Hi I em just wonderin if any one still use's the standard mil- dot reticle in scopes like S&B USO or night force just to name a few.The reason I ask is because I em hawing a dificult time miling to the 1/10 with the standard round mil-dot reticle is ther any tricks or advice on how to use the reticle more eficiantly?
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I understand that practice is key but without hawing a hash mark in between mil-dots for reference is there any other illustration I coul look at for help on the subject?
I understand that practice is key but without hawing a hash mark in between mil-dots for reference is there any other illustration I coul look at for help on the subject?
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cpapa - take a look at the link DS put up, write it to a pdf file or save it as a jpeg and print it off. Take your optic off your rifle and go practice. There is no flattening of the learning curve on this. Use the .2 MIL dot against an object to help you learn to fractionalize the .8 MIL line that connects the two dots. You need to be able to fractionalize 1 full MIL into 10 equal parts in your mind's eye. A hash at the 1/2 is nice but by no means necessary.
Start with things that are easy, and the easiest by far are construction materials. Window and door sizes being the easiest of all.
Object size x 27.777 / MIL reading = Distance
Be discrete and be smart about where you do this.
Good luck
cpapa - take a look at the link DS put up, write it to a pdf file or save it as a jpeg and print it off. Take your optic off your rifle and go practice. There is no flattening of the learning curve on this. Use the .2 MIL dot against an object to help you learn to fractionalize the .8 MIL line that connects the two dots. You need to be able to fractionalize 1 full MIL into 10 equal parts in your mind's eye. A hash at the 1/2 is nice but by no means necessary.
Start with things that are easy, and the easiest by far are construction materials. Window and door sizes being the easiest of all.
Object size x 27.777 / MIL reading = Distance
Be discrete and be smart about where you do this.
Good luck
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mo_Zam_Beek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">cpapa - take a look at the link DS put up, write it to a pdf file or save it as a jpeg and print it off. Take your optic off your rifle and go practice. There is no flattening of the learning curve on this. Use the .2 MIL dot against an object to help you learn to fractionalize the .8 MIL line that connects the two dots. You need to be able to fractionalize 1 full MIL into 10 equal parts in your mind's eye. A hash at the 1/2 is nice but by no means necessary.
Start with things that are easy, and the easiest by far are construction materials. Window and door sizes being the easiest of all.
Object size x 27.777 / MIL reading = Distance
Be discrete and be smart about where you do this.
Good luck </div></div>
Plus 1 on what he said, but if you arent smart and discrete about it, you will have a good story most of us would probably enjoy reading, although, at your expense.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Mo_Zam_Beek</div><div class="ubbcode-body">cpapa - take a look at the link DS put up, write it to a pdf file or save it as a jpeg and print it off. Take your optic off your rifle and go practice. There is no flattening of the learning curve on this. Use the .2 MIL dot against an object to help you learn to fractionalize the .8 MIL line that connects the two dots. You need to be able to fractionalize 1 full MIL into 10 equal parts in your mind's eye. A hash at the 1/2 is nice but by no means necessary.
Start with things that are easy, and the easiest by far are construction materials. Window and door sizes being the easiest of all.
Object size x 27.777 / MIL reading = Distance
Be discrete and be smart about where you do this.
Good luck </div></div>
Plus 1 on what he said, but if you arent smart and discrete about it, you will have a good story most of us would probably enjoy reading, although, at your expense.
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Thank you mo zam beek that was the extra bit of motavation that I neeaded for not selling my S&B pm scope with he plain mil-dot reticle.
Thank you mo zam beek that was the extra bit of motavation that I neeaded for not selling my S&B pm scope with he plain mil-dot reticle.
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Attention to detail and a VERY steady position are absolute MUSTS for using mils accurately. The way I measure with mils is more of a method than a "trick." I find it easy to imagine the halfway point of whatever I am looking at. It is also easier to mentally divide things into fifths than tenths. I imagine the halfway point between the mil dots that the edge of my target falls between. From there, I kind of mentally divide the half I am using into fifths. Also try to get more precise than tenths if you can. If you can see that the edge of the target falls over the imaginary .9 mil mark but under the next mark, just take a guess and call it something like .95 or .97 mils or whatever. Either way you will be closer than just rounding it off.
Attention to detail and a VERY steady position are absolute MUSTS for using mils accurately. The way I measure with mils is more of a method than a "trick." I find it easy to imagine the halfway point of whatever I am looking at. It is also easier to mentally divide things into fifths than tenths. I imagine the halfway point between the mil dots that the edge of my target falls between. From there, I kind of mentally divide the half I am using into fifths. Also try to get more precise than tenths if you can. If you can see that the edge of the target falls over the imaginary .9 mil mark but under the next mark, just take a guess and call it something like .95 or .97 mils or whatever. Either way you will be closer than just rounding it off.
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