How do you know SWFA mil or moa

[JakeC]

Someone is going to have to buy his listing so we can look through it and settle this mystery! I find the chance that they made a mixed scope extremely low. But still… just a look! Just give us a singular solitary peek!

 

[lancetkenyon]

It's a MOA. A MOA reticle normally has 4 lines between each number, a MIL has 10 lines between each number. For MOA, each line is .25 (1/4th) of a MOA. For MIL, each line is 0.1 (1/10th) of a MIL (milliradian).

An exception is an 1/8th MOA scope that has 8 lines between each number, but they are rarer.

MOA have 3 lines between whole numbers or marks. (.25, .50, .75)
MIL have 9 lines between whole numbers. (.1, .2, .3, .4, .5, .6, .7, .8, .9)
1/8 MOA have 7 lines between whole numbers. (.125, .250, .375, .50, .625, .750, .875)

MOA

MIL

 

[WeiserBucks]

I find the chance that they made a mixed scope extremely low.

I've owned several SWFA scopes that had MOA turrets and MIL dot reticles, not uncommon at all.

 

[startrek1761d]

It is mil dot reticle and moa turrets

 

[xsn10s]

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[xsn10s]

I've owned several SWFA scopes that had MOA turrets and MIL dot reticles, not uncommon at all.

It is mil dot reticle and moa turrets

Some preferred that reticle for hunting because the reticle is thicker than the Milquad. Making it easier to see in low light.

 

[JakeC]

I've owned several SWFA scopes that had MOA turrets and MIL dot reticles, not uncommon at all.

Weird. I guess I didn't know about them until 17 or so. Edit, weird is the wrong word, interesting is more accurate. Wonder why. Oh well.

 

[xsn10s]

Weird. I guess I didn't know about them until 17 or so. Edit, weird is the wrong word, interesting is more accurate. Wonder why. Oh well.

They've been around since the mid 1990's.

 

[FEENIX]

Yours is moa. You can tell because moa is in quarters (1/4) per whole increment where's as mils is 10 per whole increment.

That said, depending on the model, your reticle might be mils. So, have fun learning to convert on the fly.

It's the same here; it must be something new. I have an older 10X, 16X, 20X, and 5-20, and all of them are MIL.

I don't either, but the newest from the list is the 5-20, and my records show it was purchased used on 09/16/14.

I stand corrected; I had to dig deep, but I found that my 16X has a marked MOA turret but has a Mil-dot reticle, just as you noted.