What are BDC reticles?
Bullet Drop Compensating (BDC) reticles are essentially a series of reference points along the vertical axis of a reticle that relates to the bullet’s flight path. The calculated trajectory is derived from the bullet type, muzzle velocity and typical environmental conditions the manufacturer deems appropriate.
What is a Vplex scope?
The V-Plex is a MOA based reticle that is basically Vortex’s version of the standard duplex reticle.
What does dead hold mean on a scope?
The Dead Hold reticle is a BDC (Bullet Drop Compensating) reticle. This reticle minimizes the need for guessing bullet hold-over at long distances.
What does BDC mean on a scope?
BDC stands for bullet drop compensator, and the reticle is the crosshairs in your scope. The reticle pattern predicts how much a bullet will drop at a given range. If you have your rifle zeroed at, for example, 100 yards, the points beneath the crosshair tell you the bullet’s impact at 200 yards, 300 yards, and so on.
What is EMC VPLEX?
EMC VPLEX represents the next-generation architecture for data mobility and continuous availability. This architecture is based on EMC’s 20+years of expertise in designing; implementing and perfecting enterprise class intelligent cache and distributed data protection solutions. VPLEX addresses two distinct use cases:
What is the difference between the V-Plex and BDC?
The BDC functionality can extend a shooters range without any ballistic math or calculations. The BDC functionality takes a bit of set-up and testing to validate with a specific caliber and load. The BDC functionality is slightly more complicated compared to the V-Plex.
Is the vortex VPLEX the best reticle for me?
If you want an easy to use reticle where you just basically point and shoot, then the Vortex VPlex may be a better option for you.
What is the best BDC reticle for a scope?
Vortex Dead-Hold BDC Reticle This reticle option has proven to be one of Vortex’s best-selling reticles, especially in the more budget-oriented scope families. While not specifically designated as “long range” reticle, the BDC functionality of this reticle does offer the shooter the ability to shoot longer distances.