banus02 Posted April 5, 2014 Report Share Posted April 5, 2014 GOOD EVENING, slight u turn on my last post,new scope has arrived but it is moa/moa not the mil/mil it was supposed to be ,long story.any way I am now hoping for advice on moa/moa scope for longer range shooting ,out to perhaps 600 yards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Not a lot to know really- just get a rangefinder then get lotsa practice at wind estimation I assume it's a SFP model? You haven't said what your gun/load/quarry is so that doesn't give us many clues as to what else to tell you. Given you aren't likely shooting at Taliban from unknown distances, it's probably no loss the scope isn't FFP in mils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 (further- just read the OP of your initial intentions..) I'll pike out and let some generous local take you under their wing- basically a picture speaks 1000 words. Lot easier than reading theory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcampbellsmith Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Chrono your load. Print off a drop chart in MOA. Then go shoot. Have fun. JCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oaken Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Some useful tips here http://www.vortexoptics.com/uploads/web_manual_ret_viper-pst-6-24x50-ffp_r624f1-a-12a.pdf Surely if you wanted an ffp mil/mil scope then that is what you should get? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJR Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 Best advice, send it back and get mil/mil ffp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scotch_egg Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I'm of the same opinion as MJR, send it back. It's not what you ordered. But if you keep it MOA isn't the end of the world. I use it very successfully on a couple of my rifles without any issue. The advice you received can be directly transferred from Mil. Use ballistic software and input the correct data. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TSG Posted April 6, 2014 Report Share Posted April 6, 2014 I have worked in Mils and MOA and just now work in clicks. This works for both wind and range but you do have to put in time making your tables. A quick way as mentioned is to know the MV and feed this into a ballistic programme. It will get you near but in my experience there is no replacement for plotting shots. Simple formulas work with wind but a wind meter and chart works well. Unknown distance shooting requires accurate range finding. Without a range finder you can do it with mildots and a simple chart. Less accurate as the range gets longer but I have used it for first round hits at 600m. Always remember to go back to zero and take the deflection off before changing range. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banus02 Posted April 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2014 thank you all ,attempted to zero rifle today but wind and rain won in the end ..will try again tomorrow Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
banus02 Posted May 3, 2014 Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 GOOD EVENING,hope I am in the correct forum.just wanted to say a great big thanks to rabbit fingers for his time and patience today helping me to understand getting into longer range,a great day and a lot learnt just need more practice again thank you . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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