Thread: HELP - scope click values on S&B scope

Originally Posted by B.pope

Thanks for your reply @grandpamac but the numbers correspond to every 4th click. For example, there are 3 small hash marks between 1&2 and Then another 3 small hash marks between 2&3 etc. Each click corresponds to A hash mark. I’ve confirmed that From 1 it's 8 clicks to 3. Going further, it’s 20 clicks to the number 7...
I’m beginning to think that the clicks are in fact 0.1mrad and the turret numbering corresponds to Inches @ 100m (I.e 1 inch, 2inch, 3inch etc..). Would this make sense if each click is 10mm @ 100m (same as 0.360 inch at 100m).
If this is correct, can I disregard the numbers and just count on the clicks being 0.1cm @ 100m (which is 1mrad??)

Curious and Curiouser,
Assuming that the 1 cm at 100 metres is correct then the number 1 corresponds to 40 mm or a little over 1.5 inches at 100 metres. I think that the only way to be sure is to do a box test by mounting the scope on a rifle and seeing how far 10 or 20 clicks takes you at 100 metres. You could also dial on 2 whatever they ares to see what that comes too as well. All else should become clear at this point. 1 mrad (10 clicks?) is exactly 100 mm at 100 metres. The Military needed a round number for their artillery and adopted 6,400 mils to a full circle versus 6,283 mrad to a full circle. 0.1 mrad (or 1 cm at 100 metres) equals 0.36 inches at 100 yards and 0.394 inches at 100 metres. Leupold scopes are calibrated in mrad and so marked. I am sure the manufacturers had a clear plan of what they were trying to achieve when the scope was made, you just need to nut out what is was.
Regards Grandpamac.