Nikon’s Advanced BDC Reticle Makes Wind Drift Compensation Easier

By Nick Leghorn

There’s a reason physicists love frictionless planes with negligible air resistance: it makes calculating things a whole lot easier. There’s just one problem with that — nowhere in the universe does such a place exist. Definitely not on a shooting range. For long range shots not only do you have to compensate for air density and gravity, but arguably the biggest component of accurate long range shooting is compensating for the wind. Even a gentle breeze can blow your round off target, but Nikon thinks they have a solution for that . . .

From the press release:

Nikon is pleased to announce the availability of the MONARCH 5 riflescope line, an exciting 2015 introduction that will surely be a flagship product for years to come. Not only does the MONARCH 5 riflescope line feature Nikon’s legendary ED (Extra-low Dispersion) glass lenses, it is also the first Nikon riflescope to utilize the new Advanced BDC reticle and has an incredible 5-time zoom ratio for superior close-quarters and long-range effectiveness.

The new glass-etched Advanced BDC reticle, similar to the standard BDC reticle, has unique open circles going down the vertical sight post that are used as aiming points to compensate for …Read the Rest

Source:: Truth About Guns