Nikon Custom Turrets

JamieZ · May 31, 2019

If the scope adjusts a 1/4 inch at a 100, I guess you could consider 4 clicks as 1 MOA. Is this how you plan on doing it? Though I dont think your adjustments will be correct at every power, being that those aren't first focal plane scopes.

Sorry for the bla bla bla,,,,,your post just got me thinking because I have pretty much all Nikon scopes and most have BDC reticles but one is an FFP MOA scope which is a FX1000.

Jaywmustang · Jun 1, 2019

The internal of those scopes might not be robust enough for constant dialing. I could be wrong

dsdmmat · Jun 1, 2019

Jaywmustang said:
The internal of those scopes might not be robust enough for constant dialing. I could be wrong

it doesn’t really matter Nikon has a no bs warranty.

But in any case I dial up my Nikons every time I take them out. They seem to be working fine.

dsdmmat · Jun 1, 2019

STS556 said:
I have quite a few Nikon Prostaff scopes and one Monarch scope all with the BDC reticles and all with a 50mm objective except for one 40mm on my rifles. I do well with the BDC reticle but I was looking into the custom elevation turrets so I could adjust the cross hairs to be on the target instead of the circles.

Has anyone here used the custom turrets and if so how do you like them?

I have Nikons custom turrets only because they were free with purchase of the scope. I would never pay 95 dollars for them though. Count your clicks and tape it to the stock. Cheaper and it works well.

dsdmmat · Jun 1, 2019

STS556 said:
My main reason for wanting to try the turret is that I just bought a new Nikon Prostaff P5 6-24x50. I want to put that on either my .243 or .308 Remington 700 for practicing longer distance shooting. My friend has a place up in Livingston Manor and he has a field near his house that is 488 yards across. I do pretty good with a Nikon Prostaff 5 4-16x50 using the BDC circles. I just wanted to try the turret because it places the cross hair right on the target and takes the guesswork out of using the BDC circles.

You can still do that by dialing without spending the 95 dollars. The turrets will get you close but there is no guarantee that you will be on with the load you sent in to have them dialed in for on any given day.

JamieZ · Jun 5, 2019

dsdmmat said:
You can still do that by dialing without spending the 95 dollars. The turrets will get you close but there is no guarantee that you will be on with the load you sent in to have them dialed in for on any given day.

What dsdmmat said.......every load you use is going to be different. It wont work worth a shit if you use something that wasnt made for the custom turrets.

Personally this is what I would do. I would buy Strelok Pro app for 12 bucks. I would see if your reticle is in the app,,,if it isnt the guy is on facebook and if you give him measurements for the reticle that should be in your manual he will input it(dont have a manual look on nikons website). Pick the bullet you are using in the app,,,if its a reload input all the shit the app asks for. No matter if its a reload or a manufactured round you need to measure your velocity because it will be different out of every gun.

Once you have your info programmed into the app,,,such as weather, altitude, velocity, BC, bullet length etc,,,,,,,the app will give you the exact amount of clicks on your scope for the exact distance you are shooting.

The app is 12 bucks,,,,,cheaper than custom turrets

Strelok Pro is on google play

Nikon Custom Turrets

STS556

.223 Rem

JamieZ

6.5 Creedmoor

Jaywmustang

.308 Win

dsdmmat

Donut Master

dsdmmat

Donut Master

STS556

.223 Rem

dsdmmat

Donut Master

JamieZ

6.5 Creedmoor