Thread: Varmint setup : flat shooting caliber vs varmint reticle / CDS dial

Have shot a lot of rabbits and wobblies, both for myself and with clients. After all the hype and hoopla I find any decent rifle in 222, 223 or 22.250 does all I want. The reality for me is that nearly everything is within 350 metres, you have to actually look for long range targets if thats what floats your boat. I have dial scopes, I have BDC scopes, I have FFP and SFP. The rifle that gets used the most now is either a 223 or a 22.250 with BDC. Guess the distance, pick your aim point, hold on the fluffy and let 'er rip! For fast wobblie action a dial scope is way too slow, but we often range the first one if its out around 350 and then guess the rest off that range. BUT my next scope will have a BDC type reticule in FFP - you dont have to wind the power all the way up for the hashmarks to be correct, and for a lot of my shooting I'm only on 6-8x. Keep it simple