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Mil-Dots for ranging?
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<blockquote data-quote="J E Custom" data-source="post: 264531" data-attributes="member: 2736"><p>I will add to this post because everyone is correct in one way or another.</p><p></p><p>If you use a mill dot correctly and practice a lot they are good on a known size</p><p>object Like a target.</p><p></p><p>But very few Dear,Elk,Rams, Hogs ETC are the same size and this is the problem</p><p>I have using a mill dot scope for range estimating.</p><p></p><p>I have and use a lot of mill dot scopes and have made 800+yard shots with out a </p><p>LRF using hold over/under and guessing distance using known landmarks.</p><p></p><p>This method is my second choice and only used when I don't have time to use the</p><p>LRF and some times I choose not to make the shot at all.</p><p></p><p>Before there was such a thing as a Laser range finder the good mill dot scopes was </p><p>the best way to make 500+yrd shots. but with the accuracy of the LRFs this is no longer</p><p>the case.</p><p></p><p>With the difference in body dimensions of game a 3 or 4inch error could mean a bad </p><p>hit or a miss. So why not use the best tools available, after all we spend great sums</p><p>of money building a long rang rifle and installing a $1500 dollar scope.</p><p></p><p>Being an "older" person I tend to resist change and stay with what works but once</p><p>it is "PROVEN" to be better I have no problem making the change.</p><p></p><p>The mill dot reticle scope with turrents and a good Laser range finder are a hard </p><p>combination to beat because in the field nothing is ever perfict and having the right</p><p>tools can make the differance between success and failure.</p><p></p><p>Just my 2 cents</p><p>J E CUSTOM</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="J E Custom, post: 264531, member: 2736"] I will add to this post because everyone is correct in one way or another. If you use a mill dot correctly and practice a lot they are good on a known size object Like a target. But very few Dear,Elk,Rams, Hogs ETC are the same size and this is the problem I have using a mill dot scope for range estimating. I have and use a lot of mill dot scopes and have made 800+yard shots with out a LRF using hold over/under and guessing distance using known landmarks. This method is my second choice and only used when I don't have time to use the LRF and some times I choose not to make the shot at all. Before there was such a thing as a Laser range finder the good mill dot scopes was the best way to make 500+yrd shots. but with the accuracy of the LRFs this is no longer the case. With the difference in body dimensions of game a 3 or 4inch error could mean a bad hit or a miss. So why not use the best tools available, after all we spend great sums of money building a long rang rifle and installing a $1500 dollar scope. Being an "older" person I tend to resist change and stay with what works but once it is "PROVEN" to be better I have no problem making the change. The mill dot reticle scope with turrents and a good Laser range finder are a hard combination to beat because in the field nothing is ever perfict and having the right tools can make the differance between success and failure. Just my 2 cents J E CUSTOM [/QUOTE]
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