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Converting inch’s to mils
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<blockquote data-quote="Hugnot" data-source="post: 2269316" data-attributes="member: 115658"><p>In our world of inches & yards, (1 inch = 2.54 cm)</p><p></p><p>63 yards, 36 inches per yard, 63* 36 = 2,268 inches</p><p></p><p>1 mil, 1,000 TH. of what ever, 2268 inches/1000 = 2.268 inches per mil at 63 yards</p><p></p><p>then, knowing your scope has 1/10 mil clicks, 2.268/10 = .2268 or .23 inches per click at 63 yards.</p><p></p><p>9 &18 inches are common sizes, lots of items out there can be measured - barbed wire fences, T posts, rail road tie posts. Range finders are common. Buller drop & windage info. </p><p></p><p>500 yards * 36 inches per yard = 18,000 inches, 18,000/1000 = 18 inches or 1 mil fit at 500.</p><p></p><p>crank your RFP or 2nd FP scope up to where the reticle hash marks represent 1 mil and at 500 yards an 18 inch object will fit nicely between hash marks.</p><p></p><p>peer thru your FFP or 1st FF scope and forget about cranking the power up, except the reticle features get real small at low powers.</p><p></p><p>All this gets into measuring various objects looking for mil sizes like: (1.5", 87.5 yds.), (3" 175 yds.), (9", 250 yds.), (18", 500 yds.), & (36", 1000 yds.). Lots of abandoned farm vehicles have 18 inch diameter or so wheels and weeds growing thru windows.</p><p></p><p>A cheapy pocket calculator is helpful should you have a mil dot reticle & 1/4 MOA click adjustments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hugnot, post: 2269316, member: 115658"] In our world of inches & yards, (1 inch = 2.54 cm) 63 yards, 36 inches per yard, 63* 36 = 2,268 inches 1 mil, 1,000 TH. of what ever, 2268 inches/1000 = 2.268 inches per mil at 63 yards then, knowing your scope has 1/10 mil clicks, 2.268/10 = .2268 or .23 inches per click at 63 yards. 9 &18 inches are common sizes, lots of items out there can be measured - barbed wire fences, T posts, rail road tie posts. Range finders are common. Buller drop & windage info. 500 yards * 36 inches per yard = 18,000 inches, 18,000/1000 = 18 inches or 1 mil fit at 500. crank your RFP or 2nd FP scope up to where the reticle hash marks represent 1 mil and at 500 yards an 18 inch object will fit nicely between hash marks. peer thru your FFP or 1st FF scope and forget about cranking the power up, except the reticle features get real small at low powers. All this gets into measuring various objects looking for mil sizes like: (1.5", 87.5 yds.), (3" 175 yds.), (9", 250 yds.), (18", 500 yds.), & (36", 1000 yds.). Lots of abandoned farm vehicles have 18 inch diameter or so wheels and weeds growing thru windows. A cheapy pocket calculator is helpful should you have a mil dot reticle & 1/4 MOA click adjustments. [/QUOTE]
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