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Mil-Dots for ranging?
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<blockquote data-quote="dmgreene" data-source="post: 185028" data-attributes="member: 8491"><p>I ran some numbers and this is what I come with. Take for instance you mil a deer at .6 mils and you are using 16" for your target size. After doing the math it comes out to 741 yards. Now suppose the actual mil was .7 mils(only off by 10%). The actual range is 635 yards which is a 106 yard difference. </p><p></p><p>Now suppose you get the mil reading exact, which would be sheer luck on an animal that is moving around. The mil reading is .6 mils and you are using 16" for your target size which puts it at 741 yards. Well it turns out that the target size is 15" (not quite as big of a trophy as you thought he was), that puts you ranging him at 694 yards. Thats a difference of 47 yards. </p><p></p><p>IMO this method is not accurate enough for hunting game at long range, you are trying to kill it, not just hit it. Steel plates are one thing and animals are another. Steel plates are sitting still and you know their exact size. Animals are moving around and standing at all different angles and you don't know the exact size of your target. There are just too many varibles.</p><p></p><p>As for me I going to the LRF. David</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dmgreene, post: 185028, member: 8491"] I ran some numbers and this is what I come with. Take for instance you mil a deer at .6 mils and you are using 16" for your target size. After doing the math it comes out to 741 yards. Now suppose the actual mil was .7 mils(only off by 10%). The actual range is 635 yards which is a 106 yard difference. Now suppose you get the mil reading exact, which would be sheer luck on an animal that is moving around. The mil reading is .6 mils and you are using 16" for your target size which puts it at 741 yards. Well it turns out that the target size is 15" (not quite as big of a trophy as you thought he was), that puts you ranging him at 694 yards. Thats a difference of 47 yards. IMO this method is not accurate enough for hunting game at long range, you are trying to kill it, not just hit it. Steel plates are one thing and animals are another. Steel plates are sitting still and you know their exact size. Animals are moving around and standing at all different angles and you don't know the exact size of your target. There are just too many varibles. As for me I going to the LRF. David [/QUOTE]
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