Parallax in Meters

[wyshadow]

I haven't tested this new to me scope but I am a little bummed out the parallax adjustment is in meters. I'm just worried I will make some mistakes when trying to range an object in yards and then have to make some mental calculations to convert over to meters. Just like vehicles bought in the states, you just assume every vehicle you buy is in miles; I assumed every scope I bought was in yards. How were you able to use the metric parallax? I may have to find a range finder in my safe that always starts up in meters for some reason. I don't use this range finder because of that. No matter what I would do to this range finder, it always changed back to meters.

I do believe everyone in the world needs to be on the same page. Using units of measurements with the metric system just makes sense but its so hard to do this when everything around you is using the empirical system.

 

[JimNM]

Meter to yard conversion ratio is 1 meter to 1.094 yards.

Round for ease of use...1 to 1.1 for 10 meters =10 yards add 1 yard

100 meters is 109.4 yards.



10m. 11 y

15m 16.5y

20 m 22y

 

[broekzwans]

The best way is to learn to work with the metric system because it's just easier

from meters to yards is indeed just adding the value in meter with the value in meters divided by 10 (with this you'll make a very small error that negligible):

25 meter = 25 + 2.5 = 27.5 yards (actual value = 27.34 yards)

70 meters = 70 + 7 = 77 yards. (actual value = 76.5529 yards)

To go back from yards to meters is the correct way to divide by 1.1 but in most cases it is quicker to multiply with 0.9. Here you'll also make an error but within airgun range the error is small so that won't be a problem. Just an example:

27 yards = 27 - 2.7 = 24.3 meters (actual value is 24.68888888 meters)

 

[DonC]

Field Target shooters usually make their own yardage tapes for the side wheel. Use white waterproof tape.

 

[steve-l]

Everybody needs to be bilingual. Get on with it.