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Saw an old Vortex video where they discussed this for 6.5CM - to adjust for MIL's; subtract 2 from the yardage. For example 800 yards you would go to 6 MIL's. 500 yards adjust to 3 MIL's.

Tried this out in my Strelock Pro shooting app, and it was almost dead on out to 800 yds - only 1/10 to 2/10 MIL off at most. Also worked if I put in very specific yardage (not just 100's). For example, 544 yards would be 3.4 MILs, and my app shows 3.2.

So while not exact, it's dang close. Considering 1/10 MIL at 800 yards is 2.88 inches - even if the calculation is off by 2/10 MIL that's less than 6 inches at 800 yds.
 
lafn96 said:
Saw an old Vortex video where they discussed this for 6.5CM - to adjust for MIL's; subtract 2 from the yardage. For example 800 yards you would go to 6 MIL's. 500 yards adjust to 3 MIL's.

Tried this out in my Strelock Pro shooting app, and it was almost dead on out to 800 yds - only 1/10 to 2/10 MIL off at most. Also worked if I put in very specific yardage (not just 100's). For example, 544 yards would be 3.4 MILs, and my app shows 3.2.

So while not exact, it's dang close. Considering 1/10 MIL at 800 yards is 2.88 inches - even if the calculation is off by 2/10 MIL that's less than 6 inches at 800 yds.
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If you're into podcasts, check out shoot2hunt. They go very in-depth on mils, wind holds and what you're experiencing. Basically .5 mil at 200, and full mil minus out to 600ish yards. Then for every 10 yards it's .1 mil. Great info, but I need to listen to it as I'm heading to the range and refresh myself
 
lafn96 said:
Saw an old Vortex video where they discussed this for 6.5CM - to adjust for MIL's; subtract 2 from the yardage. For example 800 yards you would go to 6 MIL's. 500 yards adjust to 3 MIL's.

Tried this out in my Strelock Pro shooting app, and it was almost dead on out to 800 yds - only 1/10 to 2/10 MIL off at most. Also worked if I put in very specific yardage (not just 100's). For example, 544 yards would be 3.4 MILs, and my app shows 3.2.

So while not exact, it's dang close. Considering 1/10 MIL at 800 yards is 2.88 inches - even if the calculation is off by 2/10 MIL that's less than 6 inches at 800 yds.
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In my opinion you have find one you are good with, both work good out to grand, but in my opinion so much easier using moa or BDC. For shooting target moa is quickest. Most can count quarters pretty quick. Hunting most know yardage . That's why I have my gunwerks set up in BDC. Hunting with mil can be hard unless you have kestrel doing work for you. Kinda hard trying to fig out ya dial on a target at 465 . So do you dial 450 or 475 ? Try that in mil !
 
hittingsteal said:
In my opinion you have find one you are good with, both work good out to grand, but in my opinion so much easier using moa or BDC. For shooting target moa is quickest. Most can count quarters pretty quick. Hunting most know yardage . That's why I have my gunwerks set up in BDC. Hunting with mil can be hard unless you have kestrel doing work for you. Kinda hard trying to fig out ya dial on a target at 465 . So do you dial 450 or 475 ? Try that in mil !
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I think it's all in what you learn, and most start out on moa and we all feel it's easier. My goal is to learn mils after deer season and get proficient with it. Everything I've read says once you figure mils out, it's a much better system. To answer your question, 2.5 mil is what I'm dialing for 465
 
It was my understanding early on that mil adjustment was close to 3/8" per click at 100 while MOA is close to 1/4" per click at 100. One of the benefits of mil is being able to dial longer distances with less clicks, thus saving a little time. MOA is a finer unit of measurement and subsequently a preferred method of precision target adjustment. I just remember that being told to me years ago, and for me it holds true, on the target that is.
 
All of the Mil scopes I have and have seen are adjusted in .10 mil, except a Schmidt and Bender PMII that is listed as centimeters for adjustment (which is roughly the same as .10 mil). I have both MOA and Mil and can't really say I have a preference.
 

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