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Refining the mil-dot reticle
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<blockquote data-quote="royinidaho" data-source="post: 20156" data-attributes="member: 2011"><p>sscoyote,</p><p></p><p>Here's where I've been. Bought the Mil-Dot scope for ranging. Its a 6.5X20. Mil-Dots are calibrated at 10X (3.6" dot to dot # 100 yds. Also calibrated it @ 18X I think it went 2.1" dot to dot @ 100.</p><p></p><p>The ranging didn't work out for me. Too much time, too much mental stress to do the quick mental calculation even as simple as it is, when there's an elk in the cross hairs and its about to move.</p><p></p><p>Thus, I purchased a LRF which, for me solved all of the problems. Range was right on and I knew it before I put the rifle to shoulder.</p><p></p><p>With much help from others who have developed drop charts and come-ups and all of that, I developed a drop chart and taped it to the cheek piece.</p><p></p><p>I now use the mil-dots as hold-overs. 1.5 mil hold-over at 500 yds, 2.3 mil hold over @ 650 and so on.</p><p></p><p>First shot @ 644yds @ water filled milk jug smacked the sucker. Gave me more confidence than I've had in awhile.</p><p></p><p>The problem comes down to how can you discriminate .1 mil, as in 2.3 mils? That's kind of tough.</p><p></p><p>However, Primier and Nightforce put a line @ the 1/2 mil mark. That seems great as you can then devise a means that you can understand in your own way how to refine the hold. I use just a quick thought such as bracket the target between the line and dot and nudge it a bit one way or another. That way the nudges are in the .5 mil range vs the 1 mil range with only the dots.</p><p></p><p>If you are a click counter and keep it straigh in your head, I just can't go there, when you're walkin and stalkin there ain't no way for me to keep stuff straight. Off the bench or an all day stand, then probably ok. I can't even remember what power the scope is set at........</p><p></p><p>FWIW..................</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="royinidaho, post: 20156, member: 2011"] sscoyote, Here's where I've been. Bought the Mil-Dot scope for ranging. Its a 6.5X20. Mil-Dots are calibrated at 10X (3.6" dot to dot # 100 yds. Also calibrated it @ 18X I think it went 2.1" dot to dot @ 100. The ranging didn't work out for me. Too much time, too much mental stress to do the quick mental calculation even as simple as it is, when there's an elk in the cross hairs and its about to move. Thus, I purchased a LRF which, for me solved all of the problems. Range was right on and I knew it before I put the rifle to shoulder. With much help from others who have developed drop charts and come-ups and all of that, I developed a drop chart and taped it to the cheek piece. I now use the mil-dots as hold-overs. 1.5 mil hold-over at 500 yds, 2.3 mil hold over @ 650 and so on. First shot @ 644yds @ water filled milk jug smacked the sucker. Gave me more confidence than I've had in awhile. The problem comes down to how can you discriminate .1 mil, as in 2.3 mils? That's kind of tough. However, Primier and Nightforce put a line @ the 1/2 mil mark. That seems great as you can then devise a means that you can understand in your own way how to refine the hold. I use just a quick thought such as bracket the target between the line and dot and nudge it a bit one way or another. That way the nudges are in the .5 mil range vs the 1 mil range with only the dots. If you are a click counter and keep it straigh in your head, I just can't go there, when you're walkin and stalkin there ain't no way for me to keep stuff straight. Off the bench or an all day stand, then probably ok. I can't even remember what power the scope is set at........ FWIW.................. [/QUOTE]
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