Ranging with a Z6i CD

[Sgtsvi]

I just bought a used Z6i from another shooter and used it for a club match yesterday. The scope performed above my expectations as I made a 500 yard shot on a steel USPSA target. How do you guys with the CD reticle use it for holdovers. I did some guess work and got lucky but I would like to have some reference points on the reticle for long shots.

[Alaskapopo]

I just bought a used Z6i from another shooter and used it for a club match yesterday. The scope performed above my expectations as I made a 500 yard shot on a steel USPSA target. How do you guys with the CD reticle use it for holdovers. I did some guess work and got lucky but I would like to have some reference points on the reticle for long shots.

There is a way if you know the reticle specs. This is what I did when I ran that reticle before getting the BRT.

Basically I zeroed at 230 ish yards which made the point where the duplex started 400 yards or so. I just held high at 300 yards with the dot at the top edge of the target and I had 9 inches of drop so it put me in the target. At 350 I split the difference between the dot and the thick part of the duplex. It got me out to 400 yards without having to dial.

pat