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<blockquote data-quote="Coyboy" data-source="post: 340425" data-attributes="member: 3733"><p>Ryan, like has been stated, using mil dots to range is doable but you need to know target size, and must then accuratly determine the span of that target. With practice you should be able to get good enough for deer sized game to 500 yards.</p><p></p><p>As you said back-up for a rangefinder that goes down on the hunt. I never used a mil-dot master, I should probably get one. </p><p></p><p></p><p>Some easy numbers I keep in my head based on the 3.6" span at 100yards, because I suck at remembering formulas.</p><p></p><p>nice buck 18" deep.</p><p></p><p>1 mil =18"@500 (instantly I can determine if the deer is over or under 500yards)</p><p></p><p> 1 mil= 9"@250 (deer now measures 2 mils, again instant determination if deer is </p><p> over or under 250 yards)</p><p></p><p>Any deer under 250 is a dead hold if I'm using a 200 zero.</p><p></p><p>Between 250 and 500, it is easy to quickly narrow down the distance every .1 mils changes 25 yards. (example 1.9mil=275y,1.8mil=300y, 1.3 mil=425y.)</p><p></p><p>I figured this was always good enough to get a bulet in the kill zone, good enough when the RF ***** out. May-be not the best way though. I guess I would forget the MD Master and have to do it this way most of the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Coyboy, post: 340425, member: 3733"] Ryan, like has been stated, using mil dots to range is doable but you need to know target size, and must then accuratly determine the span of that target. With practice you should be able to get good enough for deer sized game to 500 yards. As you said back-up for a rangefinder that goes down on the hunt. I never used a mil-dot master, I should probably get one. Some easy numbers I keep in my head based on the 3.6" span at 100yards, because I suck at remembering formulas. nice buck 18" deep. 1 mil =18"@500 (instantly I can determine if the deer is over or under 500yards) 1 mil= 9"@250 (deer now measures 2 mils, again instant determination if deer is over or under 250 yards) Any deer under 250 is a dead hold if I'm using a 200 zero. Between 250 and 500, it is easy to quickly narrow down the distance every .1 mils changes 25 yards. (example 1.9mil=275y,1.8mil=300y, 1.3 mil=425y.) I figured this was always good enough to get a bulet in the kill zone, good enough when the RF ***** out. May-be not the best way though. I guess I would forget the MD Master and have to do it this way most of the time. [/QUOTE]
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