anyone use the Nikon BDC rimfire?

customaquatics · January 21, 2013, 08:46 PM

im wanting opinions on this scope as ima pair it up with my rimfires. i am able to get the software on my cell.

WWWJD · January 21, 2013, 09:08 PM

I have a Vortex BDC reticle on my Marlin.... The stadia lines really are handy. They're not dead nuts holds (how could they ever be?).. But that reference point sure helps a lot.

~Mark

globemaster3 · January 22, 2013, 06:02 AM

I use Nikons with BDC reticle a almost exclusively on my rifles along with the Spot On app and enjoy it.

The Rimfire series is on my to-buy list for my .22LRs.

born2climb · January 22, 2013, 06:21 AM

I have a Monarch on my .280. The BDC works perfectly with the loads I was shooting a few years ago (Hornady Light Magnum). I zeroed for 100 yards, then checked at 250 (aiming right between the 200 and 300 circles) and then checked at 400 yards. It was dead on. I haven't checked it with the loads I'm using now, but you can't "tweak" it to make it work. You just have to see at what power it all "comes together" at.

globemaster3 · January 22, 2013, 12:05 PM

Born2climb, using their app, you can select from most factory loadings or input your component bullet and muzzle velocity and it will calculate the ranges for your circles, or even the intersections of the top and bottom of each circle. And it will do that for all your power selections. So yes, you can "tweak" it.

customaquatics · January 23, 2013, 08:39 AM

how would you guys compare it to the Leupold rimfire scope?

January 21, 2013, 08:46 PM	#1
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	anyone use the Nikon BDC rimfire? im wanting opinions on this scope as ima pair it up with my rimfires. i am able to get the software on my cell. __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

January 23, 2013, 08:39 AM	#6
customaquatics Senior Member Join Date: March 13, 2011 Location: illinois Posts: 678	how would you guys compare it to the Leupold rimfire scope? __________________ 23 year old NRA member AKaholic #158907 , 1942 Ex-Sniper Izzy Mosin Nagant, 1970's Marlin 30-30, Remington 870 tatical, Charter Arms The Pink Lady 38 Special.

January 21, 2013, 09:08 PM	#2
WWWJD Senior Member Join Date: February 9, 2011 Location: Central KY Posts: 552	I have a Vortex BDC reticle on my Marlin.... The stadia lines really are handy. They're not dead nuts holds (how could they ever be?).. But that reference point sure helps a lot. ~Mark

January 22, 2013, 06:02 AM	#3
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	I use Nikons with BDC reticle a almost exclusively on my rifles along with the Spot On app and enjoy it. The Rimfire series is on my to-buy list for my .22LRs.

January 22, 2013, 06:21 AM	#4
born2climb Senior Member Join Date: January 17, 2013 Posts: 140	I have a Monarch on my .280. The BDC works perfectly with the loads I was shooting a few years ago (Hornady Light Magnum). I zeroed for 100 yards, then checked at 250 (aiming right between the 200 and 300 circles) and then checked at 400 yards. It was dead on. I haven't checked it with the loads I'm using now, but you can't "tweak" it to make it work. You just have to see at what power it all "comes together" at.

January 22, 2013, 12:05 PM	#5
globemaster3 Senior Member Join Date: January 28, 2006 Posts: 1,482	Born2climb, using their app, you can select from most factory loadings or input your component bullet and muzzle velocity and it will calculate the ranges for your circles, or even the intersections of the top and bottom of each circle. And it will do that for all your power selections. So yes, you can "tweak" it.