Burris Predator Quest User Manual

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User Guide
This user guide includes information for the
entire Predator Quest riflescope line. Please review thoroughly, and pay close attention to the details pertaining to your specific riflescope model.
Predator Quest® is a registered trademark of Predator Quest, LLC.
Realtree Max-1® is a registered trademark of Jordan Outdoor Enterprises, LTD.
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Les Johnson has been on a quest since childhood, a quest that has honed his skills as an outdoorsman and given him a rich life pursuing his true passion – predator hunting. Les and Burris
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have teamed up to pro­duce a riflescope uniquely designed to take out fast-moving predators. With high performance glass and an anti-reflection device, you won’t miss a single predator in the early morning light or the setting sun. World-champion coyote caller Les Johnson only puts his name on the highest quality predator hunting gear, so hit the field with your new Predator Quest® riflescope and start bringing home the hides.
Backed by the legendary Burris Forever Warranty, you will enjoy the following features of your Predator Quest Riflescope:
Field Proven Reticle Technology. The Ballistic Plex E1
reticle has both trajectory compensating technology and cascading dots that can be used to compensate for wind drift or running coyotes. This reticle design is quick, simple and accurate – everything you need when chasing fast-moving predators.
• Low Profile Adjustment Knobs. The finger- adjustable,
low profile E1 Hunter adjustment knobs create a sleek profile. Turret indications always reflect a change in the point of impact, resulting in pinpoint accuracy.
• Anti-Reflection Device (ARD). ARD’s reduce lens glare
and provide greater concealment to prevent detection.
• High Performance Glass. Provides excellent brightness
and clarity with lasting durability – exactly what you expect from Burris.
• Index-Matched, Hi-Lume® Multi-Coated Lenses.
Enhanced low-light performance and glare elimination, making more shots possible and increasing your success rate.
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How to Use Your Predator Quest Riflescope
Eyepiece Focusing
The eyepiece can be focused so that the reticle appears sharp and black. Adjusting the focus is quick and easy to do, just follow this procedure:
1. Point the scope at the sky or a plain wall and take a quick glance through the scope. If the reticle appears sharp and black, no further adjustment is necessary.
2. If the reticle does not appear sharp and black, take quick glances through the scope while rotating the focus ring until the reticle pattern is sharp and black.
NOTE: Do not look through the eyepiece as you turn the focus ring. Your eyes will adjust to the out-of-focus condition.
Windage/Elevation Adjustment for E1 Hunter Knobs
The low profile E1 Hunter Knobs feature a finger adjustment for both windage and elevation. Once you have successfully zeroed your scope, you can set the zero on your dials with these simple steps:
1) With turret caps removed, grip knob top firmly to
keep knob from turning.
2) Put pen or other small
object into the small hole located on the dial.
3) Keeping firm grip on the
knob, use the pen to turn the dial back to zero, lining up the number zero with the white indicator dot. Only the numbered dial should move – do not allow the entire knob to move or else you will alter your windage and elevation zero settings.
NOTE: You do not have to set the zero on your dials for your scope to function properly. Doing so can give you peace of mind that your zero is set, plus you can easily confirm if it has moved at any time, but this step is optional.
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Mounting the Scope
We recommend using high-quality rings and bases, like Burris Zee Rings or Signature Rings. Quality components ensure that your scope will remain safely and securely mounted, and will provide the maximum accuracy. Use care when mounting your scope as damage caused by improper mounting is not covered by the Burris Forever Warranty.
Anti-Reflection Device (ARD)
Predator Quest riflescopes come with an anti-reflection device. The honeycomb construction reduces lens glare, and provides greater concealment to prevent detection. The ARD easily installs onto the front objective tube. Simply insert the threaded end into the front objective tube; turn clockwise until the ARD is snug. Be careful not to over-tighten.
Care & Maintenance
Predator Quest riflescopes are fully waterproof and fogproof. In the event that the lenses are subjected to dust, dirt or mud, follow these steps to clean and protect the lens surface. Failure to remove grit before final cleaning is sure to damage lens coatings.
Coarse dirt/debris must be removed from the lens surface. The most convenient way to clean a lens surface is to use a Lens Pen. Position the scope so particles will fall away from the lens, and then use the Lens Pen or soft brush to gently whisk away the debris while blowing on the lens to dislodge the particles. For heavy dirt, like dried mud, use a spray of clean water or lens cleaning fluid to remove the dirt.
Your Predator Quest riflescope will provide a reliable performance given reasonable care and treatment. All moving assemblies are permanently lubricated. Only occasional cleaning of the outside of the scope and the exterior lenses is required. Never disassemble your scope. Disassembly by anyone other than our factory will void the warranty. If you have any other problems with your riflescope, return it to the Burris factory for repair.
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Predator Quest Riflescope Reticles
Ballistic Plex E1
The Ballistic Plex E1™reticle helps you overcome two of the biggest challenges when shooting long-distance: determining holdover at distance and hold-off for wind drift. This technology is based on the popular Burris Ballistic Plex reticle that redefined trajectory compensation.
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 500 yards 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
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For calculating wind drift, the E1 reticle has 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 predator 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.
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Burris provides ballistic reference labels for the
200 3
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.223 Hornady S-Form
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3 gr V-Max
.290BC 3365 fps
2
0” Barrel
Sight Height 2.7” Alt. 2000 ft.
Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
.223 Rem Power Lokt
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0 gr
.290BC 3240 fps
2
2” Barrel
Sight height 1.7” Alt. 2000 ft.
Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
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243 Win Fed V-SHOK
85 gr Game King
.312BC 3300 fps
22” Barrel
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ight Height 1.7” Alt. 2000 f t.
Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
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223 Hornady S-Form
53 gr V-Max
.290BC 3415 fps
22” Barrel
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ight Height 1.7” Alt. 2000 f t.
200 300
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0 0
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+3
200 300
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Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
22-250 S-Form
50 gr V-Max
.340BC 3900 fps
22” Barrel
Sight Height 1.7” Alt. 2000 ft.
Bullet Impact
at Noted Yardage
“–” = Low
+” = High
22-250 Black Hills Gold
50 gr V-Max
.340BC 3700 fps
22” Barrel
Sight Height 1.7” Alt. 2000 ft.
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Predator Quest reticles on our website www.burrisoptics.com 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.
. You can print out these labels
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Practice Makes Perfect
The Ballistic Plex E1 reticle is much more accurate than guessing holdover and 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 change (altitude, temperature, barometric pressure, humidity, bullet design, barrel length, chamber fit, seating depth, etc.) so does the ballistic performance. For maximum accuracy, practice at long ranges under similar conditions to those which you will experience in the field.
Technical Tip
For maximum accuracy at long ranges, instead of sighting in at 100 yards using the center of the reticle, sight in at a longer range such as 400 yards using the 400-yard ballistic line. This will decrease the amount of long-range error that can occur under various environ­mental conditions, or when slightly under estimating point-of-impact at shorter ranges.
Shoot Responsibly
Long-range shooting is extremely challenging and can be very rewarding. But along with it comes tremendous responsibility, especially when hunting. To ensure you take ethical shots at longer ranges, it is essential to know the yardage to an animal and your wind conditions. For these reasons, we strongly encourage that you practice to determine your own shooting capabilities and do not shoot beyond them in the field.
Ballistics Reference Sources
Perry-Systems ExBal Ballistic Software: www.perry-systems.com Barnes Bullets: www.barnesbullets.com RCBS : www.rcbs.com Sierra Bullets: www.sierrabullets.com Nosler – www.nosler.com Hornady – www.hornady.com Speer – www.speer-bullets.com Lee Precision, Inc. – www.leeprecision.com
Due to the extensive tooling cost of developing the reticles in this line, we are unable to accommodate requests for customized reticles for specific cartridges.
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Warranty
This Predator Quest line of riflescopes is covered by
the Burris Forever Warranty!
Thank you for choosing Burris. You can be confident that the optic you purchased is built to the most exacting standards. You can count on Burris to perform every time you use it.
We’re so confident in the craftsmanship of our products that we back them with a warranty that covers defects in the workmanship and materials.
TO ACTIVATE YOUR WARRANTY, register your new product online at www.burrisoptics.com/warranty
Forever Warranty: Protects Burris products from any defects in materials or workmanship – even if you are not the original owner. Burris will, at our option, repair or replace the item at no charge.
Burris is not responsible for physical damage to products. This is “not” a defect in materials or workmanship. Visit our website to at www.burrisoptics.com/warranty view a list of warranties by product.
Note: For warranty service on products purchased in North America, download theRepair Authorization Form at www.burrisoptics.com/warranty product to our repair facility in Colorado:
and send the
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to
Burris Company
331 East 8th St.
Greeley, CO 80631
Products purchased outside North America may not be covered by the warranties listed above. If you purchased your optic outside North America, contact the retailer or distributor in the country where you purchased the product. To find a local retailer or more information, visit www.burrisoptics.com country and visit the “Services” tab.
331 East 8th St., Greeley, CO 80631
(970) 356-1670
BurrisOptics.com
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