A regular plex is useful for rangefinding and holdover and you get more scope options with a plex reticle.

Find a plex reticle subtending 9 moa from intersection - to the thicker plex.

A 30-06 sighted for 200 yards with a 165-180 grain bullet is "about" 2.5" high at 100 yards, dead on at 200, and 8-9" low (= 3 moa) @ 300 yards, and 25-27" low at 400 yards (~ 6 .5 moa).

That means a 300 yard shot, your bullet impact aiming point is 1/3 down from the intersection ( 3 moa hold over, 1/3 down the 9 moa thin vertical cross hair part of the reticle., Or- hold the cross hair intersection on the top of the back/hairline, and the bullet will impact 3 moa (300 yards) , or 8-9" lower. ..right into the boiler room for a high lung-shoulder shot.

A 400 yard shot, bullet impact will be 6.75 ( "7" ) moa, or just over 2/3 down the vertical thin section of the reticle.

If you prefer to sight in for 300 yards, you do the same approach . Your 30-06 will be about 4"+ " high at 100 and 200 yards (so you hold under ~ 1 - 2 moa), or in reality, just hold in middle of the lung area to 300 yards. A 400 yard shot will be shot 3 moa low (12" ) , cross hair on the top of the back. A 500 yard shot? Get closer.I

30-06 trajectory with 300 yard zero

The Burris ballistic plex set up is a fine scope/reticle option , just saying you CAN do your own holdover with another system ( same thing, just different).

A 300 yard zero takes a lot of guesswork out of a shot to 350 yards, pretty much +/- 5 inches, or "point blank range", as you hold in the midd!e of the lung area to 350 yards, and have a dead mule deer.
This means your current standard cross hair reticle will be more than adequate . You don't need a rangefinder with a 300 yard zero out to 350 yards. The "K.I.S.S."" method usually works best.

DO NOT forget to input wind drift. It is as important than range hold over. Know "full value" (90' crosswind) and half value" (quartering direction) values.

Good luck.



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