Re: Ranging/Shooting at Night
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Lowlight</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Here is the problem, civilians and those "interested" in this see using a mil dot as a primary method, as in mil ranging is done a lot more than in the military.
Now lets look at nigh operations, most are short and fast, long shots at night are about 400 yards... not a whole lot of ranging necessary inside 400. Sure you can shoot farther at night, but it takes a bit more to pull off successfully and not something done.
As well once the shooting starts and you're supporting a dynamic situation, even less ranging is done by means other than fire.
Nowaday guys have units on their rifles that range to 10,000m, and that is not a typo. The STORM, like here
the RULR I won't show today, but should is mounted on top of the scope rings in front of the turrets and is co-located with a visible laser so the non-visible can be used with a push of the button. Reticle on target, hit the button range appears right over the turret. Fast, simply, no thinking. The RULR fits between the turret and the objective bell and has a 10,000m range also...
Mil ranging is a Last resort... then when they do it, it's head to waist, 36" quick and dirty. If you miss on the first shot correct. But they use map ranging and other methods before the mil dots.
At night, effective ranges, there is no need to range anything, hold at the head you'll hit even if you have no dope on the rifle. You're not shooting 1 MOA at 400 at night, you can't even see it. Although to side track, you want to work at night with an inline unit, get a Hensoldt SSG-P that scope is night hunter, you have your mils inside so when you adjust the turrets, the scale tells you where you are... seen in the NV. Awesome at night. </div></div>
Thanks.
That was well explained.
So I guess my question then should be more along the lines of how do I train for night shooting in competitions?
I know that the Mammoth Sniper Challenge will have 1 night shooting stage, and LRFs are not allowed. I'm not in that challenge, but plan to sign up for as many competitions as I can within reason from here out.
Is a lit reticle necessary in those situations? I have one on my rifle, that's not a problem, I'm just basically looking to train also for when batteries die/something else goes where ranging via last means is necessary.
I tried to use red light last night, but as one poster mentioned, it lit the reticle, but washed out the target. All I could see was red with a reticle in it.
