Turret

[Romo hunter]

Hello hunters. I just became a member of the forum and also new to hunting and looking for some custom turret advice.
I have a 300 win mag and I would like to get a turret for deer/elk hunting here in PNV (Oregon ). Any advice on the elevation, temp .... thanks

 

[jdubrr]

I'm not a fan of custom turrets because it will only be accurate at that specific elevation, temp, etc. Unless you only plan to hunt in Oregon, then it will be fine. If you plan on hunting multiples states, and If you can dial the turret than you can download a ballistic app and enter the environmentals for each location that you hunt.

 

[07yzryder]

I'm not a fan of custom turrets because it will only be accurate at that specific elevation, temp, etc. Unless you only plan to hunt in Oregon, then it will be fine. If you plan on hunting multiples states, and If you can dial the turret than you can download a ballistic app and enter the environmentals for each location that you hunt.

Agree, I goty dope fory area and taped it to my stock, dial and go.

 

[ATL]

If you want to get a custom turret cut for your scope, use the average altitude for the location you plan to find game at and the average temperature for the season you will be hunting. As long as the proper ballistic coefficient (BC) for the bullet is selected, an accurate muzzle velocity is obtained, and the scope adjustment values are true (1 MOA or MIL dialed really equals 1 MOA/MIL) you can make good hits quite far in slightly varied conditions from average.

I suggest you do some range work to obtain muzzle velocity, BC, bullet drop at range, and possibly a tall target test to check your scope's adjustment value. Remember to record the altitude and temperature on your range days. You can then use a ballistic program (Ballistic ARC, Hornady 4DOF, etc.) to slightly massage the data to match what you observed on the range day. Then enter the average conditions you plan to encounter for the hunt (temp and altitude) in to the program to see your expected data for the ordered turret. A process similar to that should get you the most accurate custom turret for your expected conditions. A bit of work up front will pay off in the end.

With the ballistic program you can adjust the conditions from what the turret was cut for to hypothetically see how large of a change is acceptable at a certain distance too.

Most of the time I use the scopes factory MOA/MIL graduated turret, and have range cards with my data for the conditions I am hunting in. When I wish to have a BDC turret I use a label. May I suggest you look up Custom Turret Systems. They make removable labels that wrap around the scope turret. You can put any data you want on the label with their program, and ensure it matches your data. If you change something in your system (ammunition, scope, rifle) before the next hunting season, or you have a different hunt in very different conditions you can simply edit your label and order a new one. You do not need to get an entire new turret.