a mil dot on a gun sight is one milliradian. It works out to 1m offset at 1000m (or 1yd @ 1000yd if so inclined but metric is easier.)
On Thu, Oct 31, 2013 at 1:52 PM, andy pugh <bodge...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 31 October 2013 17:18, Marius Liebenberg <mar...@mastercut.co.za> > wrote: > > I always understood a mil to be a measure specifically for angular > > measurements. It is widely used by military all over the world. > > Many gun sights are calibrated in mils as a choice for better resolution. > > 1deg = 17.7mil. > > Not 17.45? That would be a milli-radian. > > -- > atp > If you can't fix it, you don't own it. > http://www.ifixit.com/Manifesto > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that > developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white > paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep > Android apps secure. > http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Android is increasing in popularity, but the open development platform that developers love is also attractive to malware creators. Download this white paper to learn more about secure code signing practices that can help keep Android apps secure. http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=65839951&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
