Mil Vs MOA turret adjustments

[helotaxi]

There's actually not a standard as far as which "mil" scope makers use. The US Army uses the 1/6400 mils per circle while the USMC uses the 1/6283 mils per circle. Optics makers likewise use both

You'll actually do better when it comes to dealing with long range if you forget what the distance is at 100yds and just remember that it is an angle that you're talking about. It's much easier to talk about come-ups a extended range if you think about them in either MOA or mils rather than 24.6 inches of drop since that represents a different angle depending on the range.

[thomae]

There's actually not a standard as far as which "mil" scope makers use. The US Army uses the 1/6400 mils per circle while the USMC uses the 1/6283 mils per circle. Optics makers likewise use both

You'll actually do better when it comes to dealing with long range if you forget what the distance is at 100yds and just remember that it is an angle that you're talking about. It's much easier to talk about come-ups a extended range if you think about them in either MOA or mils rather than 24.6 inches of drop since that represents a different angle depending on the range.


+1. Yup, what he said. ↑

[JCalhoun]

Everything you wanted to know about mil-dots but were afraid to ask.


http://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?120-Mil-Dot-Reticles-History-and-Use

[sharpshooter]

NO sir... 1 MIL @ 100 yards is a TRUE 3.60 inches... Don't confuse 1 MIL in MOA as it is 3.43 inches.


Regardless if that is true or not, the last scope I checked, I mean actually physically checked was a Bushnell 4200, and it came out to 3.6 minutes or 3.769 between the dots. Now that we know there is no standard for any given scope, I guess the point is moot. The only way to know is to check your particular scope.

[Detritus]

Everything you wanted to know about mil-dots but were afraid to ask.


http://www.savageshooters.com/content.php?120-Mil-Dot-Reticles-History-and-Use

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[JCalhoun]

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[devildogandboy]

Thanks for the Link, but i get a "You do not have permission" message when i click it. I think it's over in the Paid Member side of things.
I'm not yet a paying member, and won't be fore at least another 2-3 weeks (waiting on first paycheck at new job)

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[Deerhunter 28]

The little (") sign can be a bit confusing. It can mean minutes or inches.
1 m.o.a. @ 100 yds is equal to 1.047 inches.
1 mil @100 yds is equal to 3.6 m.o.a., OR 3.769 inches.

Yes but there are 10 clicks in (1) Mil


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[Detritus]

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