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HFT Video: A simple way to judge depth of field

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Great video Dave! I too have been attempting to use bracketing as a better means ranging at 40-55 yards at 16X. In the video you spoke of using the 8” “height” of the block as a standard. My club uses cinder blocks to mount targets as well. Our airgun course is hilly and wooded (dark). Some blocks are partially imbedded in the hillside making use of block height impractical. As such I’ve concentrated on using block width for bracketing. My question is have you found it easier to do accurate ranging with the vertical vs the horizontal axis of your scope? Uj
 
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Great video Dave! I too have been attempting to use bracketing as a better means ranging at 40-55 yards at 16X. In the video you spoke of using the 8” “height” of the block as a standard. My club uses cinder blocks to mount targets as well. Our airgun course is hilly and wooded (dark). Some blocks are partially imbedded in the hillside making use of block height impractical. As such I’ve concentrated on using block width for bracketing. My question is have you found it easier to do accurate ranging with the vertical vs the horizontal axis of your scope? Uj
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Great question UJ !

yes and no..😉 depends on the scope I’m using. I’m currently using 2 different models of Falcon scopes. One model has a wide horizontal reticle and the other is half the width.

From the brands and models of scopes I’ve used, the Achilles heal seems to be past 40 yards out to 55. So, either reticle bar should work fine. Above all, a half mildot scope is a must IMO.

I’ve heard/read shooters ranging based on the height of the target too. This might work if the club uses similar height targets. And similarly too, if your club uses same size KZ’s on targets past 40 yards bracket for that size KZ.

And, something interesting I found is, for every 5 yards, it was about a half mildot difference. 

Of course, I note this on my range card. 


hope this helps improve your scores!




 
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Possibly a stupid newbie question - but is this applicable to both sfp and ffp scopes? I have one of each - and scp on my .22 and an ffp on my .177 that I'm actively working on / building / tuning / hoping to get to shoot with a local FT group this summer. ( :( )

I'm actually (so far) not overly impressed with how this scope ranges - Athlon Argos BTR 6-24x50 (I think - just whipped that off top of head - it's upstairs and I'm downstairs, comfy in front of fireplace in my recliner chair . . . :) ) Toying with getting one that is supposed to be pretty good (?) and not super pricey that "DeadEye" Phillip Hepler used(still uses?) - I forget what make/model it is but - well hell - he won nationals with it. Can't be half bad. Obviously you have to be a good shooter none-the-less and he obviously is!
 
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Possibly a stupid newbie question - but is this applicable to both sfp and ffp scopes? I have one of each - and scp on my .22 and an ffp on my .177 that I'm actively working on / building / tuning / hoping to get to shoot with a local FT group this summer. ( :( )

I'm actually (so far) not overly impressed with how this scope ranges - Athlon Argos BTR 6-24x50 (I think - just whipped that off top of head - it's upstairs and I'm downstairs, comfy in front of fireplace in my recliner chair . . . :) ) Toying with getting one that is supposed to be pretty good (?) and not super pricey that "DeadEye" Phillip Hepler used(still uses?) - I forget what make/model it is but - well hell - he won nationals with it. Can't be half bad. Obviously you have to be a good shooter none-the-less and he obviously is!
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JD !

Great question. It is applicable to both SFP and FFP. I used the Athlon you speak of last year in FT and have it on my hunting rifles. They are great scopes BTW. 
However, I did find (see) the same vagueness you are experiencing. 40ish to 55 yds. was well, vague. I use bracketing toward the end of the season and it did help. It just took some practice and self belief. 
I had the pleasure to watch Phillip shoot at the 2019 Nationals and he is a phenomenal shot. He becomes one with his equipment. And being in the Tarheels club is also a huge asset. All those guys are 100% dedicated. BTW, to exemplify Phillip’s ability, his gun was a Benjamin Marauder and his optics were a UTG 4-16 SFP scope. Nothing fancy; about $120 scope with a $10 parallax wheel. 😳
I’d suggest staying with the Athlon FFP. One of the advantages you have with the FFP is, you can turn the magnification up to x24 to really fine tune the holdovers when making a range card. This can help you get a more precise measurement of the holdover, then turn it back down to x16 for matches. Also, if you haven’t already done so, get a comma wheel for your scope. This will give you a greater range of range marks and will also help with bracketing.

You can always shoot me a PM if you need further help in set-up.
 
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@Dave - thank you sir! Appreciate it - I'll play around with the bracketing and yeah -- good idea on max'ing the zoom. I've just been sticking to no more than 16x per the reg but ( duh . . . lol ) when finding your ranges / hold-overs and NOT actually competing - use what you have. :) Supposed to be rainy and crappy tomorrow - but as the weather improves - I'll give this a go.

Thanks again for the advice.
 
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