Learn to use your Reticle

Discussion about sniper rifles or bolt-action.
Post a reply

Learn to use your Reticle

Postby Eyes On » Mon Feb 01, 2010 9:35 pm

Here's an excellent tutorial on using mil-dot and MOA scope reticles for range estimation. After you've gone through it, try the long range shooting demo.

http://www.shooterready.com/rangingclass.html
ImageImage
User avatar
Eyes On
1337
1337
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 5244
Age: 114
Images: 4
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:45 pm
Location: SPARTA!!!
Top

Postby LiquidSnak » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:07 pm

Good find. i wish the range calculations were more estimates. It's easier to do whole numbers in your head, but to get the answers, you need to know that a target is 2.94 mils, which is rediculously specific.
Biggest Postwhore, 2008
Osprey wrote:
McNair wrote:Are you guys really that f***ing daft?
I'm sorry I didn't know I had to hear to read a post

I leave for FIVE MINUTES, and there's flies having SEX ON MY KEYS D:
User avatar
LiquidSnak
1337
1337
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 5351
Age: 39
Images: 7
Joined: Fri Aug 08, 2008 5:21 pm
Location: Portland, Oregon
Top

Postby Raging Hormann » Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:43 pm

This will be invaluable in the future for me Gunny, at least airsoft-wise. Now I can get my team to give ranges more accurately in the field.

Thanks man!
R.I.P. Spc. Taylor Marks; Until We Meet Again
I'm so inappropriate, even I need an adult some times.
Eudorus wrote:...and simply show up and shoot everyone since all of these assholes are running around on our island.

SPECIAL FORCES J.A.D GROUP SINCE 2012
User avatar
Raging Hormann
1337
1337
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 2450
Age: 35
Images: 5
Joined: Fri Sep 16, 2005 11:43 pm
Location: Salem, OR
Top

Postby Rogue Reaper » Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:06 pm

Bump for Good Shit
I Like My Motorcycles Loud And My Firearms Quiet. ~ Me
User avatar
Rogue Reaper
1337
1337
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 4152
Age: 56
Images: 2
Joined: Fri Dec 31, 2004 1:49 pm
Location: WARNING : no social filter.
Top

Postby Rico » Tue Feb 02, 2010 3:12 pm

Yes, very handy, there are also some cool ballistics calculators tools for Iphone and Android
You and your stupid F*ing rope...

Image
User avatar
Rico
Specops
Specops
 
Team: APST
Posts: 1770
Age: 42
Images: 10
Joined: Tue Mar 01, 2005 9:55 pm
Location: Portland
Top

Postby Shiloh » Tue Feb 02, 2010 5:40 pm

This is actually pretty cool. I'm not a bolt-puller, but it's fun to try and calculate all of the ranges, target sizes, etc.
"Why do you need a GUN?!"
"To poke holes in things too far away to get with the stick."

Buy my crap: buysell/single_ad.php?ad_id=2540
User avatar
Shiloh
Ranger
Ranger
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 839
Age: 31
Images: 3
Joined: Sun Jan 13, 2008 7:07 pm
Location: Wyoming
Top

Postby Patrick750 » Tue Feb 02, 2010 6:19 pm

now i know why i've been missing!
A dirty Pantac is a happy Pantac
Image
User avatar
Patrick750
Specops
Specops
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 1732
Age: 29
Images: 1
Joined: Sun Sep 28, 2008 8:37 pm
Location: wilsonville
Top

Postby G36 FTW » Tue Feb 02, 2010 8:19 pm

airsoft750 wrote:now i know why i've been missing!


Don't tempt me...
Image
Sneaking around with a derringer since 2010
THE ARMORY
User avatar
G36 FTW
Specops
Specops
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 1188
Age: 31
Images: 3
Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:11 pm
Location: Walnut Creek, CA
Top

Postby Eyes On » Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:43 pm

Regarding the demonstration only, is anyone finding an issue when they get result X versus the actual range without regard for bullet drop? In other words, are you getting a result of (random example) 450 yards, but the real range is 700+ yards?

I thought I was getting old (and I am, of course) so I broke out the cheat sheets. Lo and behold I'm doing it right. Anyone else?
ImageImage
User avatar
Eyes On
1337
1337
 
Team: N/A
Posts: 5244
Age: 114
Images: 4
Joined: Wed Dec 01, 2004 9:45 pm
Location: SPARTA!!!
Top
Post a reply

Return to Bolt-Action & Snipers

Who is online

Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 2 guests