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Since I wrote about understanding Millirads yesterday, I wanted to touch on using Mil-Dot scopes as the two of them are intertwined.

http://blog.stegough.com/understanding- ... -reticule/

I give a, hopefully, easy to understand account of how to use a Mil-Dot scope accurately and effectively to judge range to target and also how to use them for hold-over.

I expect a lot of you to know this information, but it may be useful to more traditional shooters or folks just getting into the sport.

Hope it helps :)

You do know it's called a Reticle? a "Reticule" is a small purse/handbag

Another nice write up though, well done

Feck...

Just watched a professional-looking You Tube vid. on the top ten spotting scopes.

The voice-over called it a 'rectile' (sounds a bit anal...) and referred to a Leupold as a LEOpold (I think Leopold was an Austrian prince....

Let me guess, American? One of my favourite YT channels is Iraqveteran8888 but some of the pronunciations of European companies/products is hilarious! Fiocchi springs to mind with him pronouncing it "Fee-oh-chee"

Ahhh Mil-Dots, they make the over / under / left / right measurements method so much easier....shooting at its most basic..but it works.

I personally prefer this reticle.....very easy to use.

+1 and very fast to use as well .

snayperskaya wrote:I personally prefer this reticle.....very easy to use.

What is calibrated in, lines and arshins? Or maybe versts?

phaedra1106 wrote:You do know it's called a Reticle? a "Reticule" is a small purse/handbag

He's opened himself up to ridicle...

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