From: Stephen D. <smd...@gm...> - 2013-10-31 18:07:04
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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 <bod...@gm...> wrote: > On 31 October 2013 17:18, Marius Liebenberg <ma...@ma...> > 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...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > |