What are the ways you can use your scoped rifle if you went to a range with 4 or 5 types of ammo that have different velocities such as subsonic and supersonic, and varying ballistic coefficients? Can you zero the scope at a bench rest on a paper target with one type of ammo, and then just leave it zeroed for that ammo and see where the other types of ammo group on the same target and record the MOA differences to know how much to adjust windage/elevation to zero your scope for each type of ammo? So if you tested 4 different types of ammo you would have 4 different zero settings, and you can switch to them when switching between ammo types? Or do scopes tend to be inaccurate when doing this because of changes in windage/elevation turret clicks, and switching between them? I realize that windage and elevation adjustment is used to initially establish zero, and windage/elevation is also used with a ballistics calculator after your rifle is zeroed to make changes to distance to target and/or environmental changes using the same ammo it was zeroed with, but can windage and elevation adjustments be used in the way I described, to establish zero settings for different types of ammo starting from a baseline zero from one type of ammo, so you can switch between ammo?
I suppose another way to go about it if the goal is to still hit bullseyes after each ammo's point of impact group is recorded from a previously set zero is to have a reticle with detailed hashmarks for windage/elevation such as a "tactical" scope with good turrets and magnification and adjust the point of aim on the bullseye to the differences in MOA for each ammo type. This would avoid turning turrets for each ammo type. Does that make sense? Not as fun as lining up the crosshairs with the bullseye everytime after clicking turrets, and more like practice in a shooting situation where you're using holdovers to compensate for distance changes closer and further than zero like you might for hunting.
I suppose another way to go about it if the goal is to still hit bullseyes after each ammo's point of impact group is recorded from a previously set zero is to have a reticle with detailed hashmarks for windage/elevation such as a "tactical" scope with good turrets and magnification and adjust the point of aim on the bullseye to the differences in MOA for each ammo type. This would avoid turning turrets for each ammo type. Does that make sense? Not as fun as lining up the crosshairs with the bullseye everytime after clicking turrets, and more like practice in a shooting situation where you're using holdovers to compensate for distance changes closer and further than zero like you might for hunting.
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