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<blockquote data-quote="engineer40" data-source="post: 1177822" data-attributes="member: 90399"><p>Yes you are correct. Although I do not range with my reticles so I would not be able to tell you how far off your calculations could be. From what I've read in the past, some guys are great at ranging with a reticle. I haven't had a need to learn that skill yet. </p><p></p><p>The other benefit for your FFP scope is for holding off instead of dialing the turrets. On a SFP this has to be done at a specific magnification power. On a FFP it can be done at any power. A good example of this is many guys will dial their elevation on their turret, but then hold off windage using the reticle (because wind is so capricious). To keep it simple, if your ballistics software tells you that you need 1 Mil of wind correction right, on most scopes you can just hold on the first hash mark. Milliradian is an angular measurement. So you're not concerned with inches. If you need 1 Mil at 100 yards, or 1 Mil at 800 yards; it will be that first hash mark from the center. </p><p></p><p>Just because you have a milliradian scope, does NOT mean you need to use meters instead of yards. MRAD is an angular measurement. </p><p></p><p>You can also usually find your specific reticle measurements if wanting a better understanding. Here is an example of what I mean: (SWFA). </p><p></p><p><img src="http://s29.postimg.org/ktao1pquf/10_XReticle.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="engineer40, post: 1177822, member: 90399"] Yes you are correct. Although I do not range with my reticles so I would not be able to tell you how far off your calculations could be. From what I've read in the past, some guys are great at ranging with a reticle. I haven't had a need to learn that skill yet. The other benefit for your FFP scope is for holding off instead of dialing the turrets. On a SFP this has to be done at a specific magnification power. On a FFP it can be done at any power. A good example of this is many guys will dial their elevation on their turret, but then hold off windage using the reticle (because wind is so capricious). To keep it simple, if your ballistics software tells you that you need 1 Mil of wind correction right, on most scopes you can just hold on the first hash mark. Milliradian is an angular measurement. So you're not concerned with inches. If you need 1 Mil at 100 yards, or 1 Mil at 800 yards; it will be that first hash mark from the center. Just because you have a milliradian scope, does NOT mean you need to use meters instead of yards. MRAD is an angular measurement. You can also usually find your specific reticle measurements if wanting a better understanding. Here is an example of what I mean: (SWFA). [IMG]http://s29.postimg.org/ktao1pquf/10_XReticle.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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