mil-dot reticle or similar

[arveyboy 0]

ok so i bought a new rifle yesterday in .17hmr and am currently looking for the right scope to buy. budgets under 300 squid preferably. ive heard some good things about mtc and falcon so i'll probably be choosing one or the other.

 

however, im completely ignorant as to the benefits of using a mil-dot reticle over standard crosshair. from what i can gather you focus the reticle on the target and then use the mil-dot to adjust based on flight path of the round and also to take windage into account.

 

ive been using an air rifle for a number of years now and have always had a standard crosshair on a cheap as chips scope.

 

so my question is, do you use adjustable turrets to dial in for elevation and windage or use a mil-dot or a combination of both?

 

any help greatly appreciated,

 

cheers, jack

Edited December 14, 2008 by arveyboy

[SNAP SHOT 194]

To be honest most of my shots are dialed in for hunting live quarry, however if target shooting i tend to try both to see how i get on, Always good practice, but for live quarry the more accurate i can be he better,

[cyclonebri1 8]

I've always bought scopes with target turrets, even some of these have had mildot reticles but I dial in the distance for all planned shots. Something satisfying about rangefinding, setting the elevation and then popping dead centre.

 

I would never use dialled in windage tho', to easy to lose true zero. Mildots may come in handy here but it's still down to estimation.

[Mr Adventure 0]

I like mildot scopes, what they give you is a hold over point on the reticle using the mildots. You can also work out the range of a target if you know it's size (estimate). I would recommend Falcon Optics http://www.falconoptics.com/index.php Menace 4.5-16x56 is going to be my next scope .

Target turrets are I find a great help, as once you have your scope zeroed at 100m or yds you put the adjustment knobs to zero and its 1 click for 25m or yds , left to right is the same.

I use a Bushy 4200 Elite 6-25x50 mildot and find it great.

The only draw back about target turrets is mybe when hunting ,some folk say you can accidently turn the turrets because they have no covers. Must say I never have this problem.

[cyclonebri1 8]

I like mildot scopes, what they give you is a hold over point on the reticle using the mildots. You can also work out the range of a target if you know it's size (estimate). I would recommend Falcon Optics http://www.falconoptics.com/index.php Menace 4.5-16x56 is going to be my next scope .

Target turrets are I find a great help, as once you have your scope zeroed at 100m or yds you put the adjustment knobs to zero and its 1 click for 25m or yds , left to right is the same.

I use a Bushy 4200 Elite 6-25x50 mildot and find it great.

The only draw back about target turrets is mybe when hunting ,some folk say you can accidently turn the turrets because they have no covers. Must say I never have this problem.

 

 

And neither have I, but you do get in the habit of range finding, checking the turret and then shooting so it is unlikely to happen,

[arveyboy 0]

I like mildot scopes, what they give you is a hold over point on the reticle using the mildots. You can also work out the range of a target if you know it's size (estimate). I would recommend Falcon Optics http://www.falconoptics.com/index.php Menace 4.5-16x56 is going to be my next scope .

Target turrets are I find a great help, as once you have your scope zeroed at 100m or yds you put the adjustment knobs to zero and its 1 click for 25m or yds , left to right is the same.

I use a Bushy 4200 Elite 6-25x50 mildot and find it great.

The only draw back about target turrets is mybe when hunting ,some folk say you can accidently turn the turrets because they have no covers. Must say I never have this problem.

 

i have been recommended falcon actually and it looks pretty good. i also havnt heard a bad thing about them but have heard a few bad things about MTC. so with the turrets on the falcon you can adjust elevation without adjusting the zero? how exactly does it work?

 

regards, jack

[cyclonebri1 8]

I like mildot scopes, what they give you is a hold over point on the reticle using the mildots. You can also work out the range of a target if you know it's size (estimate). I would recommend Falcon Optics http://www.falconoptics.com/index.php Menace 4.5-16x56 is going to be my next scope .

Target turrets are I find a great help, as once you have your scope zeroed at 100m or yds you put the adjustment knobs to zero and its 1 click for 25m or yds , left to right is the same.

I use a Bushy 4200 Elite 6-25x50 mildot and find it great.

The only draw back about target turrets is mybe when hunting ,some folk say you can accidently turn the turrets because they have no covers. Must say I never have this problem.

 

i have been recommended falcon actually and it looks pretty good. i also havnt heard a bad thing about them but have heard a few bad things about MTC. so with the turrets on the falcon you can adjust elevation without adjusting the zero? how exactly does it work?

 

regards, jack

 

You are still altering zero but it is finger adjustable and easy to return to zero I bought one of the early phillipino Tascos. You got a set of different turret tops for elevation. One was garduated for .223. 1 for 243 etc. They also supplied 1 blank that you scratched your own range marking to suit your gun and ammo.

 

Zero up normally at your chosen range, fit the turret set to the range youve zeroed at then zero at 20yd increments or whatever, and mark each setting on the turret top.

[arveyboy 0]

oh thats perfect i was under the impression that i would have to re-zero for every range. that makes it much simpler.

 

do you know if the falcon menace 4.5-18x56IR has that set up. it looks to me as though it does but i want to make sure before i buy it

 

here

 

cheers jack

[Deker 3,478]

True Mill dots..easy to use in the field and on the range and easy to shoot at different distance WITHOUT adjusting anything!!!

 

My centrefires are all zeroed for 200 yards and I have them sorted to 500 yards with different ammo on the dots, without adjusting the turrets at all!!

 

Every scope I have now is Mill Dot, including all 4 of my rimfires and air rifles...but each to their own!!