Most hunting BDC turrets are offered in cm or in MRAD since most of our hunting reticles are MRAD based as well. Only our 3-21x50 Exos is offered with MOA hunting turrets with a MOA reticle accordingly.
Klassik turret adjustments
To make the position of the reticle visible in the available adjustment range, the rotational display was developed.
The display on the turrets for height/elevation and lateral/windage adjustment shows the position of the reticle in the form of a black dot in its white window.
Before zeroing the riflescope on the rifle, the user can check at a glance to ensure that the black dot is located under the letter M (for Midpoint/Middle).
This ensures that there is a uniformly large adjustment range to all sides for zeroing the sights.
Posicon turret adjustments
Posicon adjustments are color-coded and enable you to identify the position of the adjustment of the reticle within the scope at a glance. This is truly a unique feature to Schmidt & Bender and serves as yet another gauge to our commitment to superb engineering and quality standards.
Beneath the capped turret, the Posicon finger adjustable turret serves as a valuable indicator while sighting in rifles.
With the indicator in the green range, the reticle is inside the square, or ideal, adjustment range, eliminating any possibility of binding the adjustment within the scope body.
The red range indicates adjustment settings are in the reserved, but usable, limits. At the same time, it serves as a warning that use of this reserve precludes the use of the full range of adjustment in the opposing adjustment’s direction (e.g., elevation vs. windage travel adjustment).
This means that the gunsmith or hunter is informed when zeroing in the rifle that there is still sufficient adjustment range available in each direction. After the rifle has been sighted in, the silver perimeter ring, with an index mark, can be rotated to serve as a zero indicator.
Bullet Drop Compensation (BDC) turret
BDC adjustments are used to quickly adjust the reticle position to another distance beyond the original zero without removing the elevation caps. These are primarily suited to long-distance shooting or hunting. With one simple movement, it is possible to adjust the reticle to enable accurate hits on distant targets.
Classic elevation BDC turret
The Classic BDC design affords a simple procedure for the initial sight-in period. The Classic BDC can be released easily using the coin slot and then reset to zero. Marks and numbers are in cm which means that the number “5” is standing for 5 cm at 100 m.
Lockable elevation BDC turret (BDC II LT)
The new lockable adjustment is released with a conventional Allen key, and a retaining screw prevents the adjustment cap from getting lost. Marks and numbers are in MRAD. The number “1” is standing for 1 MRAD which is 10 cm at 100 m. The BDC II is equipped with two Sub-Zero Clicks.
Single Turn II (ST II LT)
One main feature of our new 3-21x50 Exos ST Turrets are the repeatable, robust and temperature resistant elevation and windage turret designs. The “Zero Tolerance Clicks” from Schmidt & Bender with either true cm or moa click value are all manually adjusted by our professional technicians. The accurate turret repeatability is ensured by the Schmidt & Bender unique “S-Spring Technology”. This Single Turn turret design has 15 MIL of elevation travel and is therefore also perfect for handling long range hunting distances. Marks and numbers are in MRAD. The number “1” is standing for 1 MRAD which is 10 cm at 100 m. This turret is also available with MOA click value and is capable of 37,5 MOA. For better orientation the MOA version has only marked the even numbers. The number “2” is standing for 2 MOA and 4 clicks each are coming up to 1 MOA. Both versions are equipped with four Sub-Zero Clicks. The ST turrets can be easily operated in extreme temperatures from +70 °C (158 °F) to –40 °C (-40 °F), even with thick gloves. A Mode Lever locks or unlocks the turret.
Single Turn II-Ballistic (ST II-B LT)
The ST II-B is similar to the ST II turret but allows the operator to easly set-up their own calibrated turret according to the user specified ballistic coefficient. The ST II-B turret provides 6 position indicators marked 1–6 which indicates 100–600 m/yrds. The position indicator can be placed at any position on the turret according to the ballistic coefficient. When using a silencer or interchangeable barrels, the position indicators are easy to adjust to the given environment-conditions. In the latter case it is also possible to use an exchangeable bullet-compensating turret cap which matches the weapon caliber. Marks and numbers of the turret itself are in MRAD. The number “1” is standing for 1 MRAD which is 10 cm at 100 m. It is equipped with ten Sub-Zero Clicks. This turret is also available with MOA click value and is capable of 37,5 MOA. For better orientation the MOA version has only marked the even numbers. The number “2” is standing for 2 MOA and 4 clicks each are coming up to 1 MOA. This version is equipped with eight Sub-Zero Clicks. A Mode Lever locks or unlocks the turret. The ST II-B turret gives the shooter/hunter the fastest and most precise turret dialing solution.