Mil Dots and range

[bpinson1]

I guess I am a little behind, but after I read this a few times it seems to make sense....good luck.

https://www.eabco.com/Reports/MildotRep01.htm

[Blackduck]

MOA does the same thing. Just a slightly different formula.

[jsthntn]

Use this if you want to practice ranging with mil dots and wind estimating.
http://www.shooterready.com/lrsdemo.html

[eddybo]

Just make sure that you have your scope set on the correct magnification unless you are using a first focal plane scope. Mils is the better system but I learned on MOA or IPHY and willl alwyas think of it in those terms.

[Blackduck]

never can tell where eddybo will show up.

Why do you like the mil dot system better. I would think that the more lines on the MOA would give you a better reading. However on shooterready my yardage is always off by 30-50 yards. I blame my computer screen

[eddybo]

I do get around

I really only use mil dots on one rifle. If that were the only rifle I owned and used it exclusively I would be like Bob Lee Swagger. I would not need a range finder or a ballistics computer at all. (Well maybe I would still need a range finder) There are lots of tricks for holding smaller percentages of a Mil, some of which I am aware of. It is sort of an art and needs a lot of shooting to reinforce it. Once mastered it is the better system. I think some guys will dial in the percentages and hold using the nearest whole mil, which works pretty good. Say you need 5.8 Mils some will dial in .8 and hold 5 mils have nice clear aiming point.

I just don't have the time to learn that system so I rely on technology.