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The Basics, Starting Out
which is easier to calculate: MOA or MILS?
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<blockquote data-quote="Broz" data-source="post: 719264" data-attributes="member: 7503"><p>First off if that deer jumps out and you don't shoot before he is out of the point where you need to dial or hold over you are not likely to be successful off hand anyway. So at this time you need to go prone and wait for him to stop and then range him and make the correction. This should allow time to crank a SFP scope up to where the reticle reads the same as a FFP. But ranging an object of unknown size with a reticle is not a perfect science. Lets say a deer is 18" from brisket to back. I am here to tell you I have seen plenty of them 16" or 20". So a 4" or more miscalculation is possible. 4" on a 20" target is a 20% discrepancy. So a 20% discrepancy under on a range of 500 yards is??? 400 yards You just missed or wounded the animal. This is why I use a good Rangefinder. And that is on calm deer that is not moving increasing the error factor while trying to size him up.</p><p> </p><p>All I use is second focal plane scopes and I do not range with them. I only use the reticle to measure things like groups, animal antler size or misses like I stated before.</p><p> </p><p>Jeff</p><p> </p><p>.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Broz, post: 719264, member: 7503"] First off if that deer jumps out and you don't shoot before he is out of the point where you need to dial or hold over you are not likely to be successful off hand anyway. So at this time you need to go prone and wait for him to stop and then range him and make the correction. This should allow time to crank a SFP scope up to where the reticle reads the same as a FFP. But ranging an object of unknown size with a reticle is not a perfect science. Lets say a deer is 18" from brisket to back. I am here to tell you I have seen plenty of them 16" or 20". So a 4" or more miscalculation is possible. 4" on a 20" target is a 20% discrepancy. So a 20% discrepancy under on a range of 500 yards is??? 400 yards You just missed or wounded the animal. This is why I use a good Rangefinder. And that is on calm deer that is not moving increasing the error factor while trying to size him up. All I use is second focal plane scopes and I do not range with them. I only use the reticle to measure things like groups, animal antler size or misses like I stated before. Jeff . [/QUOTE]
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