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Critter
Optics Apprentice Joined: April/20/2004 Status: Offline Points: 56 |
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Interesting question!
My view in general that for long range PD shooting (>600 yds) Mil Dot is way to course.
I would suggest fractional mil systems, like USO Mil scale or Horus which both provide .20 Mil divisions if memory serves. Anything courser and like is made too difficult, especially if there is a wind component. At 600 yds, mil is 21.6" whereas .2 Mil is 4.3 inches.
Which at least should get you on a non-juvie pup! But you see the problem with a Mil dot!
Shown Below for reference is Horus H-25 Mil Matrix reticle.
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sscoyote
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That's why i prefer the mil-dot in a scope where the milliradian is calibrated for a power lower than the highest. Then at the optics highest power it will be proportionately smaller (dot itself too).
...but there's nothing quite like the Horus for precise reticle reference, IMO also.
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Steve
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mercenary1947
Optics Master ** Joined: April/02/2006 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1392 |
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I must be darn lucky or good at mil-dots .... I ice squirrels with mine .... they have to be smaller or close to P-Dog size .
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284winguy
Optics GrassHopper Joined: November/20/2007 Location: Wisconsin Status: Offline Points: 44 |
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I did some self evaluation in SD this June. As a somewhat novice dogger I don't feel the need for a 'busy' reticle. I was doing fine just holding to top, edge, or upwind side of the varmint. I just want one clear & precise aim point.
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Steelbenz
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I know for some of y'all shoot PD is stepping out the back door. For those of us who haven't seen one except on Discovery channel. What about using bowling pins at 3 or 400 yards as a tune-up for dog hunting? I like to try dog hunting with a brother of mine out in Colorado. I don't know where he goes, but I've been invited a couple of times and never made the hook up.
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Hammer1
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Bowling pins might work.
So would 2-liter bottles filled with colored water.
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3_tens
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I think the 1 litter would be more the size. 2 litter would be for ground hogs.
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sscoyote
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Just went out 2 days ago with my buddy, and he made a 420 yd. 1st shot connection on a PD with my 17 Fireball XP-100 handgun/25 gr Hornady @ 3450. Used a Nikon Buckmasters 6-18X mil-dot, that subtends 2.4 inch per hundred yds. @ 18X between dots. On this rig i run turret for elevation (5 MOA from 250 yd. zero for 420 yds.) and reticle for windage. It was nice having the smaller subtension/higher power to reference windage with the MD. Edited by sscoyote - August/23/2008 at 01:43 |
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