7.62 bdc scope for grendel?

[LR1955]

Hey guys, Im looking to build a 18 inch grendel AR, and I like BDC scopes from my time in the corps. How accurate would a 7.62 bdc scope be on a grendel platform? Im looking to engage 8 inch steel plates at up to 500 yards, so as long as I can do that I'd be happy. Thanks

FB:

I did the same thing about ten years ago. I used a Nightforce Velocity Reticle made for 'low' velocity .308 which in ballistic terms equated to a Grendel firing a 120 grain Match King at about 2550 fps. I was pretty surprised that at 600 yards, the thing actually came within a minute in elevation. With all that said, the reticle was cluttered and difficult to use, just like any other fixed reticle. As for shooting 8 inch steel to 500, as long as you can see your sight picture clearly enough and you know if you need to hold or favor on the target, then it ought to be fine. You should look at a 10X in my opinion. Maybe 8 at the low end.

All that said, I would rather go with a reticle using minutes of angle. Probably a big tick each 2 minutes with a smaller one each minute. Many optics like this also have the lower minute increment cut into sections for range estimation. Pretty handy and not cluttered. Same concept for mils if you like using mils.

LR55