I'm having some trouble understanding the S&B P4F reticle.
I have several Nightforces and have the MOA system down. I also understand the process around drop charts and dialing my elevation to get to distance and the difference between FFP and SFP, of which this is the former.
The mil system is new to me however so the reticle just isn't making sense.
Here it is:
From what I've gathered, the spacing on the bottom (O, N, M, L) is for ranging people. This graphic is what I'm talking about.
The graphic makes sense...you bracket them however you can, (top is head only, bottom is head to crotch) realize the distance, then hold or dial and press the trigger.
I guess my first question is what is the distance from center of the reticle to the first horizontal hash below center?
Also, if you look at the chart at the bottom, it's in cm/100m or in/100y. I don't get it, why does that matter? I guess I'm used to the Nightforce NPR-1 where the spacing is 1 MOA between lines.
Anyway, I don't use inches when I'm dialing MOA...I use the reticle to gauge how much I'm off from my first shot and adjust the proper number of clicks to get me on target.
Additionally the optic adjusts .1 milrad at a time.
Looking at JBM ballistics, these are my options for selecting the units of drop:
Obviously it's not MOA or inches, but with the clicks equaling .1 mil, which one do I select?
So when I calculate on JBM, this is what I end up with:
Looking at the drop, I've selected it to be 1.00 mils. So I end up with nice numbers that I don't know how to find on the reticle.
I hope nobody thinks I'm dumb...I just need a push in the right direction.
I really appreciate the help,
Ed
I have several Nightforces and have the MOA system down. I also understand the process around drop charts and dialing my elevation to get to distance and the difference between FFP and SFP, of which this is the former.
The mil system is new to me however so the reticle just isn't making sense.
Here it is:
From what I've gathered, the spacing on the bottom (O, N, M, L) is for ranging people. This graphic is what I'm talking about.
The graphic makes sense...you bracket them however you can, (top is head only, bottom is head to crotch) realize the distance, then hold or dial and press the trigger.
I guess my first question is what is the distance from center of the reticle to the first horizontal hash below center?
Also, if you look at the chart at the bottom, it's in cm/100m or in/100y. I don't get it, why does that matter? I guess I'm used to the Nightforce NPR-1 where the spacing is 1 MOA between lines.
Anyway, I don't use inches when I'm dialing MOA...I use the reticle to gauge how much I'm off from my first shot and adjust the proper number of clicks to get me on target.
Additionally the optic adjusts .1 milrad at a time.
Looking at JBM ballistics, these are my options for selecting the units of drop:
Obviously it's not MOA or inches, but with the clicks equaling .1 mil, which one do I select?
So when I calculate on JBM, this is what I end up with:
Looking at the drop, I've selected it to be 1.00 mils. So I end up with nice numbers that I don't know how to find on the reticle.
I hope nobody thinks I'm dumb...I just need a push in the right direction.
I really appreciate the help,
Ed
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