Thread: Mil-Dot reticle help pls clever fellas

Originally Posted by Cordite

Mil dot range finding.
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A full circle of 360degrees is 6283milliradians, or mils.

1mil @ 100m = 10cm
1mil @ 200m = 20cm
1mil @ 300m = 30cm
1mil @ 400m = 40cm
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1mil @ 1000m = 100cm
1mil @ 1800m = 180cm

Quick calc, memorise this:

Height in cm / measured height in mils = distance in metres.

With the above you can determine at which precise setting your mil dot reticle actially measures mils.

And boys, lets forget about yards and inches.

I think the problem is he doesn't actually have the scope to test it out on a target to confirm those measurements on the reticule the easy way. Hence the nasa/particle physics level mathematics equations.