WHAT IF YOUR CALIBER IS NOT LISTED?
While we have taken great care to include as many calibers and brand names in our ballistics tables, new loads are
always being developed. In addition, some shooters load their own ammunition with unique ballistic characteristics. If
you cannot find your load in our ballistic tables, you have two options:
1.
You can still use the bullet drop feature of the laser rangefinder. As above, sight in your rifle at 100 yds. Then
shoot the rifle, without adjusting the riflescope, at 300 yds. Measure the bullet drop from the point of aim. Using
this drop, select the ballistic group from below. If you will be shooting longer distances then you may want to
check the bullet drop at 500 yds. Because there is enormous variation in rifle barrels, chambers, and hand loads,
you should thoroughly test the ballistic setting before actual hunting. You may need to move up or down one
group depending upon your tests.
2. A more flexible, accurate option is to download the Bushnell CONX app for your smartphone and use one of the
three provided Custom (Gun) ballistic curve modes (in conjunction with an online ballistics calculator) to enter
the hold over (drop) at various distances for your preferred ammo. The rangefinder will then retain this custom
setting for later recall once the app has been used to enter the data. Please see pages 22-26 for more details.
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