This is from a NG Marksmanship, Qualification guide from 1917, In a way those WWI era soldiers had it all over marksmanship training then we do today.

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OK, that makes sense.like a mil dot scope. Hold the rule, 20 inches from your eye (holding the string in your mouth makes it easy). use the mil marks on the rule getting either the height or length, and use the Range = target in yards, times 1000/mis
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This is from a NG Marksmanship, Qualification guide from 1917, In a way those WWI era soldiers had it all over marksmanship training then we do today.
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Ok It's been awhile. So please correct me. It's been a very long time
Height or Width of Object in yards x 1000 and then divide that by the number of mills correct?
So according to that ruler, if a target is say 6 feet tall which is 2 yards and fits within 1 inch (50 mils) then the target is 40 yards away.