I'm curious if any experienced PRS, ELR or match shooters can help answer this question:
What is a good expectation for consistent (95% confidence) accuracy when ranging with reticle? To clarify, i only mean conifdence that range is correct. Particularly for ranges from 500-1500 yds with various target distances.
My question is geared towards the practical expectations of accuracy while ranging with MOA reticle; not how to range, but how much consistency/reliabilty do competition shooters place in there reticle ranging? For example, can an elite shooter consistently (95%+) resolve a 2 MOA target to +-1 yard, 5 yards or 25 yards? Any information or actual stats on hit percentage at various UKD ranges would be helpful.
Also, If you have experience in PRS matches or similar, after being prone and ready to range, how fast does an elite shooter aquire, reticle range, solve wind and create fire solution? It currently takes me about 5-10 seconds to get MOA read (usually two or three reads and take the average) and about 10-20 seconds to do the math and dial solution for vertical. Wind is about 10 seconds for observation at different points and solution within 10-15 seconds.
I shoot at a 1000yd UKD range in Michigan and am relatively new to UKD ranging past 600 yards. I have begun shooting in local 600yrd FTR matches and practice with the MI-FTR Team so I'm familiar with shooting long range. I use a NF ATACR with the MOAR Reticle.
I know how to reticle range through reading, practicing the math, shooting UKD and even extensive practice on ShooterReady. I feel fairly confident in my ranging skills, however, without an experienced reference point (PRS match shooters, accomplished ELR shooter on UKD targets, etc) I don't know what to expect.
MODs: If this post needs to move, please do so and let me know for future reference. I thought this would be relevant to optics but there may be a better area. Thanks!
What is a good expectation for consistent (95% confidence) accuracy when ranging with reticle? To clarify, i only mean conifdence that range is correct. Particularly for ranges from 500-1500 yds with various target distances.
My question is geared towards the practical expectations of accuracy while ranging with MOA reticle; not how to range, but how much consistency/reliabilty do competition shooters place in there reticle ranging? For example, can an elite shooter consistently (95%+) resolve a 2 MOA target to +-1 yard, 5 yards or 25 yards? Any information or actual stats on hit percentage at various UKD ranges would be helpful.
Also, If you have experience in PRS matches or similar, after being prone and ready to range, how fast does an elite shooter aquire, reticle range, solve wind and create fire solution? It currently takes me about 5-10 seconds to get MOA read (usually two or three reads and take the average) and about 10-20 seconds to do the math and dial solution for vertical. Wind is about 10 seconds for observation at different points and solution within 10-15 seconds.
I shoot at a 1000yd UKD range in Michigan and am relatively new to UKD ranging past 600 yards. I have begun shooting in local 600yrd FTR matches and practice with the MI-FTR Team so I'm familiar with shooting long range. I use a NF ATACR with the MOAR Reticle.
I know how to reticle range through reading, practicing the math, shooting UKD and even extensive practice on ShooterReady. I feel fairly confident in my ranging skills, however, without an experienced reference point (PRS match shooters, accomplished ELR shooter on UKD targets, etc) I don't know what to expect.
MODs: If this post needs to move, please do so and let me know for future reference. I thought this would be relevant to optics but there may be a better area. Thanks!
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