER ACCURACY. |
SCOPE MAKERS
HERE IS A LIST OF SCOPE MAKERS, E:MAIL ME IF I HAVE MISSED ANY |
THE MAKERS LISTED ARE BRITISH MANAFACTURES | |
ASI AURORA BISLEY BSA BAUSCT & LAMB BUSHNELL BURRISH HABICHT GAMO LEUPOUD MOONLIGHT |
NIKKO STIRLING OPTI-MATE RWS SMK SIMMONS SWARSOVKI TASCO WEBLEY ZEISS |
SCOPE RANGES
THE RANGE ON YOUR SCOPE
IS THE MAGNIFACTIONxLIGHT GATHERING FOR EXAMPLE, IF YOUR SCOPE IS A 4x20 THEN IT HAS A 4x MAGNIFACTION, AND A 20mmFRONT LENSE SOME SCOPES HAVE AJUSTABLE MAGNIFACTION: IF YOU HAD A 3-9x40 SCOPE: THEN THE MAGNIFACTION WOULD BE BETWEEN 3-9x AND THE FRONT LENSE WOULD BE 40mm IN DIAMITER. |
SCOPE TERMS
Here are some terms used when using a scope |
DIAL-IN RANGE when a scope has a parallax ring, you can ajust the focus. by fine focusing, you can read off the range. HOLD UNDER used to describe how much you must aim the cross hairs under your target, to hit centre. HOLD OVER used to describe how much you must aim the cross hairs over your target, to hit centre. WINDAGE is used to describe the horazontal ajustment on your scope. ELEVATION is used to describe the vertical ajustment on your scope. DRIFT describes the path of a projectile is wind, e.g the bullet drifted to the left of the zero. DROP describes the path of a projectile over a distance e.g the bullet dropped 2cm over 50metres. ZERO when the impact of a projectile is lined-up with the centre of the cross-hair the scope is 'zeroed'. RETICULE the reticule is the picture that is seen in front of the target, it is usually a cross. CROSSHAIR the point in the centre of the picture where the aim points meet. |
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