I'm curious what type of targets others have found to work best with tactical type FFP reticles, specifically I have a Leupold Mark 4 ER/T 8.5x25 with their TMR reticle on a 338LM, and a Razor HD 5x20 with EBR-2B reticle on a heavier 308 bolt gun.
I'm asking this because I realized today at the range that I was straining to index my reticle on the target I was using... there wasn't enough contrast for sharp delineation and worse no marks/lines/edges on the target corresponded with my reticle to line up/center up with. This is a situation that seems to have rather snuck up on me. To explain a little... been shooting since I could hold a rifle, hunting since 14, handloading since high school (I'm 32 currently) and only in the last couple years has my equipment and/or inclination/ability to go beyond what always used to work in that regard seem to have cropped up.
For load development I've always used a grid type target, like this downloadable one from Larue
This has worked great for load development from 100-200 yards, and when I got to the point of shooting a worked up load at distance I'd use regular NRA type round black circle targets or big squares, like these from JP
Now that my precision rifle hobby has evolved to the point where I'm basically shooting to justify my precision reloading hobby, its getting harder to find those little increases in performance/accuracy at the reloading bench. This makes the gains observed on target smaller and smaller, which is forcing me to work farther and farther out to be able to more clearly perceive improvement. Basically diminishing returns has forced me to find a better system of optical alignment for my POA. I find myself wanting to do load development work at 300-600 yards, and none of these targets I've traditionally used seem to be very ideal for that task.
Anyone have any suggestions?
I'm asking this because I realized today at the range that I was straining to index my reticle on the target I was using... there wasn't enough contrast for sharp delineation and worse no marks/lines/edges on the target corresponded with my reticle to line up/center up with. This is a situation that seems to have rather snuck up on me. To explain a little... been shooting since I could hold a rifle, hunting since 14, handloading since high school (I'm 32 currently) and only in the last couple years has my equipment and/or inclination/ability to go beyond what always used to work in that regard seem to have cropped up.
For load development I've always used a grid type target, like this downloadable one from Larue
This has worked great for load development from 100-200 yards, and when I got to the point of shooting a worked up load at distance I'd use regular NRA type round black circle targets or big squares, like these from JP
Now that my precision rifle hobby has evolved to the point where I'm basically shooting to justify my precision reloading hobby, its getting harder to find those little increases in performance/accuracy at the reloading bench. This makes the gains observed on target smaller and smaller, which is forcing me to work farther and farther out to be able to more clearly perceive improvement. Basically diminishing returns has forced me to find a better system of optical alignment for my POA. I find myself wanting to do load development work at 300-600 yards, and none of these targets I've traditionally used seem to be very ideal for that task.
Anyone have any suggestions?
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