Using mildots at different ranges

[19powell90 89]

Hey all

 

this is quick video of how i use my mildots at ranges from 30m - 50m in 5m increments

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF3cgdBLugc

 

hope u like

 

atb

 

scott

[lurchermania 25]

Ya good shooting mate and good to show everyone how it's done

[darren watson 14]

nice vid mate & nice shooting just a quick question, how do you go about judging the distance to quarry to know how much holdover to use, is there a technique or is it just down to experience?

[shepp 2,285]

Great vid mate, interesting because I've just got myself a scope with mill dots.

I wondered if anybody knows if a .22 would require a hole mill dot gap for each 5 metre change in distance?

I have a .177 but still interested never the less.

[zini 1,939]

Nice demo there Scott, you obviously have been doing some good calibration work there with your combo.

 

Good to see buddy.

 

Si.

 

Hi Darren,

 

You can either use a LRF to be really accurate or estimate using your eye.

 

The day time is easier to use your eye and estimate, but I like to shoot reticule true so use a LRF when possible and an exact calibrated point on my reticule down to ¼ of a mildot.

 

The night time is another story though and a laser works best fitted to the under side of your stock.

 

A tip is to try and shoot to your max range in the day and see where your pellet falls on your reticule, i.e. say 2 mil dots on x 6 mag.

 

Then you know that you will never have to apply more than 2 mil dots no matter what day or night.

 

Next work out half that distance on your reticule again. It will probably be around your zero point.

 

Example is

 

Say your max range is 55 yards at 2 mil dots hold over, half that = 27.5 yards (25 metres). Zero.

 

Zero = cross hair.

 

Between say 27.5 yards and 55 yards you need to apply 2 mildots hold over max.

 

Half that again, 27.5 yards divided by 2 = 13.75 yards

 

27 yards and 13 yards = 40 yards

 

Work out what 40 yards is on your reticule in regards to where the pellet impacts.

 

You will now have an aim point at the following points:

 

Your first zero point

 

Your zero point

 

40 yards and 55 yards.

 

What you can do then is interpret between these 4 distances to what you think the range to the target is.

 

Point to note though, you won’t be shooting reticule true absolute but you will be within a 1 inch kill zone and kill humanely unless you muck up on windage and miss or wound.

 

Si

Edited March 3, 2011 by zini

[shepp 2,285]

I'm going to paste and save that, nice one Si.

[zini 1,939]

No problems buddy.

 

It just means you only need to learn 2 distances really as you already know your on the cross hair at 27 yards and say 12 yards.

 

If you really want to improve you’re shooting though with a mildot scope I recommend that you do 5 metre / yard individual calibration shoots though pal and learn them all.

 

Si

[hunter1989 91]

top advice si

 

this is how i worked out my mildots very easy and simple

 

spa

 

atb steve

[darren watson 14]

thanks a lot for that Si. i'll also copy and keep the above info as my memory's cack for remembering numbers. i can see me ending up with bits of scrawled-on paper taped all over my rifle for a bit

[zini 1,939]

Just like my LRF side wall housing and my r10 buddy bottle then pal as i have all the ranges in 5m intervals from 5 to 55 metres but in x6 and 14 mag

 

Si