In case anyone is wondering, the 25.4 is always the same and always used when using target object measurements in inches because it's a conversion to mm. 1 inch = 25.4mm. I like knowing the "why" behind things.
Excellent information... Learned this in the past when in the Army, but forgot the formula since getting out 25 years ago. Excellent refresher. Good skill to practice.
Hey Nate, I’m a sniper in the U.S. Army and used this video as a reference for my range determination class with Ukrainians. Thanks for your contribution to helping these fighting men become more lethal!
VERY GOOD DAVE and NATE.... Back in the day when I served in the Army( M60 gunner here) range estimation especially for range cards were established by pace count and good ol guestimating !!!!!! Excellent Video!!!!
Good instruction! One thing to be aware of... Many street signs are different sizes. Stop signs have three different sizes, and the sizes are selected by the City or State based on traffic type, traffic volume and posted speed. Stop signs can be 24", 30" and 48", for instance.
Thanks for sharing this very important information. You do an excellent job explaining the technical details in a way that non technical folks can understand.
Best explanation of that formula on the net. Knew the formula but for newer folks this was done extremely well. Keep it up guys. Thanks from PA Appalachians
You guys are the best 👌, thank you for your service to the public. Ive prepped to the point I feel more confident about my efforts. It gives us some power back in an otherwise "helpless" feeling situation. 🙏💖
Awesome stuff! Just bought a Soviet (Polish-made) Trench Periscope. These things are awesome, made with quality glass, back in a day when things were built to last (even in the Warsaw Pact). It also has a stadiametric range finder, but can't find any literature on it, even in Russian. I have experience using the one in a PVS-4 Night Vision Sight, but that's about it. It all makes sense. Thanks.
Thank you for this valuable tool & information. I am definitely going to rewatch the video. I do have two binoculars and I'm going to have to study the mils. God bless you both.
Have a high magnification first focal plane scope with parallax adjustment for long distance targets. After parallax adjustment is complete the knob tells me the distance and I know which point on my reticle to use. His example is great for your average 10X scope with mildots. With my old eyes I kind of like 30X or more better for some reason. An occasional trip to the range to verify helps keep the skills up.
Howdy SP1, could you do a video on mil dot binocs and spotting Scopes? Best ones for a prepper to get. That'd be a good video. Thank you for your videos and great info.
Thanks for these videos, great job! Could you speak about how to mil the TGT if it does not conveniently measure 3 or 6 mils? Is it just estimated then as best you can?
Nice! That is very simple formula with just one constant. I just hope it's not an EMP event that kills my phone and it's calculator (my brain can't math).
do youknow where i can get a list or data base of common measurement of things? I think I heard this library of measurements is called "yarsdticks" Idk
Metric system: 1 mm target at 1 m is 1 mrad, or 1 mm = 1 m * 1 m(rad). 1 m = 1 mm / 1m(rad). 1m(rad) = 1 mm / 1 m So there are no conversion multipliers nor formula memorization needed. Well other than mm = m*m, m = mm/m
A little math cheat for those who don't carry a calculator. Round the 25.4 to 25, much easier math. Anything times 25 is that anything times 100 divided by 4. For SP2's example 25 x 20 = 100 x 20 / 4 = 2000/4 = 500. That's the top half. Then divide by 3 so 500/3 (in my head) is 150-175. Close enough most of the time.
I saw a sniper once, who said that if your firing, at the extreme distance, of your range; that heating your sniper- ammunition magazine, in the sunlight before firing it, can make the ammo pack, just a little extra punch. He put the M50 round, through a concrete wall in Afghanistan; and hit both of the conversing targets, BEHIND it... Seemed dangerous..but what isn't?
Unless you have data with sun-heated ammo (like this sniper undoubtedly had) and know the difference vs cold ammo, this is most likely just going to throw you off
I want to say the "heating up ammo" tidbit was said by a Canadian sniper in AFG who was trying to get more range (for extreme range shooting) out of his Canadian loaded .50 BMG ammo which, he said, was loaded lighter than US made ammunition. That said, I wouldn't worry about heating up ammunition and trying to figure out your DOPE for it. I would load my own ammunition with temperature stable powder and understand my drops with that one load.
So basically your useing the size of a known object to obtain the distance to a target. To get around Atmoshpheric lenseing wich plays a huge role in how large objects appear. Some days you can see things. Some days you can't.
I won’t even pretend to understand or be able to use this, but I know it’s important information. Hopefully I will be able to get with some other people soon, but as a lone female my best chance will be to hide
The 25.4 is the standard conversion from inches to 1/1000th of a meter. If that helps anyone. If the US actually used the metric system then it would be easier to do the math.
If you want to make this much simpler get you a Mildot Master. It will do the math for you in MRAD or MOA as long as you know your target size. I keep one in my long range bag as a analog backup to my Sig Kilo 2400 rangefinder. The Sig Kilo will range and runs applied ballistics for whatever rifle and caliber I’m shooting right on the screen. Even with all this it’s what I call “Try Dope”. Get out and shoot your rifle, know your holdovers and wind holds for that rifle/particular bullet. All this is useless unless you know how to apply it in the field with experience.
Lmmfao...Cause I'm staring at people through my scope in my down time. Ya'll are paranoid...lmao...Could have just said, "This is how snipers calculate range in the feild...lol...I like this knowledge...But if you are in this type of situation...I would assume you already know what your doing...
Doesn't necessarily need to be for an invasion. Good info for hunting, prepping land for homesteading or checking distances for water, roads, etc.in your home site planning., Besides all that, as an example, it would be handy to know of odd activities in your area and the distance between you and that activity... might be a meth lab with somebody cooking up their stuff and they blow themselves up! But since you knew the distance, you prepped your area to avoid the brunt of the explosion because for some reason the local PD isn't responding to check it out.
Excellent information, regardless of what some individuals would think.
In case anyone is wondering, the 25.4 is always the same and always used when using target object measurements in inches because it's a conversion to mm. 1 inch = 25.4mm. I like knowing the "why" behind things.
Thanks you
Excellent information... Learned this in the past when in the Army, but forgot the formula since getting out 25 years ago. Excellent refresher. Good skill to practice.
Hey Nate, I’m a sniper in the U.S. Army and used this video as a reference for my range determination class with Ukrainians. Thanks for your contribution to helping these fighting men become more lethal!
VERY GOOD DAVE and NATE.... Back in the day when I served in the Army( M60 gunner here) range estimation especially for range cards were established by pace count and good ol guestimating !!!!!! Excellent Video!!!!
Good instruction! One thing to be aware of... Many street signs are different sizes. Stop signs have three different sizes, and the sizes are selected by the City or State based on traffic type, traffic volume and posted speed. Stop signs can be 24", 30" and 48", for instance.
Thanks for sharing this very important information. You do an excellent job explaining the technical details in a way that non technical folks can understand.
Best explanation of that formula on the net. Knew the formula but for newer folks this was done extremely well. Keep it up guys. Thanks from PA Appalachians
Great stuff. Keep pumping out those videos, brother...
You guys are the best 👌, thank you for your service to the public. Ive prepped to the point I feel more confident about my efforts. It gives us some power back in an otherwise "helpless" feeling situation. 🙏💖
Awesome stuff!
Just bought a Soviet (Polish-made) Trench Periscope. These things are awesome, made with quality glass, back in a day when things were built to last (even in the Warsaw Pact). It also has a stadiametric range finder, but can't find any literature on it, even in Russian. I have experience using the one in a PVS-4 Night Vision Sight, but that's about it.
It all makes sense. Thanks.
Bro looks like a Jesse Pinkman if he passed math class
Ironically I got the popcorners ad
I think both of you are sharing valuable info to many people that wouldn't otherwise know this, TY Guys
You just plugged me into something that I needed. Thank you sir
I’m really liking these videos. Great job explaining this very useful information.
Sounds good.
I've got a pair of these and this ought to add more value to them.
Thanks guys! Great videos and wonderful explanation of range estimation. Look forward to the next video!
Keep it coming. Gonna watch it a few more times...
This is an excellent presentation. Thank you for sharing this. Going back to the reverse (azimuth?), video now. Thank you fellas.
Awesome video will watch a couple more times to drill into my brain.
Thank you for this valuable tool & information. I am definitely going to rewatch the video.
I do have two binoculars and I'm going to have to study the mils.
God bless you both.
Awesome information thank you
Great Info Gentleman👍🏼 Thank you & thank you SP2 for breaking it down 👍🏼
Awesome 👍👍👍
Great video
Very good explanation. I will be looking for the rest of the videos.
Outstanding information. Even for military folks that have never used those devices
Excellent instructional! Thanks gentlemen!
Thanks you for this very useful info. Looking forward to some practice.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing this!
Good info, very understandable Good job!
Great info ty
Awesome job I love to shoot long distance. Going to practice thanks again
Good information 👍
This is a great start. Thanks guys!
Thank you 🙏 will watch this again and write it down. God bless 🇺🇸🦅
25.4 mm in 1 inch
That said the video is very informative
That's it! Now I get it. Thanks!
Shared to my fb Prepper group 💕
Ty. Great info. Good job Nate.
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Excellent, thank you.
Very informative.
Good review! Great reminder, I need to make a new times table chart & MOA input output chart. Thank You
God Bless
Somewhat of learning curve. But, great information to utilize. Thanks for sharing!
cool very helpful
Thank U for sharing this 👊
Have a high magnification first focal plane scope with parallax adjustment for long distance targets. After parallax adjustment is complete the knob tells me the distance and I know which point on my reticle to use.
His example is great for your average 10X scope with mildots. With my old eyes I kind of like 30X or more better for some reason. An occasional trip to the range to verify helps keep the skills up.
love my Swarovski ELC Range binos, they kind of do an ok job in helping me estimate the range.
Great Video! Thank you!
This is why I have a list of dimensions for random objects in my dope notebook
You the MAN
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I’m thankful my particular Fuji M24s have a small hash every 2 mils. Makes it a little bit easier to get a finer measurement.
Good job
This is GOTO info. Well done. BTW.. Fear Not.. God is on our side. Change can be scary, but it's time.
Howdy SP1, could you do a video on mil dot binocs and spotting Scopes? Best ones for a prepper to get. That'd be a good video. Thank you for your videos and great info.
were can you find good binos and what to look for when choosing them?
Thanks for these videos, great job! Could you speak about how to mil the TGT if it does not conveniently measure 3 or 6 mils? Is it just estimated then as best you can?
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Nice! That is very simple formula with just one constant. I just hope it's not an EMP event that kills my phone and it's calculator (my brain can't math).
SP2 is growing on me.
Rock on !
Used to do this with the TOW missile system and a pair of bino's. To see how far way the target was. But that was a long time ago :).
Kick ass guys, thanks for the video.
get the mil dot master analog tables it amazing
Are you saying to set your reference to the line at 5 because of the 508 (25.4X20=508)?
For anybody who doesn't know 25.4 is how many millimeters are in 1 inch
Thank y'all so very much !!!!!
do youknow where i can get a list or data base of common measurement of things? I think I heard this library of measurements is called "yarsdticks" Idk
Range Estimation without Batteries... Very important
Your formula is in standard measurements but the answer came out in meters? Or did he mean to say yards ?
Good to know, thanks!
thanks guys
Metric system: 1 mm target at 1 m is 1 mrad, or 1 mm = 1 m * 1 m(rad). 1 m = 1 mm / 1m(rad). 1m(rad) = 1 mm / 1 m
So there are no conversion multipliers nor formula memorization needed. Well other than mm = m*m, m = mm/m
Why do some people use 27.77 is the formula ?
My warrior skill training book has range in it ive been reading and reading it over and over
Very much like a transit level.
A little math cheat for those who don't carry a calculator. Round the 25.4 to 25, much easier math. Anything times 25 is that anything times 100 divided by 4. For SP2's example 25 x 20 = 100 x 20 / 4 = 2000/4 = 500. That's the top half. Then divide by 3 so 500/3 (in my head) is 150-175. Close enough most of the time.
Why not moa?
Sp1 we're you special forces or c.i.a.?
Thanks SP1 and SP2 🇺🇸
I saw a sniper once, who said that if your firing, at the extreme distance, of your range; that heating your sniper- ammunition magazine, in the sunlight before firing it, can make the ammo pack, just a little extra punch. He put the M50 round, through a concrete wall in Afghanistan; and hit both of the conversing targets, BEHIND it... Seemed dangerous..but what isn't?
@@gutsnav8641 That was awesome ..thank you for all of that info.
Unless you have data with sun-heated ammo (like this sniper undoubtedly had) and know the difference vs cold ammo, this is most likely just going to throw you off
I want to say the "heating up ammo" tidbit was said by a Canadian sniper in AFG who was trying to get more range (for extreme range shooting) out of his Canadian loaded .50 BMG ammo which, he said, was loaded lighter than US made ammunition.
That said, I wouldn't worry about heating up ammunition and trying to figure out your DOPE for it. I would load my own ammunition with temperature stable powder and understand my drops with that one load.
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So basically your useing the size of a known object to obtain the distance to a target. To get around Atmoshpheric lenseing wich plays a huge role in how large objects appear. Some days you can see things. Some days you can't.
I do that where hunt. I get all my ranges written down in the stand under the window
I won’t even pretend to understand or be able to use this, but I know it’s important information. Hopefully I will be able to get with some other people soon, but as a lone female my best chance will be to hide
Bino's come with a Booklet that will explain the optic being used.
The 25.4 is the standard conversion from inches to 1/1000th of a meter. If that helps anyone.
If the US actually used the metric system then it would be easier to do the math.
If you want to make this much simpler get you a Mildot Master. It will do the math for you in MRAD or MOA as long as you know your target size. I keep one in my long range bag as a analog backup to my Sig Kilo 2400 rangefinder. The Sig Kilo will range and runs applied ballistics for whatever rifle and caliber I’m shooting right on the screen. Even with all this it’s what I call “Try Dope”. Get out and shoot your rifle, know your holdovers and wind holds for that rifle/particular bullet. All this is useless unless you know how to apply it in the field with experience.
Not as cool as other stuff? Range finding is way cooler. Thank you guys.
Handy
Once you get a little practice it gets easier
No mames good refresher course
So basically you're talking the "WoRm Formula"
well, after that midas well break out the gunners quadrant.
Ya looks really simple😂😂😂😂
Dear God, please watch over the audits, let the truth come out, and justice prevail, in Jesus' name!!
Lmmfao...Cause I'm staring at people through my scope in my down time. Ya'll are paranoid...lmao...Could have just said, "This is how snipers calculate range in the feild...lol...I like this knowledge...But if you are in this type of situation...I would assume you already know what your doing...
Are you expecting an invasion?
Domestic invasion. Insurgence? Not sure what you want to call it.
Just being a prepared American.
Now I can take that long shot on the big buck
@@southernprepper1 so your answer is yes?
Doesn't necessarily need to be for an invasion. Good info for hunting, prepping land for homesteading or checking distances for water, roads, etc.in your home site planning., Besides all that, as an example, it would be handy to know of odd activities in your area and the distance between you and that activity... might be a meth lab with somebody cooking up their stuff and they blow themselves up! But since you knew the distance, you prepped your area to avoid the brunt of the explosion because for some reason the local PD isn't responding to check it out.
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