Burris Veracity - Manual (Page 8)

Trajectory Compensation
To better determine holdover and compensate for
bullet drop, the patented Burris design incorporates
hash marks on the lower vertical crosshair that are
calibrated to provide dead-on aiming from 100 yards
to 600 yards (200 – 700 yards for the Varmint reticle)
for many of the most common hunting cartridges.
Examples of the actual bullet path for many of the
most popular cartridges are available for download
on our website at www.burrisoptics.com.
For calculating wind drift, the Ballistic E1 FFP and
Ballistic E1 FFP Varmint reticles have a series of small
cascading dots, placed to the left and right of the
reticle. These dots represent the effect of a 10 mph
crosswind for most big game hunting cartridges. For
a 5 mph crosswind, simply hold into the wind half the
distance to the dot. If the crosswind is 20 mph, simply
hold into the wind twice the distance from the center
post to the dot. If you know the distance to your
target and the speed of the wind, you can quickly
determine the correct aiming point to compensate
for both bullet drop and drift.
Burris provides ballistic reference labels for the Veracity
reticles on our website www.burrisoptics.com. You
can print out these labels and attach them to your
rifle for quick reference. With access to a ballistics
program, you can easily develop your own charts for
custom handloads.
By shooting at known distances (i.e. 100, 200, 300, 400,
500 and 600 yds.), you can determine the bullet drop
that corresponds to each ballistic line for your cartridge.
Practice Makes Perfect
The Ballistic Plex E1 reticle is much more accurate
than guessing holdover or hold off. It can also be
faster and more reassuring to most shooters than
using target-type adjustments. The nature of ballistics
is such that everything is theoretical and if any one
of the variables changes (altitude, temperature,
barometric pressure, humidity, bullet design, barrel
length, chamber fit, seating depth, etc.) so does the
ballistic performance. For maximum accuracy, prac-
tice at long ranges under similar conditions to those
which you will experience in the field.
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