Mil-dot scopes.

[JihadJake]

Can anyone tell me how to determine range with a mil-dot scope?

[bigc]

www.eabco.com/Reports/MildotRep01.htm

If you are thinking about using this for airsoft it will be ineffective due to the short ranges we play.

[Zorak]

I can't imagine using a mildot scope for airsoft in any case, since most of them are either extremely expensive, have very high power, or both. For any given sum of money (up to a couple thousand dollars, anyway), you can get a better scope if you give up the fancy reticle and get a simple 4x or at most 6x scope from a better manufacturer. Lower power will also decrease the odds of getting bunkered or knife killed while you count dots and try to figure out whether that guy's torso subtends six dots or more like six and a half.

[frostee]

Bushnell used to make a 3-9X40 mil-dot scope with decent FOV and it's probably still available. Bushnell glass is still the best for the price in my opinion.

I used a mil-dot scope for six years and I can say that the dots, for airsoft, are almost useless. Since you'll never make a good shot over 100 yards you'll be better off learning how to gage short distances with your eyes.

The only time I used the dots was during a hold-over. Then the dots were useful for judging the amount of hold-over.

[Zorak]

+1 to Frostee for a good steer on that scope. It is, indeed, still available.

I hadn't really thought about holdover but I can see where it would be useful.

One other point about using mil dots for range - they're usually calibrated to be true 1 mil spaced dots only at a certain magnification. On ordinary zoom scopes, it's usually max magnification. That's a shame, since minimum or near minimum magnification works better at airsoft distances.