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Mildot conversion
- Thread starter marlowjoe
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I always thought a mil was 3.6 inches at 100 yards (1/1000th) there are 3,600 inches in 100 yards, therefore 3.6 inches in a milradian, which should translate to approximately 3.43 MOA (I suck at math).
There is a plethora of knowledge here:
http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/RealTruthAboutMilDots.asp
and at snipers hide, be forewarned when visiting the hide, don't ask, use the search function.
There isn't a "better" way, there is the precision way and the general rule of thumb way.
The less accurate, rule of thumb way is:
Size of object in meters x 1000 / mils
thus a 6 ft man with a reading of 2.5 mils is approximately 800 meters away (2x1000/2.5)
you can go here and practice:
http://www.shooterready.com/
I always thought a mil was 3.6 inches at 100 yards (1/1000th) there are 3,600 inches in 100 yards, therefore 3.6 inches in a milradian, which should translate to approximately 3.43 MOA (I suck at math).
There is a plethora of knowledge here:
http://www.snipercountry.com/Articles/RealTruthAboutMilDots.asp
and at snipers hide, be forewarned when visiting the hide, don't ask, use the search function.
There isn't a "better" way, there is the precision way and the general rule of thumb way.
The less accurate, rule of thumb way is:
Size of object in meters x 1000 / mils
thus a 6 ft man with a reading of 2.5 mils is approximately 800 meters away (2x1000/2.5)
you can go here and practice:
http://www.shooterready.com/
I stand corrected.
Simply put, the Mil-Dot is a range estimating reticle that was developed for military applications. The space between the dot centers subtends one milliradian (Mil). One Mil subtends 3.6" at 100 yards, or 36" at 1,000 yards.
This reticle was developed in the late 1970s to help U.S. Marine snipers estimate distances, and is now standard for all military branches. The space between dot centers subtends one milliradian (mil) hence the name mil-dot. Contrary to popular belief it does not stand for "military dot". One mil subtends 3.6 inches at 100 yards or 36 inches at 1,000 yards. To use this system effectively you must know the size of the target. For instance most people are an average of 6 feet tall or 2 yards. The formula used for determining range to the target is (size of target x 1000 divided by number of mils the target covers).
Simply put, the Mil-Dot is a range estimating reticle that was developed for military applications. The space between the dot centers subtends one milliradian (Mil). One Mil subtends 3.6" at 100 yards, or 36" at 1,000 yards.
This reticle was developed in the late 1970s to help U.S. Marine snipers estimate distances, and is now standard for all military branches. The space between dot centers subtends one milliradian (mil) hence the name mil-dot. Contrary to popular belief it does not stand for "military dot". One mil subtends 3.6 inches at 100 yards or 36 inches at 1,000 yards. To use this system effectively you must know the size of the target. For instance most people are an average of 6 feet tall or 2 yards. The formula used for determining range to the target is (size of target x 1000 divided by number of mils the target covers).