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A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 7:41 pm
by mundaire
How to Get the Most out of your Mil Dot Reticle - By Kent W. Gooch, CWO2, USMC (ret)
A nice article on using Mil dot scopes.
Cheers!
Abhijeet
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 8:46 pm
by Mack The Knife
LOL. Someone's getting all prepared.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:28 pm
by mundaire
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 9:34 pm
by Mack The Knife
Have fun.
You will find that you will only use two dots below centre at the most and probably one above centre for a very close shot (5 to 10 yards).
You will have to work out for yourself which dot corressponds to what range.
Mack The Knife
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:56 pm
by Grumpy
And I still detest `em. All that junk cluttering-up the viewfinder.
Posted: Thu Apr 26, 2007 11:58 pm
by Mack The Knife
Don't go pi55ing on his bonfire. It's his first scope.
Mack The Knife
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:01 am
by Grumpy
Oh right......um.....yeah. Mil dot scopes....very good.
( It`s OK if it`s his first scope - everyone`s allowed one mistake ! )
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:06 am
by Grumpy
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:10 am
by Mack The Knife
( It`s OK if it`s his first scope - everyone`s allowed one mistake ! )
I was the one to choose it but don't blame me. He was in Silas Marner mode. Not my fault.
If we continue like this both of us will be pi55ing away our chances on this board.
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 12:58 am
by Grumpy
Do you think we`ll get 55 chances ....... or `pi55` all ?
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:01 am
by Mack The Knife
I refuse to be drawn into this anymore.
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:18 am
by Grumpy
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:23 am
by mundaire
Mack The Knife Bana";p="18850 wrote:I was the one to choose it but don't blame me. He was in Silas Marner mode. Not my fault.
Silas Marner was a positive spendthrift and don't let anyone tell you any different!
Grumps, Vikram & Rusty have actually pulled off what I thought would have been impossible! Gotten me a whole set of goodies on a very tight budget!
Frankly, not too worried about the finer points of scopes as of now... Maybe by next year I'd have learnt a bit more about them first hand to begin to half comprehend what I missed out here...
Cheers!
Abhijeet
Re: A "How to" on using Mil dot scopes
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:30 am
by Grumpy
So which scope did you get......and why ?
I`m a bit of a Scrooge myself when it comes to scopes and now refuse to pay the ridiculous prices asked for top quality scopes - as much as anything because the premium you pay isn`t reflected in a commensurate increase in quality.
Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:47 am
by mundaire
The scope in question is a Tasco varmint 2.5-10x42, mil-dot with px adjustment (err... I don't really know what px adjustment is)
Why? I know less than nothing about scopes and within my measly budget Mack The Knife narrowed down on a couple of scopes that could serve on a spring piston air-rifle, this was one of them and it came up for sale at a decent price.
Mack The Knife did point out to me that for some reason scopes retail cheaper in the US - I checked out some sites there and he's right, the price difference between US and UK is very evident... wonder if it's simply the high VAT rate in the UK that's the culprit...
Cheers!
Abhijeet
