How much magnification for 1 mile?

[lash]

Never only 1/4 inch of the flasher sticks out the edge. Place them on the top side of target and all the splatter goes down away from them. Especially at one mile

We saw at least two direct hits on Caldwell indicators at distances of 1355 and 1950 yards during a long range event in GA in September. Odds are a funny thing.

I don’t have that one handy at the moment, but this is one of 4 HIT indicators out of the five I had out for a match, lol.

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Or the guts of it anyway. The case was shot clean off.

Now I use two per target. Odds being what they are. Funny though that last match I had two on each target and not one was hit.

Here’s the HornyDaddy HiT indicator that @Mike Casselton was referring to above. This was one I lost at that same event. These were all attached well back from any spall but odds being what they are. This one was at 1220y.

Edit: still, at only $10/each, it’s totally worth it and is why I put two on every target at matches.

 

[Taylorbok]

We saw at least two direct hits on Caldwell indicators at distances of 1355 and 1950 yards during a long range event in GA in September. Odds are a funny thing.

Here’s the HornyDaddy HiT indicator that @Mike Casselton was referring to above. This was one I lost at that same event. These were all attached well back from any spall but odds being what they are. This one was at 1220y.

Did ur Caldwell units that got hit stop working? the ones that got shot with 22LR still worked where the LED's weren't destroyed.
Center fire rounds might cause to much damage?
That Hornady unit looks like it had some sort of electrical fire also, LOL.

 

[lash]

Did ur Caldwell units that got hit stop working? the ones that got shot with 22LR still worked where the LED's weren't destroyed.
Center fire rounds might cause to much damage?
That Hornady unit looks like it had some sort of electrical fire also, LOL.

I think one was 300wm and one was 300 NM. Both using 215-220gr clad bullets. They stopped working. One was blown off and up. The other shattered.

The Hornady ‘fire’ was likely from the lithium rechargeable battery taking it on the chin. It definitely let the smoke out, as we used to say.

Edit: just wanted to say that I plan on getting a couple Caldwell units also. I just need to look for those elusive $20 units.

 

[reelserious]

Eventually anything put downrange will get shot. So theres that. At $29 for a flasher i Dont care that much The caldwell is much better than the $150 ones we used to use

 

[lash]

Eventually anything put downrange will get shot. So theres that. At $29 for a flasher i Dont care that much The caldwell is much better than the $150 ones we used to use

While I do think that the $100-150 ones from magnetospeed are superior in some ways like durability for matches and resistance to extraneous vibrations, I agree. They essentially proved out the size of the market and encouraged competition.

We bought a $1000+ kit of ten in 2020-2021 and there are still three working units that haven’t been dismantled by rounds or spall.

Even so, unless MS responds with a well thought out and price competitive option, the Caldwells and Hornadys of this world currently own this specific niche.

 

[Taylorbok]

While I do think that the $100-150 ones from magnetospeed are superior in some ways like durability for matches and resistance to extraneous vibrations, I agree. They essentially proved out the size of the market and encouraged competition.

We bought a $1000+ kit of ten in 2020-2021 and there are still three working units that haven’t been dismantled by rounds or spall.

Even so, unless MS responds with a well thought out and price competitive option, the Caldwells and Hornadys of this world currently own this specific niche.

Even if the MS is more durable it's 7.5x the price of a Caldwell. You could put 4 on every target that required them and still be way ahead.

 

[reelserious]

Hell the last model was $195 and went off on a near miss which i did not find helpful. The new caldwell is GTG and can be considered expendable/ disposable

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Prior to shooting one-mile, my research indicated that magnification used for shooting one-mile averaged around 25x and the type of scope recommended was a First Focal Plane (as opposed to Second Focal Plane).

I decided to defy all the recommendations when attempting my first one-mile using a 6.5 creedmoor with a 26" M24 barrel and a Vortex SFP Golden Eagle with up to 60x magnification. During the shoot, i maintained between 50&60x. I was on target by the third shot and proceeded to transition to a 18" steel for the one-mile MOA challenge and again, I was on target by the third shot.

Fortunately for me, the targets were on a dirt embankment making misses relatively easy to see and adjust. Time of day was critical as we were on the line around 10:00am before the heat of the day started producing a heavy mirage.

moral of the story, there is no single solution. The phrase "It Depends" says it all. My setup was the complete opposite of what was recommended by the most experienced shooters but it worked perfectly.

 

[ggmanning]

Unfortunately I can’t go down range to place them.

Youn shooting Coleman Creek? About the only thing I don't like about those ranges no access to the steel. Still a nice place for 1 mile. He does have some decent berms on long targets for seeing splash.

 

[secondofangle2]

TLDR

But, I shoot a 6-36 S&B. Was out 2 d ago. shooting at a 24" plate at 1850 yard w 375 CT. Dialed down to 20-25x to increase FOV and spot my own misses (shooting alone). Plus, shooting westward as the sun set. Trade-offs.

 

[KitShickers]

Youn shooting Coleman Creek? About the only thing I don't like about those ranges no access to the steel. Still a nice place for 1 mile. He does have some decent berms on long targets for seeing splash.

Yes sir. My happy place.