this might be a stupid question but I just bought my first mil/mil reticle scope with 1/10 mil adjustments. I was shooting at 200 yards and was 2.5 inches low. what is the formula or mathematic equation to come up with how many clicks up I would need to hit center of target.look forward to hearing from the experienced shooters.
mil/mil reticle scope
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dibbs
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Mil is an angular measurement. That being said, .1 mil = .36 inches at 100 yards, .72" at 200, 1.08" at 300 yards. One mil =3.6" @ 100, 7.2" @ 200 yards 10.8" @300 etc. 2.5" at 200 yards would require moving up ~ .35 mils, .4 mils would move your point of impact up 4x .72" = 2.88 " at 200 yards, provided your scope adjustments move the point of impact what they are supposedly calibrated at. Google mildot box test, or shoot me a pm and I'll try to explain it a little more clearly.
I sent you a pm. thanks for the reply.
Make it easy for yourself, download ballistic apps for your phone. Most of them are free and those that are not are reasonably priced.
Here is a good explanation of both the Mil & MOA systems:
http://www.thescopesmith.com/A Shooters Guide to MILS and MOA USO.pdf
That said, if you have mil turrets and mil reticle, forget about inches and going up to the target and measuring how many inches off you are. Use the reticle to measure how many mils you are off and dial that amount on the turrets.
http://www.thescopesmith.com/A Shooters Guide to MILS and MOA USO.pdf
That said, if you have mil turrets and mil reticle, forget about inches and going up to the target and measuring how many inches off you are. Use the reticle to measure how many mils you are off and dial that amount on the turrets.
dibbs
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Also to further compound/confuse the issue, you need to determine if it is a first focal plane scope or second focal plane scope. Second focal plane scopes will "mil" or be calibrated at a set power/magnification, first focal plane scopes measure mils accurately at all powers.
[QUOTE="bill123, post: 1369952, member: 69116"That said, if you have mil turrets and mil reticle, forget about inches and going up to the target and measuring how many inches off you are. Use the reticle to measure how many mils you are off and dial that amount on the turrets.[/QUOTE]
This...you are over complicating things by trying to convert mils to inches.
This...you are over complicating things by trying to convert mils to inches.
Jerry M
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This will not effect him dialing the correction. It is only important when using the reticle holding over (or under).
Good luck
Jerry
Jerry is correct about using the reticle for hold offs.
However if you are going to be reading the reticle to make a turret adjust correction you need to know when that reticle is calibrated. Is it always (FFP), or at a certain magnification (SFP).
7magcreedmoor
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Echoing others above, I struggled for a long time to get my hunting buddy to give up trying to figure everything in inches and then clicks, and just go with the angle. We use MOA rather than MIL, but regardless of which angular unit you prefer the sooner you streamline your thought process the happier you'll be.
TRD1911
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Another suggestion would be to hold your same point of aim, dial the elevation back while looking through the scope until your crosshairs are on the same plain as the impact. This will also show if the clicks of your scope are true to the increments in your reticle and ensure a true hold.
