Re: Couple of nigtforce questions
The quick answer is yes. The turrets don't know what mag you're using. However, it's a little more complicated than that.
On an F2 scope, as you decrease the mag, an object used to estimate a measure of distance decreases in size to your eye. The reticle does not. Therefore, an object that exactly spans (subtends) the distance between two hashmarks at 15X mag will only span span 1/2 that distance at 7.5X mag, because the object got smaller to your eye by one half and the reticle stayed the same. Because the real (actual) size of the object (length or width) didn't change as you changed the mag, that means the distance value denoted between two hashmarks did change. In this case, 1.0 mil between two hashmarks at 15X is equal to 2.0 mil at 7.5X for the purpose of range estimation. Put another way, an object that exactly spans two hashmarks at 15X will only subtend 1/2 that distance at 7.5X. If you understand this and know the correct mag for which your turrets are calibrated (as mentioned above, 15X for a 3.5-15x50 NXS, for example), an F2 scope can be used to estimate distance at different mags. However, doing the math in your head with different mag values can be pretty challenging.
On an F1 scope, both the size of the reticle and the size of the viewed object change proportionally as you change the mag. So if an object exactly spans the distance between two hashmarks at 15X, it will still do so at 7.5X, because both the object and the reticle got smaller to your eye. This makes it much easier and more reliable to estimate range using the hashmarks.
So back to your question. As long as your range estimation is accurate, and you know how much elevation you need, the turret click value is independent of the mag factor. However, if you use an F2 scope to estimate range that is set on some mag other than that for which it has been calibrated and don't take the above into account, then your elevation (and the click value you want) will be off.
