I've been researching and reading up on mil-dot ranging for some while now, even mastered the demo at shooterready.com (probably going to order the full version)...and I want to know what I'm doing before I invest serious money into a good rifle and mil-dot reticled scope.
But, I have one question, that I can't seem to find the answer for anywhere.
Assuming a variable powered scope (3x9, etc.), at what level magnification should the target be measured in mils? The lowest setting?
If you see a man sized target (assuming 6 feet tall), he would show up as two mils at a thousand yards, right? But at what power magnification? 3x? 9x? 10x? 20x? All that would significantly change the size of the target in mils, thus throwing your range off dramatically.
Any help would be appreciated!
But, I have one question, that I can't seem to find the answer for anywhere.
Assuming a variable powered scope (3x9, etc.), at what level magnification should the target be measured in mils? The lowest setting?
If you see a man sized target (assuming 6 feet tall), he would show up as two mils at a thousand yards, right? But at what power magnification? 3x? 9x? 10x? 20x? All that would significantly change the size of the target in mils, thus throwing your range off dramatically.
Any help would be appreciated!