Thread: How do you judge range?

Originally Posted by Flyblown

If you've got a ballistic reticle in FFP, you can use it to estimate range assuming you know the approximate height of your quarry. I was glad of this on two occasions, when the battery ran out on my rangefinder, and when I lost my rangefinder in the river. On both occasions I was able to continue and make a good clean shot, was glad I'd memorised the equation and method.

I've done it a fair bit with a SFP scope as well. The calculations are much the same as long as you know what magnification range your scope is calibrated for. You can always scale it for other magnification levels.