Going from MOA to MIL scope

[JSB18]

So the other day I was able to look through a Burris XTRiii, and man it was nice. Super thin lines and crystal clear. Was able to compare it to the NF NX8, I personally did not like the thick lines in the NF. I do not remember the reticle, but it was a Christmas tree version in the Burris. The problem is that reticle only comes in MIL. All my other scopes are MOA reticle’s. 2 Aztec’s and Vortex Tactical.

What im wondering is, how painful will it be to switch to the MIL scope after using the MOA scopes on my Airguns for hold over and holding windage? I don’t dial. 90 percent of my shooting is from 30 to 150 yards.

Am I over thinking It?

Thanks 

 

[mtnGhost]

It tales some acclimation. A little dialing goes a long way (typically). I tried twice going the other way this year and wasn't able to do it. 

 

[jwrabbit123]

HI , I was a MOA shooter up until about a decade ago now I use Mils only and ffp or straight power only and , I did keep 1 moa scope I shot a few weeks ago , and I do know both well but , I seem to be way more accurate with mil based now because my brain is so used to this ,Both are same it is just what you get used to ,LOU

 

[Hoople]

I do both, not difficult if you have Chair Gun. Set up a profile for each gun, scope, pellet combo. Then create a range card, windage and trajectory, for each. If you have never used Chair Gun there is a learning curve of course, but it's not to severe. Hope this helps. https://hawke-chairgun-pro.software.informer.com/

 

[steve123]

10th's, that's mils.

Ten pennies in a dime, the dime is a pretend mil.

What's 23 clicks ? It's 2.3 mils. Use the whole number and add 3 more clicks. Instead of 23 pennies, it's 2 dimes plus 3 pennies. 

You use a ballistic app for a solution and you don't neccesarily think in inches anymore. 

I like. 2 mil reticles in FFP scopes. You can bracket if needed to see 1 click "in" the reticle. 

In FFP you use the reticle to measure POI against POA. You can do that with SFP but the scope needs to be on the correct magnification for a mil to be true. 

Some reticles are devided into .5 mil. That's 5 clicks or half a mil.

It's so simple my daughter learned mils in minutes during a match. 

 

[JSB18]

Thanks for the information. I will have to decide which way to go. The Burris or Athlon Ares.....

 

[steve123]

Even though I am normally an Athlon fan I'd get a XTR3. well that is if you don't need 10y focus, but neither does the ETR.

Too bad they didn't put an all. 2 reticle in the ETR.

 

[ekim1428]

Thanks for the information. I will have to decide which way to go. The Burris or Athlon Ares.....

I just bought and returned an Ares. I liked the scope but there was very noticeable darkening of the image beyond 15x and a somewhat tight eye box compared to some others. I can live with those small issues at that price point but what sealed the deal for me was a tracking issue out of the box. My scope would wander a full mill after the first shot. If i dialed 5 mil, the first shot would hit at 5 and any other shots would wander up to 6 mil or more after the scope settled down. I'm sure I got a defective one but it left a sour taste after my first impression with them.

 

[JSB18]

Thanks for the feed back.

What to do, What to do......