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Thank you, that is a better link than I've seen before. This portion (describing the definition of D-A as well as how to calculate it) bears further study: Using the numerical values of the ISA constants, that expression may be evaluated as: where H = geopotential altitude, km D = air density, kg/m3 Now that H is known as a function of D, it is easy to solve for the Density Altitude of any specified air density. It is interesting to note that equations 9, 10 and 11 could also be evaluated to find H as a function of P as follows: where H = geopotential altitude, km P = actual air pressure, Pascals
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For sure. This part is especially helpful with uber long shots!.
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Thank you for the time and effort that you put into this post, it is probably one of the best and most informative posts I have seen on the optics forum. I saw someone posted something childish as many often do however history never built a statue for a critic. Very good post!
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For sure. This part is especially helpful with uber long shots!. pv=nRT baby!
...Actually Sycamore, you are sort of right....
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Awesome thread thanks so much.
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As much as I'd maybe like to, I can't get MIL going and I'm stuck on MOA. Me too....and one of the primary reasons is I'd have too much crap to switch over. Are you guys still thinking in terms of inches of correction to make? Nope. I just have a bunch of stuff memorized and I'd also have to switch a bunch of scopes. Example -- I have three 223's that I shoot (2 bolts, one AR). I know this one's up 24 (MOA) at 800, that one is up 10 at 500, one is up 6 at 400, etc. Each has a chart too, but they're almost useless at this point. About the only time I use the chart is for wind. Throw 5-6 more rifles into the mix and that's a bunch of scope purging and a ton of time (money too!). I typically choose one bullet for each rifle and stick with it. If I added a different cartridge to the line up and scoped it with a mil set up, it probably wouldn't bother me. I'm just using numbers anyway - not inches. If you are "just using numbers" for your come-ups, then you wouldn't have any trouble switching to a mil scope. The large advantage you would gain is if your reticle is in mils along with your turrets. Then you can cross-reference the two precisely.
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Milliradian, minute of angle. Both units of angular dimension. Same-same.
Use the convention you are familiar with.
Thanks for the post Form.
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Milliradian, minute of angle. Both units of angular dimension. Same-same.
Use the convention you are familiar with.
Thanks for the post Form. Yes. But do so with a reticle that has marks that relate directly to clicks. Being able to measure with the reticle and quickly know exactly how many clicks to adjust is a beautiful thing. No guesswork involved.
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All of this stuff is Vudoo. Laughing! Google it. Hint. Just more Safe Queen Fluff. Laughing! 30 MOA rail and 40 MOA Horn's coughed up 39.1 Mils on a 6x MQ erector,on the far side of it's 50yd zero. Weather ain't been any too nice and haven't shot it much past the 600yd line...as I'm awaiting 700yd weather. Don't "forget",that EVERYTHING below fhuqking zero,is 100% fhuqking USELESS. 39.1 Mils of vudoo Splendor RINKHave a smidge of ammo for it,in a Lot of repute. Only 17.8 Mils to the 400 in the day's atmospherics and luckily there was NO wind,current,corriolis or spin drift to contend. Laughing! I swear it's ALL Vudoo RINK one I swear it's ALL Vudoo RINK twoThough admittedly,I've seen a FFP Milscale Spotter be "handy". Never been tough to cypher,who shoots and who don't. Hint. The Bart' spout thinks it's a fhuqking Annie to boot........................(grin)
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Like clock work...........
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Like clock work........... Yup...
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Well stick was his usual helpful self. Did you notice all the cool stuff still in packages? Wow And we should all be impressed cuz we would have to take out a loan for the scope caps! woohoo
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Well stick was his usual helpful self. Did you notice all the cool stuff still in packages? Wow And we should all be impressed cuz we would have to take out a loan for the scope caps! woohoo Pretty sure these are multi person orders, than takes a few pics before dispersing the product.......
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I thought the same thing. Now we need the third to complete the circle jerk....so funny and oh soooo predictable. Oops. Didn't realize the third had surfaced....this will continue to be a great and ent training read.
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Does anyone know if the SWFA scopes are military surplus ?..If so that would xplain why they are well made...Thanks for any info
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They're not military surplus.
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Form, thanks for an excellent post. Your willingness to share reflects the best of this forum!
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These Form tutorials are incredibly useful. I wish we could create a sticky where he can deposit all of them.
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