Subject: 5x25x50 Zeiss HD5 sighting in oddities - need help
Posted: June/14/2015 at 19:27
You are making several mistakes
First the RapidZ 1000 is the reticle formulated specifically for the 308, but since you have the RapidZ 800, it can be made to work
Second the Conquest line is a Second Focal Plane scope. That means that the distance between the horizontal bars on a downrange target will change with changes in the power setting. Unlike a First Focal Plane scope where the distance between the bars on the downrange target will not change with changes in the power setting. SO, you need to pick ONE setting for the power that will give you the best results to make your bars match downrange, and shoot at that power ONLY
Third when you use the Zeiss RapidZ calculator, you need to put in all the data and then hit the "RECOMMENDED MAGNIFICATION" and it will tell you what power to shoot at
When I put in your data in
150 Hornady SST with a BC of .415
MV 2600 fps
Vel at 200 yds 2207 fps
Sight in distance 200 yds
Elevation 500 ft
Temperature 59 degrees F
It gives you the estimated impact point for the
First line down 302 yds.
Line 4 at 407 yds
Line 5 at 508 yds
Line 6 at 606 yds
Line 7 at 703 yds
Line 8 at 797 yds
AT THE RECOMMENDED MAGNIFICATION OF 13.5 POWER
That is the way the scope is intended to work