Bushnell 20-4124EU manual Using Mil Dots, Ranging With Your Mil-Dot Reticle

maximum distance needed. Measure the bullet drop at each distance and then convert the drop into moa. Multiply the moa by 4. Using this number, count the number of tick marks on the dial and mark the distance.

If Bullet Drop is:	@300 yds	@300 m	@500 yds	@500 m
Use:
A	25-31 inches	63-79 cm	114-146 inches	291-370 cm
B	20-25 inches	50-63 cm	88-114 inches	225-291 cm
C	16-20 inches	40-50 cm	72-88 inches	182-225 cm
D	13-16 inches	34-40 cm	61-72 inches	155-182 cm
E	12-13 inches	30-34 cm	55-61 inches	139-155 cm
F	10-12 inches	25-30 cm	47-55 inches	119-139 cm
G	8-10 inches	20-25 cm	39-47 inches	99-119 cm
H	Less than 8 inches	Less than 20 cm	Less than 39 inches	Less than 99 cm

Example: Suppose you have a bullet drop of 9 inches at 300 yds. This is a drop of 3 moa. Since the clicks are ¼ moa, the drop for 300 yds would be 12 tick marks.

USING MIL DOTS

Your new Bushnell® YARDAGE PRO® LASER RANGEFINDER RIFLESCOPE contains a mil-dot reticle. Since the riflescope already contains an integrated laser rangefinder, it is not likely that you will

need the mil dot for measuring distance, but is useful for precise leads for moving targets and exact compensation for shooting in a crosswind. There are certain situations that may not allow one enough time to range to an animal, and having the mil-dot reticle is second alternative in measuring distance.

The middle of this reticle contains four evenly spaced mil-dots arrayed outward vertically and horizontally from the center. Actually, because the very center dot was left out to allow clear aiming, the reticle represents five mils in any direction.

One mil is the space from center-dot to center-dot. One-half and one-quarter mils are easy to estimate mentally; with practice, you can measure tenths of mils for the most exact ranging.

RANGING WITH YOUR MIL-DOT RETICLE

The mil is an angular measurement— a milliradian—which equals almost precisely one yard at 1000 yards, or one meter at 1000 meters. This proportional relationship makes possible a simple formula to compute distances:

The Measured Object’s Width Or Height In Yards x 1000

= Range In Yards

Object’s Width Or Height In Mils

This formula works equally well with meters, but don’t mix meters and yards: Measure the object in yards to find the distance in yards, use meters to yield distances in meters.

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