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<blockquote data-quote="Hand Skills" data-source="post: 1360789" data-attributes="member: 103303"><p>Great link, thank you for adding it to the thread. It's amusing to me that the source is Premier Reticles, a company which no longer exists. It's come to my attention that a Canadian company 'Tangent Theta' absorbed Premier's assets (and all that came along with it), and is now manufacturing 'no-compromise' scopes at a premium price point. </p><p></p><p>As a math person, and especially along this line of thinking (reticles, subtensions, heights, distance) I really love the name; Tangent Theta. After all, our subject here might as well be applied trigonometry.</p><p></p><p>WildRose mentioned knowing and using the height of your target for determining holds. I think that is obvious to those who hunt a lot, but I would like to examine it a little more closely, as it applies to reticles - or how we use them at least.</p><p></p><p>Referencing the coyote hunt, [USER=30902]@WildRose[/USER] said he dialed his scope in for 600yd. 3 Coyotes appeared, 2 lined up, and got the same bullet. That's impressive, and so exciting I think it wasn't until I re-read his post that I noticed the significance of what followed.</p><p></p><p>The third coyote started to retreat, and our shooter measured him in the reticle, and used the target's height - about 2' as a holdover. Obviously the shooter understands his trajectory at some subconscious level, and comes to most who practice at varying distances. Pretty amazing shot, considering the size of a coyote's kill box, the range, and the fact it was on the move.</p><p></p><p>What's most interesting to me is not the result (dead coyote at ~750yd) but how the shooter made that happen with such simplex calculation. This story provides evidence of how a SFP scope can be used to advantage in the field - that is using the hash marks as a reference instead of a value. Thank you [USER=30902]@WildRose[/USER], that was a really important insight for me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hand Skills, post: 1360789, member: 103303"] Great link, thank you for adding it to the thread. It's amusing to me that the source is Premier Reticles, a company which no longer exists. It's come to my attention that a Canadian company 'Tangent Theta' absorbed Premier's assets (and all that came along with it), and is now manufacturing 'no-compromise' scopes at a premium price point. As a math person, and especially along this line of thinking (reticles, subtensions, heights, distance) I really love the name; Tangent Theta. After all, our subject here might as well be applied trigonometry. WildRose mentioned knowing and using the height of your target for determining holds. I think that is obvious to those who hunt a lot, but I would like to examine it a little more closely, as it applies to reticles - or how we use them at least. Referencing the coyote hunt, [USER=30902]@WildRose[/USER] said he dialed his scope in for 600yd. 3 Coyotes appeared, 2 lined up, and got the same bullet. That's impressive, and so exciting I think it wasn't until I re-read his post that I noticed the significance of what followed. The third coyote started to retreat, and our shooter measured him in the reticle, and used the target's height - about 2' as a holdover. Obviously the shooter understands his trajectory at some subconscious level, and comes to most who practice at varying distances. Pretty amazing shot, considering the size of a coyote's kill box, the range, and the fact it was on the move. What's most interesting to me is not the result (dead coyote at ~750yd) but how the shooter made that happen with such simplex calculation. This story provides evidence of how a SFP scope can be used to advantage in the field - that is using the hash marks as a reference instead of a value. Thank you [USER=30902]@WildRose[/USER], that was a really important insight for me. [/QUOTE]
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