My CDS functions the exact same as yours. It has a built in non-visible zero stop. The dial likely doesn't go past 700 because that CDS only gives one full revolution on the elevation turret.
Has anyone checked their application details through the portal system after they applied? The application details says that I don't have any bonus points, which is incorrect. The portal system shows the accurate number of bonus points though.
CPW allows the tags to be placed in multiple peoples carts at the same time. Whoever completes the check out first gets the tag. Last year I had tags in my cart on several different occasions and couldn't complete the checkout process faster than the competition.
The odds you reference are for an individual. A groups odds will be lower than an individuals odds. For you and your partner to be eligible to draw a group application there must at least 20 tags available for that hunt code due to the nonresident cap.