For reasons I'll never understand, some manufacturers charge hundreds of dollars more for mil dot reticles and some don't even have them as an option on the models you want to buy.
My need for a mil dot reticle is limiting my choice of scopes and / or making me buy lower quality glass than I could otherwise afford.
It occured to me late last week that I am not smart or quick enough to properly use a mil dot reticle on a second focal plain scope while under hunting shot pressure.
Even on an ffp scope, I don't really count mil dots. Sometimes I know I need to drop or raise my aim a little for the distance but I rarely have time to really work out if it's 3 or 3.5 dots down. I just guesstimate using my hunters instinct or spidey sense.
For target shooting, you have a little more time and if I used turrets, I wouldn't need to worry about FFP/ vs SFP or mil dots. A simple dot or fine crosshairs would work just as well.
I read that you get more preciosn with good turrets (that using a holdover reticle$. Is anyone here finding that? Is it worth learning how to do it for air gun use?
Am I correct in thinking that there is no difference between FFP and SFP if you dial in your corrections instead of holding over?
How hard is it to work out your corrections without checking them at each distance at the range?
My need for a mil dot reticle is limiting my choice of scopes and / or making me buy lower quality glass than I could otherwise afford.
It occured to me late last week that I am not smart or quick enough to properly use a mil dot reticle on a second focal plain scope while under hunting shot pressure.
Even on an ffp scope, I don't really count mil dots. Sometimes I know I need to drop or raise my aim a little for the distance but I rarely have time to really work out if it's 3 or 3.5 dots down. I just guesstimate using my hunters instinct or spidey sense.
For target shooting, you have a little more time and if I used turrets, I wouldn't need to worry about FFP/ vs SFP or mil dots. A simple dot or fine crosshairs would work just as well.
I read that you get more preciosn with good turrets (that using a holdover reticle$. Is anyone here finding that? Is it worth learning how to do it for air gun use?
Am I correct in thinking that there is no difference between FFP and SFP if you dial in your corrections instead of holding over?
How hard is it to work out your corrections without checking them at each distance at the range?