Help with turrets please !

[mcgreen85]

Hey guys, I need some help. I bought a scope last year & put it on my rifle & it shoots great but it came with two sets of turrets & I'm trying to figure out how to use them. My scope is a Nikon Monarch ED 8x32x50. It is on my Howa 22-250 Axiom. As I have no experience with turrets any advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks: Matt

[Brass Tacks]

I'm guessing the high turrets are graduated for long range doping and the low caps aren't

[BETH]

i have 3 turrets all different for the grain of ammo u are using

[BETH]

ok mcgreen where are u

[cpttango30]

They are all the same just different styles. You have short, tall and tactical which are the triangle shape ones.

[mcgreen85]

Ok, Im in central Alabama, & I have two styles one set is tall & cylindrical, the other set is wider at the top than at the bottom but they're just as tall as the other set, the wide set doesn't have caps that screw down over them but the other set does

[BETH]

u can switch turret knobs and caps for conveince

[mcgreen85]

Yes I have the different size screws for each one so I can change them but the problem is if I put them on I don't know what to do with them then, I don't understand what the lines & numbers mean

[BETH]

on mine i set it to 50yrds and hit the target now u move the turrets to the hole u just shot take the turret off then put it back on at "0" and now rifle is scoped in. when i want to shoot at 100 yrds i just turn it to 100 and i should be close to target

[mcgreen85]

Ok so ur saying I zero my rifle at 100 then put my turrets on @ zero & from there I just move my turrets depending on the range I'm shooting & the windage ? So how do I figure out how far one click moves my bullet is it the same as shooting it with no turrets with 1/8 in moa clicks

[BETH]

i was told shoot at 50 yrds so u have hole in target move the turrents so crosshairs are on bullet hole then take turret off set it to "0" tighten up again as far as the clicks i don't know because my turrets are different than yours so u will have to wait for someone else. My turret does not go by clicks i just set it at the yardage i want, my turret has 50.75, 100 marked right on it

[BETH]

so mcgreen are u getting anywhere?

[mcgreen85]

Sorry I've been tied up, I've got my turrets on my scope I've just been researching trying to find out any info about how far the clicks move my bullet while using my turret, I guess I'm Gina have to find some type of ballistics chart, I suppose that would help me some ? I don't know, this is just going to be one of those learning processes

[BETH]

Try again tomorrow the guys on here have those charts and they can tell u exactly what to do if no one gives u an answer tomorrow send me a message and i will pm someone for u

[BETH]

can someone help him please

[BETH]

ok see if we can get help

[mcgreen85]

Thanks Beth I'm grateful for all your doing for me maybe the person who knows about this just hasn't looked at this thread yet, hopefully they will

[joncutt87]

Looks like 1/8 MOA, so one click at 100 yds equals 1/8" and 1/4" at 200

[mcgreen85]

I understand what you're saying on that part but what I'm confused about is lets say I zero my rifle at 100 & my target is at 400 with a 5mph wind how do I figure out how many clicks to move up & how many clicks over ? Is it some equation I have to do with math or something or does it have something to do with the numbers that are on my turrets ? Im just trying to get a handle on these turrets, I don't expect to learn everything about the from reading on here, but if someone can teach me the basics then I will go out & shoot & use that to learn from, kinda trial & error type of thing if you catch my drift. Thank all of y'all for the help that you r giving

[BETH]

thanks Jon

[BETH]

do your turrets just have lines or does it say 50yrd,100yrs? I think what Jon is saying is 1 click for every 100yrds=1/8

[mcgreen85]

They have lines & numbers on them but they don't say 100 or 200 it's just 1,2,3...etc I suppose each number could stand for a 100yds

[BETH]

that's the way i would take it

[BETH]

i just google your scope it says it has 1/8 moa adjustments

[mcgreen85]

Yes it does have 1/8 clicks but what I'm having a hard time figuring out is how do I calculate how far my bullet is going to fall or how do I adjust for wind age