So glad it helped. Everyone's talking about holds, but not much about what that translates to exactly in your sight picture. I hope it translates to results downrange for you!
I am starting to get into the world of "longer" range shooting and this was an awesome tutorial on the mil-xt reticle. Big thanks for this from a new shooter.
Amazing video and just what I was looking for to send to my wife who new and learning how to use a reticle for PRS competition. Please continue with your content… To many on here talk over the heads of those new with zero long range or shooting background. It’s nice to see it broken down for those starting out. Most of them are to timid or don’t want to waist others time asking basic questions in a class setting.
Thank you! Just starting to get into intermediate-long range and this video was so educational for someone who has little to no experience shooting through a scope or using reticles.
This was really helpful. I wish there was an app to practice this. Select our reticle, select our dope, select a couse of fire, and then have the program generate random wind and unknown distance targets.
Horus has something like it for the tremor 3 on their site. It's not perfect, and it's geared for wind dots instead of actual holds, but you can still plug that into a ballistic calculator and hold the mils in the tremor reticle.
Hey man, I can't thank you enough for explaining this stuff. I always wondered what all the numbers on the reticle were and how to use them. Appreciate the tutorial.
Thanks for nice vid. Tip: if your reticle has not enough dots/points where you need to be, you can always catch anther one somewhere in your field od view
I’m a little late to this video but I was looking at this scope for a scar 17 and it looks a lot easier to use now thanks to this video. Ill be ordering it this week. I appreciate it!
@@rothgyr4360 I'm new to Medium/ long range shooting. It was this or a Zero Compromise. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $3700 on a scope. I got the Nightforce new for $2570.
@@johnholcomb3887 Eurooptic. I have purchased a lot from them. They looked at my purchase history and gave me a massive discount. You do have to ask? They are not just going to give you a discount.
@@TheLogitech91 Thank you. They have a blem/demo 4-20x50 ATACR with Tremor 3 reticle for $2700 right now that i want to get but your price sounds way better. Maybe i should give them a call
Anyone whos looking for budget friendly option and a reticle with a similar design, the two I've used personally are the US Optics TS-20X with JVCR reticle, and the Primary Arms SLX with R Grid 2B reticle. You're not going to get Nightforce performance out of these scopes, so keep that in mind, but the JVCR and R Grid 2B are both solid tree reticles. I prefer the glass and turrets on the TS-20X in general, I prefer the Primary Arms SLX reticle for general use, especially with the Chevron, and the JVCR seems to do better at longer range shooting. I really like my SWFA 10x42 on my .243 AR10, but I'm strongly considering swapping to the PA SLX 4-16. Both scopes run a top mounted dot, which something you should also consider. Even for PRS. It makes acquiring sight picture at distance really fast, and if you're shooting anything inside of 300 yards, a 2 MOA dot touching your target will almost always net you a hit. On my 20" 5.56, with a height over bore of +4.5", the dot zeroed at 75 yds makes hitting out to 300 really quick. Not necessarily entirely related to the video, buy hopefully it'll help someone. 🤷♂️
@@rothgyr4360 I'm going to do this for a couple reticles to try. Do you go with a particular zoom at all? Most the images I'm seeing are at the bottom end of zoom and the very top end of the zoom range. Would like to replicate what you've done as close as possible for the H59 and Tremor3
I love this reticle. Have it on a NF ATACR 7-35x56. It enabled me to easily hit out over a mile for the first time. A lot of my other so called, "high end" scopes were good out til about 1,400-1,500 yards... but get out to a mile and things start to get blurry. Not the NF ATACR. I was able to easily spot my impacts at 1,785 yards with the NF ATACR with Mil-XT.
I own 2 Atacrs because of the reticle and now I can't shoot anything else. Why would a high end or even a mid range priced optic get "blurry" at a mile or even 2000yds?? I have an old Vortex PST that gets to a mile at 12x just fine into a 2'x2' target. You need to learn how to correctly set parallax my friend and how to use 15x mag at most. I've heard even "pro" shooters claim to know how to set parallax, but when I check it, it's not properly set. The value of an optic has nothing to do with the range a shooter can hit. I've hit from 1200-2000yds with $400 optics just fine.
@@equalleftrights3130 I know how to set parallax just fine. I've hit soda cans at 1,004 yards and 1,380 yards. The reticle that got blurry was the Steiner T5xi 5-25x56 with SCR reticle. The parallax knob broke. It's a KNOWN problem with Steiner and that line in particular. If you're shooting very small targets like i am, the clarity of the glass is very important. Especially when you factor in mirage when it's 90 plus degrees. When i hit the soda can at 1,380 yards there was so much mirage that i couldn't really make out my impacts on the white steel silhouette behind the soda can. It was only when i hit the neck a second time and had two impacts close together that i could actually see, make the correct adjustment and hit the can on the very next shot. Setting parallax is about as easy as it gets. You adjust until the target is as clear as possible and BINGO... you're all set. I was using the NF ATACR when i hit the soda can at 1,380 and like i said, with the mirage, it was very difficult to spot impacts at that distance. You could have moved the parallax around all you want but it's a whole new ball game with mirage in the desert and a 15 mph 90 degree crosswind.
@@rascalmatt6713 Like I said, learn to set parallax. Its not just like you described at all. You missed one very important part that If I say what it is, you'd then say. "Oh yeah, I forgot, I did that when I hit a q tip at 1800yds". There's 3 adjustments involved in setting parallax not just one. As for the scope, you said it was DEFECTIVE. How would any more mag. help there? Anyone that needs to use more than 12-15x mag at any distance, should first learn the basics. Field of view is very important when shooting with wind, for one reason, to spot your misses.
@@equalleftrights3130 Look, you sound like a a real head case. Any and every good scope comes with directions. There's no secret outside of the manufacturers directions for "setting parallax". When you first get the scope, you adjust the diopter. The higher end scopes have locking diopters, which is a nice feature. Parallax knobs for the most part aren't exact, the numbers on the knob are more of a reference, which is why i said you adjust until the desired target is as clear as possible. So of course, this may not match your range/reading on your range finder exactly. That's it and there's no other "magical secret" that i'm aware of and if i'm able to hit soda cans in 3 shots or less beyond 1,000 yards i think i'm good. In fact, i'm 100% convinced that i don't need any of your help. Via Con Dios, you annoying child. i've had to hold 10.2 mils for wind at 735 yards shooting 5.56 77 grain OTM's so i know all about wind smart ass. You sound like an annoying little "know it all" child who thinks they know everything and no one else has a clue, when in fact they don't realize that 99% of the people around them already know what they know.
Thanks for the video as I've been considering the ATACR 4-20x50 with this reticle. Similar to the Arken EP5 MIL-VPR reticle which is also easy to work with.
Assuming elevation: get a ballistic calculator like strelok, and a chronograph. Once you have your speed and ballistic coefficient plugged into strelok, your elevation should be on at distance. For windage, watch where your bullet misses, use your reticle to measure his far off you were, and add that to your wind hold. I hope that answers your questions - feel free to ask for more clarification.
I'll work on getting one together. I might have to do the skmr3, depending on published assets I can get a hold of. I did one print out a while back, but the lines were too fine to be legible on a screen. I'll see if I can get it clearer
For PRS, the MIL-XT. The .2 windage marks on the tremor 3 are all the same and extremely fine on the T3. If it requires too much brain processing on the clock, it's keeping you from being able to think about wind, what side of the plate you're hitting, etc. The more you can automate/speed up your mental game in PRS, the more success you'll have. MIL-XT has distinct, easy to see .2 marks. Personal opinion - JVCR, PR2, MIL-XT, and ebr-7c/d are the best PRS reticles for these reasons.
I appreciate you taking the time to explain this. People need to learn this and grow as shooters. Thank you !!
Thanks for watching! I feel like there's not a whole lot of basic info for new shooters out there. I'm glad you felt it was helpful!
Years later I found this video really damn helpful as a newbie to intermediate range
So glad it helped. Everyone's talking about holds, but not much about what that translates to exactly in your sight picture. I hope it translates to results downrange for you!
I am starting to get into the world of "longer" range shooting and this was an awesome tutorial on the mil-xt reticle. Big thanks for this from a new shooter.
Amazing video and just what I was looking for to send to my wife who new and learning how to use a reticle for PRS competition. Please continue with your content…
To many on here talk over the heads of those new with zero long range or shooting background. It’s nice to see it broken down for those starting out. Most of them are to timid or don’t want to waist others time asking basic questions in a class setting.
That's what I was going for! Thanks, and best of luck!
Thank you! Just starting to get into intermediate-long range and this video was so educational for someone who has little to no experience shooting through a scope or using reticles.
Videos like this are very helpful and informative
I'm glad it was useful! I'm kind of passionate about reticle, and being able to use them. Happy shooting!
This was really helpful. I wish there was an app to practice this. Select our reticle, select our dope, select a couse of fire, and then have the program generate random wind and unknown distance targets.
Horus has something like it for the tremor 3 on their site. It's not perfect, and it's geared for wind dots instead of actual holds, but you can still plug that into a ballistic calculator and hold the mils in the tremor reticle.
@@rothgyr4360 Thanks for letting me know. I really appreciate it. You've earned a subscription. Hope you have a great day. 👍
Good work. Keep bringing us vids about quality F1 Mil-Mil scopes, precision rifles, and "Mil reticles that aren't designed by TH".
Hey man, I can't thank you enough for explaining this stuff. I always wondered what all the numbers on the reticle were and how to use them. Appreciate the tutorial.
I'm glad it helped! I feel like the beginning of the learning curve is steep, mostly due to jargon and other assumed knowledge
Thanks for nice vid. Tip: if your reticle has not enough dots/points where you need to be, you can always catch anther one somewhere in your field od view
Thank you. Helped me decide which reticle to get on a NX8.
Glad to help, the nx8 is pretty solid! Enjoy your scope!
I’m a little late to this video but I was looking at this scope for a scar 17 and it looks a lot easier to use now thanks to this video. Ill be ordering it this week. I appreciate it!
This was really educational. Thank you!!!
Great vid. Just purchased an ATACR 4-20 with the MIL-XT.
Hot dang! I hope you love it!
@@rothgyr4360 I'm new to Medium/ long range shooting. It was this or a Zero Compromise. I just couldn't bring myself to spend $3700 on a scope. I got the Nightforce new for $2570.
@@TheLogitech91where’d you get that deal
@@johnholcomb3887 Eurooptic. I have purchased a lot from them. They looked at my purchase history and gave me a massive discount. You do have to ask? They are not just going to give you a discount.
@@TheLogitech91 Thank you. They have a blem/demo 4-20x50 ATACR with Tremor 3 reticle for $2700 right now that i want to get but your price sounds way better. Maybe i should give them a call
Anyone whos looking for budget friendly option and a reticle with a similar design, the two I've used personally are the US Optics TS-20X with JVCR reticle, and the Primary Arms SLX with R Grid 2B reticle.
You're not going to get Nightforce performance out of these scopes, so keep that in mind, but the JVCR and R Grid 2B are both solid tree reticles.
I prefer the glass and turrets on the TS-20X in general, I prefer the Primary Arms SLX reticle for general use, especially with the Chevron, and the JVCR seems to do better at longer range shooting.
I really like my SWFA 10x42 on my .243 AR10, but I'm strongly considering swapping to the PA SLX 4-16.
Both scopes run a top mounted dot, which something you should also consider. Even for PRS. It makes acquiring sight picture at distance really fast, and if you're shooting anything inside of 300 yards, a 2 MOA dot touching your target will almost always net you a hit.
On my 20" 5.56, with a height over bore of +4.5", the dot zeroed at 75 yds makes hitting out to 300 really quick.
Not necessarily entirely related to the video, buy hopefully it'll help someone. 🤷♂️
Great video. Very informative. 👍
Where can I purchase those practice reticle sheets? Great video 👍🏼
Thanks for explaining to new shooters In english. That helped out a lot.
Great video. Can you make a video on how to train using the DFAT
Sure thing. I just got a trigger cam, so I can probably give a good demonstration
Do you sell those transparencies? Seems like a great training aid between dry fire
I love to know where you got the clear sheet with the radical on it I would sure make it a lot easier for me to teach people
Download an image, go to FedEx and ask to print a transparency with your image. Took me a while to figure out how to ask for what I was wanting
Thank you very much I appreciate it
@@rothgyr4360 I'm going to do this for a couple reticles to try. Do you go with a particular zoom at all? Most the images I'm seeing are at the bottom end of zoom and the very top end of the zoom range. Would like to replicate what you've done as close as possible for the H59 and Tremor3
Great vid , you should do a vid on the leupold mil pr2 reticle!!!!!!!😁
Oh wait you have one lol 😆 😂
Haha! Glad you found it!
I love this reticle. Have it on a NF ATACR 7-35x56. It enabled me to easily hit out over a mile for the first time. A lot of my other so called, "high end" scopes were good out til about 1,400-1,500 yards... but get out to a mile and things start to get blurry. Not the NF ATACR.
I was able to easily spot my impacts at 1,785 yards with the NF ATACR with Mil-XT.
I own 2 Atacrs because of the reticle and now I can't shoot anything else. Why would a high end or even a mid range priced optic get "blurry" at a mile or even 2000yds?? I have an old Vortex PST that gets to a mile at 12x just fine into a 2'x2' target. You need to learn how to correctly set parallax my friend and how to use 15x mag at most. I've heard even "pro" shooters claim to know how to set parallax, but when I check it, it's not properly set.
The value of an optic has nothing to do with the range a shooter can hit. I've hit from 1200-2000yds with $400 optics just fine.
@@equalleftrights3130 I know how to set parallax just fine. I've hit soda cans at 1,004 yards and 1,380 yards.
The reticle that got blurry was the Steiner T5xi 5-25x56 with SCR reticle. The parallax knob broke. It's a KNOWN problem with Steiner and that line in particular.
If you're shooting very small targets like i am, the clarity of the glass is very important. Especially when you factor in mirage when it's 90 plus degrees.
When i hit the soda can at 1,380 yards there was so much mirage that i couldn't really make out my impacts on the white steel silhouette behind the soda can. It was only when i hit the neck a second time and had two impacts close together that i could actually see, make the correct adjustment and hit the can on the very next shot.
Setting parallax is about as easy as it gets. You adjust until the target is as clear as possible and BINGO... you're all set.
I was using the NF ATACR when i hit the soda can at 1,380 and like i said, with the mirage, it was very difficult to spot impacts at that distance. You could have moved the parallax around all you want but it's a whole new ball game with mirage in the desert and a 15 mph 90 degree crosswind.
@@rascalmatt6713 Like I said, learn to set parallax. Its not just like you described at all. You missed one very important part that If I say what it is, you'd then say. "Oh yeah, I forgot, I did that when I hit a q tip at 1800yds". There's 3 adjustments involved in setting parallax not just one.
As for the scope, you said it was DEFECTIVE. How would any more mag. help there? Anyone that needs to use more than 12-15x mag at any distance, should first learn the basics. Field of view is very important when shooting with wind, for one reason, to spot your misses.
@@equalleftrights3130 Look, you sound like a a real head case. Any and every good scope comes with directions. There's no secret outside of the manufacturers directions for "setting parallax". When you first get the scope, you adjust the diopter. The higher end scopes have locking diopters, which is a nice feature. Parallax knobs for the most part aren't exact, the numbers on the knob are more of a reference, which is why i said you adjust until the desired target is as clear as possible. So of course, this may not match your range/reading on your range finder exactly. That's it and there's no other "magical secret" that i'm aware of and if i'm able to hit soda cans in 3 shots or less beyond 1,000 yards i think i'm good. In fact, i'm 100% convinced that i don't need any of your help. Via Con Dios, you annoying child.
i've had to hold 10.2 mils for wind at 735 yards shooting 5.56 77 grain OTM's so i know all about wind smart ass. You sound like an annoying little "know it all" child who thinks they know everything and no one else has a clue, when in fact they don't realize that 99% of the people around them already know what they know.
@@equalleftrights3130What are the three adjustments?
Thanks for the video as I've been considering the ATACR 4-20x50 with this reticle. Similar to the Arken EP5 MIL-VPR reticle which is also easy to work with.
I needed this.. Thank you
You're welcome! I'm glad to be of help, there's a noticable lack of starter information out there
Nice video bro thank you so much! Could you do a video with ATACR 7-35x56 MOR RETICLE
I don't have a moar, but I do have the 7-35 ATACR with the MIL-XT. I've been putting off a video until I get more hands on experience with it
Could you please do a video with MIL- F1 Night Force Redicle please
What's the best method to work out what your dialling if you don't have somebody calling your shots? In other words it's just yourself doing it all.
Are you talking dialing elevation, it dialing wind?
Assuming elevation: get a ballistic calculator like strelok, and a chronograph. Once you have your speed and ballistic coefficient plugged into strelok, your elevation should be on at distance. For windage, watch where your bullet misses, use your reticle to measure his far off you were, and add that to your wind hold.
I hope that answers your questions - feel free to ask for more clarification.
Where did you get the plexiglass template???
Hi, can you do a tutorial on the Khales SKMR4 reticle? I've enjoyed watching your other videos. I'm new to PRS shooting. Thanks!
I have the Khales 5x25x56 DLR
I'll work on getting one together. I might have to do the skmr3, depending on published assets I can get a hold of. I did one print out a while back, but the lines were too fine to be legible on a screen. I'll see if I can get it clearer
Good video, do you have one on the tremor3?
Yes I do, check out my videos list, there's not many, so it should be easy to find. I hope it was useful!
For PRS, the MIL-XT. The .2 windage marks on the tremor 3 are all the same and extremely fine on the T3. If it requires too much brain processing on the clock, it's keeping you from being able to think about wind, what side of the plate you're hitting, etc. The more you can automate/speed up your mental game in PRS, the more success you'll have. MIL-XT has distinct, easy to see .2 marks. Personal opinion - JVCR, PR2, MIL-XT, and ebr-7c/d are the best PRS reticles for these reasons.
Military/law enforcement, and for guys with bad up close vision (can't resolve marks on turrets)
@@rothgyr4360 for military, tremor 3 is better than mil xt?
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