Reticles -

[widefat]

What reticle do you favor for mid-long distance shooting?
I would like to learn how to shoot up to 1000 yards; I really dont have much experience beyond 200-250 yards.
I am exploring optics and find my jaw hanging open at the number of reticle choices. I am not opposed to the latest and greatest (Horace?), but I also like the simplicity of a simple mildot. I figure if I can learn to use a simple mildot or MOA reticle correctly, then I have learned some very solid distance shooting fundamentals.
And that brings another question - MOA or MIL?

So what do you use, and why?

PS - my platform is a 308 with a 20MOA base.

[jdonovan]

What reticle do you favor for mid-long distance shooting?
I would like to learn how to shoot up to 1000 yards; I really dont have much experience beyond 200-250 yards.

first and formost, get a scope that has matching reticle and knobs... i.e. mil/mil or moa/moa

I prefer a straight up mildot reticle. Like http://nightforceoptics.com/reticles/MILDOT/

And that brings another question - MOA or MIL?
So what do you use, and why?

mil. I prefer metric system, I like a decimal system.

it make the add/subtract/adjust much easier.

PS - my platform is a 308 with a 20MOA base

308@1000 is tough... you really need to stay super sonic which means lighter bullet than you might want to use, and much less common in factory ammo.

[davasmith]

I agree mil is the way to go. .308 @ 1000yds is possible, and I have rounds that will do that constantly. They are personally made and some were made by a now deceased state police sniper/shooter. Good luck.

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[rlbellco72]

This is one of the things I like about VGOF, you can learn things. Up till now if someone had mentioned Reticles to me I would have had a deer in headlights stare!

[jdonovan]

Up till now if someone had mentioned Reticles to me I would have had a deer in headlights stare!

just be careful with spell checkers, or you can change the meaning of the word quite a bit

[rlbellco72]

Up till now if someone had mentioned Reticles to me I would have had a deer in headlights stare!

just be careful with spell checkers, or you can change the meaning of the word quite a bit

So true!

[widefat]

Thanks for the input. I think twill be mil.

Now to wade through the choices.

[jdonovan]

if budget is limited, start with a fixed 10x.

Way cheaper than any variable, and fine for on the range use.

[Hocktl]

I agree mil is the way to go. .308 @ 1000yds is possible, and I have rounds that will do that constantly. They are personally made and some were made by a now deceased state police sniper/shooter. Good luck.

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So do you know what formula he used?