@ 1100 yards, I've run out of dialups... on my NF 12x42 and set out to find a chart or something that will tell me from one mil-dot down to another is X distance @ Y range. Does such a thing exist?
Rifle Scopes past available mildots
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Re: past available mildots
A milliradian is an angle which subtends an arc whose length is 3.6 inches per hundred yards.
Therefore, at 1100 yards, one mil is 3.6 * 11 inches = 39.6 inches.
If you're shooting at another distance, you can do the math.
A milliradian is an angle which subtends an arc whose length is 3.6 inches per hundred yards.
Therefore, at 1100 yards, one mil is 3.6 * 11 inches = 39.6 inches.
If you're shooting at another distance, you can do the math.
Re: past available mildots
If you are wanting to use it for holdovers, you don't need to know the distance at Y range.
Are you using mil knobs or MOA?
If you are wanting to use it for holdovers, you don't need to know the distance at Y range.
Are you using mil knobs or MOA?
Re: past available mildots
If he's out of elevation adjustment, it doesn't matter what units the adjustments are in.
What he needs to know is his dope in mils at the distances he can't dial, which will tell him how far to hold over from the farthest distance he can dial. A ballistic program will give him a place to start.
If he's out of elevation adjustment, it doesn't matter what units the adjustments are in.
What he needs to know is his dope in mils at the distances he can't dial, which will tell him how far to hold over from the farthest distance he can dial. A ballistic program will give him a place to start.
Re: past available mildots
Lindy is correct, and the holdover data should be available from a ballistic program.
You may also want to try running your data with a 500yd or 800yd zero, have that dialed on your scope and holdover from there. This will allow you more windage if you want to dial windage (at max elevation dialed you will have less avaiable windage adjustment). Also many time the actual adjustment stops prior to the knob stopping (not sure about NF).
There is always the practical field version of all this discussion:
-when you are shooting at said 1100yds, watch where your impact is in the scope and use that to know how much you need to hold over to correct your shot. As folks with much more knowledge of this stuff tell me, "the bullet doesn't lie".
Lindy is correct, and the holdover data should be available from a ballistic program.
You may also want to try running your data with a 500yd or 800yd zero, have that dialed on your scope and holdover from there. This will allow you more windage if you want to dial windage (at max elevation dialed you will have less avaiable windage adjustment). Also many time the actual adjustment stops prior to the knob stopping (not sure about NF).
There is always the practical field version of all this discussion:
-when you are shooting at said 1100yds, watch where your impact is in the scope and use that to know how much you need to hold over to correct your shot. As folks with much more knowledge of this stuff tell me, "the bullet doesn't lie".
Re: past available mildots
thank you for the replies... alas, the turrets are in 1/8th inch increments (moa I assume) the reticle is in true mil-dot. Also, there is no large backdrop to see where a bullet will hit, only grass & prairie. Awaiting NF as I read they will switch reticles and have optional turrents... both of which I'm interested in for the same reason.
thank you for the replies... alas, the turrets are in 1/8th inch increments (moa I assume) the reticle is in true mil-dot. Also, there is no large backdrop to see where a bullet will hit, only grass & prairie. Awaiting NF as I read they will switch reticles and have optional turrents... both of which I'm interested in for the same reason.
Re: past available mildots
OK, which ballistic program is going to figure out the holdover for a scope that's maxed out? OR even partially extended? I'm hooked, 1st time I ranged that 12" target @ 440 yards n hit it on the 1st shot, ... I want to be able to do that @ any range...lol
OK, which ballistic program is going to figure out the holdover for a scope that's maxed out? OR even partially extended? I'm hooked, 1st time I ranged that 12" target @ 440 yards n hit it on the 1st shot, ... I want to be able to do that @ any range...lol
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