how do mil dots work

[vmax55]

On the AGS swat scopes how are the mil dots used to judge distance etc. i got a rough idea but need some clarity if poss please.

 

Thanks in advance

[Ozzy Fudd]

trying to explain simply here

 

at 100 yards on 10* magnification, one mildot = 3.6", so if you know the size of whatever youre looking at then you can work it out from that, on no magnification the average person would be about 2 mildots high at 100 yards (ie 1 mildot would be 36", so 2 would be 6ft) - dont point your gun at a human to check it, im just going by the sniper manual i read ages ago to explain mildots

Edited May 2, 2010 by Ozzy Fudd

[the running man]

http://www.mil-dot.com/Mil_Dot_Information.htm try this

[Glenshooter]

On the AGS swat scopes how are the mil dots used to judge distance etc. i got a rough idea but need some clarity if poss please.

 

Thanks in advance

 

The AGS scopes that I have owned have 'mil-dots' that are nothing like mil-dots. They had almost double the spacing of other scopes at around 10mag, IIRC.