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Not so practical exercise in Mil Dot Ranging |
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308 Sav
Optics Journeyman Joined: July/18/2010 Location: Kentucky Status: Offline Points: 362 |
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Posted: October/24/2010 at 10:48 |
I came up with a decent exercise for people to practice ranging with a mil dot.
I found the hardest part of all of it was actually getting consistent at measuring in 0.1 mils. To remedy this I drew a mil dot retical on my cad program and printed it out on a transparency. To check myself I also drew out a hash mark system with smaller hashes scaled to .1 mils at the bottom of it. They are both the same scale and on the same paper. I then went about laying the transparency over varying shaped and sized objects printed on paper. I would use the standard mil dot to scale the object and then check myself with the finner scale I had made. The idea was to get myself used to visualizing the scale over and over. Now it is not the same as holding a scope steady on something at range, that takes practice in itself, but I was able to do hrs of practice learning how to use the mil scale at lunch breaks and just sitting around in my living room. I honestly feel if someone can get to the point they can accurately measure an object to 0.1 mils then the math part becomes the easiest part of it.
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Gerald Baker
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jonoMT
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I wonder what kind of looks you might get from local law enforcement if you taped the transparency inside your windshield and started "practicing" while driving around town?
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Reaction time is a factor...
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308 Sav
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lol that would be funny especially if I made a big one.
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Gerald Baker
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Dale Clifford
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The hardest part about milling in reality is finding something you know the height or width when not in the city or suburbia.
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308 Sav
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So true. Thats what lasers are for, but I like the practice just in case.
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Gerald Baker
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8shots
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I am about to embark on the milling experience. As soon as my new TMR reticule arrives I will be "playing" with someting similiar!!
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