Originally Posted by
Ironman8
Not jumping on you cause I know you’re trying to help, but this is way off. Something in your data is throwing off the drops/holds in the software.
OP,
I just took a Kyle Defoor scoped rifle course with my 11.75” and NX8 where we shot out to 600. My zero is a 100 ya zero though (and I suggest you consider doing the same instead of the 200 yd).
My actual confirmed dope for this setup in the conditions we were in (50’s, overcast, windy, and raining) was the following:
0.6 mil @ 200 yds
1.6 mil @ 300 yds
2.8 mil @ 400 yds
4.0 mil @ 500 yds
I didn’t write down my dope for 600 because I didn’t actually make a hit on the BC Steel target (KD4 was spotting for me and trying to get me on, but I was all around the target) but I believe I was somewhere around 5.5 mils at 600. Combined with the weather conditions and the fact I was shooting basically with a mag rest and ruck in front, I was pretty much maxing out the capability of the platform.
I’ve also shot out to 600 in the past with a 16” and in either cases with both barrel lengths, 400 was pretty easy, 500 doable, and 600 got pretty tough to hit consistently. I consider the AR a realistic 400 yd platform in either barrel length.
As for the NX8, you’ll have more than enough hold over marks to get you there. Also, I was super impressed by the optics of the NX8 especially in those conditions. I even got to see it next to the ATACR and was even more impressed...honestly was expecting to be blown away by the ATACR, but I wasn’t. The NX8 is honestly the absolute best scope on the market for a 0-400 AR, even more so on an SBR, in my opinion.
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