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Badgersmilk

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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #20 on: March 09, 2009, 11:37:15 AM »
MY GOOF!  Thanks for catching that!

I think somebody hit that one on the head early on in the thread...

I've got "big knobs" on a bolt gun I like A LOT.  I can "adjust by feel" without moving my hold.

If you've adjusted for range, are on target and your spotter tells you (or you just want to) to compensate a click for thermal, or wind changes, half a dozen other things, its critical to not have to change your focus and position, but just reach up and give'em a "click".  Same senario is why scopes with target turrets have such prominant "clicks", and many handgun scopes dont even have clicks at all.

The much needed standard disclaimer though:  To many people on this site "know" everything though.  And only reply if they see an oportunity to show off.  So before they point it out...  What I said is ALL WRONG!



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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #21 on: March 09, 2009, 12:51:48 PM »
Quote from: Badgersmilk on March 09, 2009, 11:37:15 AM
The much needed standard disclaimer though:  To many people on this site "know" everything though.  And only reply if they see an oportunity to show off.  So before they point it out...  What I said is ALL WRONG!

Man, I guess someone here has previously ruffled your feathers.  Most people on this sight are good humored and don't intend to cause any hurt feelings.  I was taught, however, that if you go out looking for a fight you're sure to find one.  Peace.

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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #22 on: March 09, 2009, 05:14:08 PM »
Nothing wrong with big knobs.  Nothing wrong with resettable large lettered knobs.  If I were "target" shooting, or shooting at casual targets, that's what I want....uh, that's what I have.  The question was about mixing, mil-dot with target faucits knobs.  I guess I should have made the "subject line" a little more precise.

Okay, show of hands.  IHMSA shooters, how many of you have ever forgot to reset your sights when changing positions?   Be truthful.    I can't be the only one who got off the ram line shooting standing and went to shoot chickens in production and forgot to crank the sights back down.     One of the reasons for going with mil-dot is you don't change the zero.  AND you don't forget to change those settings back.   It's always at a known zero.    Hence the original, albeit poorly stated question.
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #23 on: March 11, 2009, 12:23:32 AM »
Mil-dots are for ranging.
If they happen to fit your ballistics for using as holdover, (which is going to change with elevation, temp, etc.) great.
But the dots are for ranging.

Besides, if Nightforce didn't want me to be able to dial in the correct settings, they would have put caps on them!  :P
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #24 on: March 11, 2009, 05:36:51 AM »
Quote from: kmitch200 on March 11, 2009, 12:23:32 AM
Besides, if Nightforce didn't want me to be able to dial in the correct settings, they would have put caps on them!  :P

LOL.   Duh, silly me to question the manufacturers logic. 
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Badgersmilk

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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #25 on: March 11, 2009, 06:58:42 AM »
While you can use them for about anything you wish...  And reading many manuals it seems they HAVE been used for about anything people wish...  Kmitch200 is right.

"The USMC was the first U.S. military service to in corporate a mil dot reticle in sniper optics by having it installed by J.
Unertl for use on the M40 sniper weapons system. When the Army decided to incorporate a range estimation tool into it
sniper optics it chose this system and had Leupold make the reticle accordingly."

http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/articles/DA%202005.12MH.pdf
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #26 on: March 11, 2009, 07:29:35 AM »
http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/m24A3sws.htm

In .338 with a silencer...  Excuse my drool!
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #27 on: March 11, 2009, 09:21:07 PM »
Quote from: Badgersmilk on March 11, 2009, 07:29:35 AM
http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/m24A3sws.htm

In .338 with a silencer...  Excuse my drool!

OPS INC 12th Model 338 LM Muzzle Break and Sound Suppressor. Muzzle B-R-E-A-K?  ???
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #28 on: March 11, 2009, 09:24:51 PM »
Quote from: Badgersmilk on March 11, 2009, 07:29:35 AM
http://www.remingtonmilitary.com/m24A3sws.htm

In .338 with a silencer...  Excuse my drool!

"silencer"?  Never "heard" of one. ;)

How about "suppressor"?
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Re: Scope Adjustments - are they really necessary?
« Reply #29 on: March 11, 2009, 09:36:10 PM »
Quote from: Hazcat on March 11, 2009, 09:24:51 PM
"silencer"?  Never "heard" of one. ;)

Sure you have.   You attach it with a clip.

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