toddyboman Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 I applaud the effort to actually go out and see for yourself how it works. I respectfully need to point out that you are consistently referring to the "accuracy" of mil-dots at a given power. This honestly is quite confusing to me. In a traditionally manufactured US style Mil dot scope. The crosshairs are not magnified with the target. The magnification power affects what the mil dot spacing represents at a given distance but it does not effect the "accuracy" of the dots. If you understand how the change in magnification affects what the dots represent, the results are predictable and repeatable. So by my understanding they are indeed still "accurate". They just represent different spacings at different magnifications. Correct... I have been saying "accurate" but I do mean the distance on the mil-dots which to me in turn changes/determines thier accuracy at certain yardages. Example: At 10 power the first dot below the cross hairs is accurate at 300 yards. But the distance between the cross hairs and that first dot will be 3.6 inches. Now MY GUESS/HYPOTHESIS is that at 20 power the first mil-dot down will be "accurate" at 150 yards and the distance between the cross hairs and that first dot will be 1.8 inches. Yeah I have been say accuracy but I do know its the change in distance between the dots. Clear as mudd right. :D:D Since you are going out to discover this for yourself, you may find these suggestions helpful. 1. Even though the scope is supposedly made to represent a true Mil at 12 power (ie. 1/1000th of a radian). You may find that the actual setting to achieve a true mil is slightly off the 12 power setting. Test that first and determine what settings will give you a full mil, 1/2 mil and 2 mils. 2. If you try to use the Mil dots as aiming points on a scope with an Adjustable Objective. It is absolutely crucial you have the Adjustable Objective set at the correct distance. Parallax error gets worse the further you try to aim off center. An AO helps control parallax error. Agreed... Sure hope the weather cooperates this weekend Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leo Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Example: At 10 power the first dot below the cross hairs is accurate at 300 yards. But the distance between the cross hairs and that first dot will be 3.6 inches. No. Only at 10 power at 100yds the distance between Crosshair and the first Mil dot is 3.6 inches. At the same power setting of 10X at 300yards the distance represented from crosshair to first mil is 3x3.6 or 10.8inches. At 20x the distance between crosshair and mil dot will be 3.6inches at 200yds not 150. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddyboman Posted January 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 Bad Weather... Hopefully this weekend the weather will be nice and I may be able to shed some light on this topic/question..... Well the temp was nice and warm....however the wind was blowing like crazy:( A constant cross wind at 10 to 15 mph and gusts up to 25 :eek: wouldn't make good for shooting....So I didn't get to test my hypothesis.....I will as soon as the weather corporates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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