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    Rifle Scopes yards - meters/moa-mills/mph-kph Advise please!

    Yes there is, it's called the International System of Units with meters for distance and radians for angles. Using meters instead of yards will only help you if you also use centimeters for target dimensions when ranging. Using meters for distance but sticking to inches for target size doesn't...
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    Rifle Scopes Top Shelf Glass

    Pretending that image quality doesn't count and is somewhat of a red herring is just as much of a fallacy as neglecting mechanical quality while looking for the best image quality. You can only hit what you can see, and what you can sight in on accurately. True, there are cases where optical...
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    Rifle Scopes is there any reason to go mil anymore?

    Re: is there any reason to go mil anymore? I think I didn't realise that in the US "metric" and "decimal" is largely used synonymously when it comes to units of measurement until I changed from the german Wikipedia page about "SI prefixes" to the english version which reads "metric prefixes"...
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    Rifle Scopes Top Shelf Glass

    Re: Top Shelf Glass Most people think about optical quality like you could just use "expensive glass" to turn a bad scope into a good scope. That is like thinking that the use of a different steel will turn a gas impingement AR into a piston driven AR, or a Bushmaster ACR into an FN SCAR. Not...
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    Rifle Scopes is there any reason to go mil anymore?

    Re: is there any reason to go mil anymore? First of all, the correct term for the "mils" we use in scopes is <span style="font-weight: bold">mrad</span> (for milliradiant), which means 1/1000th of a radiant. A radiant is the part of the circle that subtends the same distance as the radius of...
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    Rifle Scopes Premier Gen 2 XR crazy for a 3-15? pics please?

    Re: Premier Gen 2 XR crazy for a 3-15? pics please? 3x 8x 15x
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    Rifle Scopes First and second focal plane

    Re: First and second focal plane <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: scudzuki</div><div class="ubbcode-body">In theory an SFP variant of a particular scope model has fewer lenses...</div></div> Tell me more about that theory, never heard about it.
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    Rifle Scopes Tall Scope Turrets?

    Re: Tall Scope Turrets? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al22300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So you are telling me that in some cases these turrets are packed full of internal parts for certain features.</div></div> I'd say in almost all cases...
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    Rifle Scopes Tall Scope Turrets?

    Re: Tall Scope Turrets? <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: al22300</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which crowd is asking for tall scope turrets?</div></div> The crowd that asks for more and more features being crammed into the turrets, while at the...
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    Rifle Scopes New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR

    Re: New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR Frank, thanks for clearing up the functions. Got that "brake" thing totally wrong, quite amazing that they feel like they have to steer clear of simply calling it a locking turret. These patent/trademark issues are getting out of hand.
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    Rifle Scopes New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR

    Re: New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR The cutaway drawing shows the same rotating ocular design as the SFP NXS scopes.
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    Rifle Scopes New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR

    Re: New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR scudzuki, not sure if you got my "speculation" right. It is quite clear from the description as well as the images that the turret has 0.2 mrad graduations (and clicks as well, I assume). Then the fine adjustment lever adds another 0.1 mrad. What I...
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    Rifle Scopes New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR

    Re: New Nightforce "B.E.A.S.T." & ATACR Ok, now for something completely different - technical questions. 1. There's ~35 mrad of elevation and a 20 mrad/rev. turret, so I assume it's a double turn setup. How does the user know that the turret is in the second revolution? Is there some kind...
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    Rifle Scopes What happen to NF new scope? beast?

    Re: What happen to NF new scope? beast? What do I win if you meant the two-stage "high speed adjustment" that has been out on several patent applications?
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    Rifle Scopes SEVERE Elevation Problem: Getting my Zero

    Re: SEVERE Elevation Problem: Getting my Zero <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: pcweidman</div><div class="ubbcode-body">So let me preface by say I dont need any shit by anyone on here for the optic I have mounted on this gun...</div></div> This is...
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    Rifle Scopes Photo/Video Geek Question

    Re: Photo/Video Geek Question John, you're right that translating focal length to "magnification" as we know it in telescopes (binoculars, spotters, rifle scopes) is difficult, and approximating 50mm focal length on 35mm format to "1x" magnification doesn't really work for this purpose since...
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    Rifle Scopes Using reticle to range from elevated position

    Re: Using reticle to range from elevated position <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rob01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Adjusting for the shot with an ACI isn't what he was talking about but adjusting to the viewable section of the target from an...
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    Rifle Scopes Using reticle to range from elevated position

    Re: Using reticle to range from elevated position <div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rob01</div><div class="ubbcode-body">No width is not perfect but better than height if you had to choose between the two on an angle.</div></div> Rob, curious as to...
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    Rifle Scopes Spuhr Mounts are Incredible

    Re: Spuhr Mounts are Incredible How are <span style="font-weight: bold">rings</span> that are perfectly to spec going to help if the <span style="font-weight: bold">rail</span> is out of spec? It's always the whole package. Rings that are not perfectly round will not match a (perfectly...
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    Rifle Scopes New Brand Using Schott Glass sub $1000 ?

    Re: New Brand Using Schott Glass sub $1000 ? I wonder why people don't talk about which manufacturer made the aluminum for the tube, that would be about as interesting as talking about who made the glass. So, do tubes made of american made Alcoa aluminum provide better tracking or is that...
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