Scope Reticles Explained with Former USCG Precision Marksmanship Instructor Billy Leahy

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3 жыл бұрын

Getting into long-range shooting and confused, and maybe overwhelmed, with all of the scope reticles you can choose from in the market?
In this video, Billy Leahy, former USCG Precision Marksmanship Instructor, talks about the common optics reticles you'll encounter. He covers the following reticles:
Standard Mil Dot
Leupold TMR
Nightforce Mil-XT
Horus Tremor3
Vortex EBR-7C (MRAD)
Vortex EBR-2C (MRAD)
Vortex EBR-4 (MOA)
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@bobbyp8221 2 жыл бұрын

One of the best videos on reticle explanation I’ve seen. Thank you for your service and for sharing your knowledge. EXCELLENT!

@ericlofroos2405 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video! Thanks for sharing. I’m turning 60 soon, and decided to take up shooting as my new hobby and passion. I’ve been doing lots of research on scopes. I’ve pretty much decided on a Leupold scope that has the Tremor 3 reticle. Watching your video just confirmed my decision was the right one. Thanks!

@xthetenth 2 жыл бұрын

I've got a mk 5 hd that fits that description, and it's good glass. A christmas tree helps a lot when you need to be able to handle targets at multiple ranges, since you can dial a solid baseline and remember the holds for the rest of the targets, and when you hold above a target, you can still hold laterally for wind, which is key.

@donniemjr75 3 жыл бұрын

For me personally I use the Leupold for hunting because I won't shoot past 400 but have been using a Vortex for precision shooting at the range between 600-1000 on paper and so far I love it. Great video thank you for sharing it.

@theguythere7470 3 жыл бұрын

Thank You so much Tactical Hyve for your teachings and sharing your knowledge to the masses.

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome!

@riivaside8595 2 жыл бұрын

Mr. Billy Leahy is very good instructor is very clear and easy to understand.

@glickmpb 3 жыл бұрын

Most higher end scopes offer performance that most people never use. Most people will sight in a scope at 100 yards and hope they can hit targets further out. Its like any other tool: learn to use it or use it incorrectly.

@calholli 2 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't say "most".. If people are interested enough in a scope to pay $2k for it... then you can bet that they're going to be interested enough to learn how to use it--- at least watch videos about it... hints why we're here. lol

@mrs.vasquezz Жыл бұрын

Speak for yourself

@victorlaurent2978 Жыл бұрын

@@calholli I'm here to play a video game better lol. I can have any scope for free xD

@12vibaba Жыл бұрын

@Rectify Custom Guns Over here they (Rich elite hunters) just buy what the Gunshop tells them what the best is. Then they buy the Smidt and Bender or Swarovski, zero it in at 100 meters and that is it. most have no idea of how these scopes work. it's all about status.

@2A.Freedom Жыл бұрын

Wtf are you even talking about. There's a reason you zero your optic at whatever specific range. Consistency. Are you sighting in your scope for every distance? 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@wilfdarr 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Would have saved me time researching this for myself years ago. I find it funny though: most people's go to argument for continuing to use an MOA scope today is that 1/4 MOA is more precise than 0.1 MRAD, yet in the MOA reticle the first hold is at 2 MOA (0.6 MRAD) where the first hold for the MIL scopes (aside from the original mildot designed in the 80's) is 0.5 MRAD. I'm not actually making an argument for or against either, just pointing out that that particular argument holds no water unless the glass matches the resolution of the knobs: most important thing is that your knobs match your glass (I just learned this week that military mildot scopes on the M24 from the 1988~2014 had MOA knobs: this is heresy, it should not have happened, and I feel bad for anyone who had to live with that evil! I grew up thinking that this was just really cheap scope companies making scopes with MOA tooling because the company didn't want to invest in MRAD tooling: I had no idea Leupold was producing this insanity for our servicemen!). Unless you really love math, pick one or the other!

@justice1327 3 жыл бұрын

I had that scope. MRAD for reticle... MOA for dial...1/2 MOA clicks. BS is what the ARMY asked for

@DLN-ix6vf 2 жыл бұрын

Yes I heard the same thing MOA knobs and MOA reticle or MRAD knobs and MRAD reticle ! DO NOT MIX !

@steveduvall5981 2 жыл бұрын

Glad I found you or this video it will surely make it easier to explain all this to my grandsons. I have several of these reticles.... Thanks

@nhrabandit 2 жыл бұрын

That was the best spent 24 minutes of my life. Thank you.

@ghostgarden8032 Жыл бұрын

From one vet to another vet I thank you for your service, I subbed to your channel after you explained to me about all those little lines, something I had no knowledge of on how to count them out, and their values, your explanation was easy for me to grasp, thank you again for your service

@jeffhdpd782 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for that. I am building an ar10 .308 so im exploring the scope ideas. Never used one and know nothing about them. Just learned more with this one video than i thought I would. I really didnt understand what all that mess in the reticle even mean. Now I have a much better understanding. still got a ways to go but i feel better about it now. thanks again.

@MazzaJ Жыл бұрын

I’m in the same boat as you. It’s a big learning curve before buying.

@locohobo1925 2 ай бұрын

I'm fairly certain that an AR15 in 308 is an AR10

@huntingtheancientgroundsht5653 3 жыл бұрын

Great video of the reticle breakdown. I too teach the breakdown of reticles for quick engagements for military and for hunting. I use Training Sights as well during my class on how to use the holdover and for correction shots.

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@chrishenning8829 3 жыл бұрын

I use the Vortex EBR-2C reticle in MOA. I feel there are so many shooters who don't utilize the full potential of the reticle. Combine that with your rifles ballistics, and it's amazing how accurate you can be. 🤘

@The-Skinn Жыл бұрын

PST Viper 5-25x?

@rickokain3853 3 жыл бұрын

This is amazing, very professional and natural explanations. Thanks heaps really appreciate to info

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@tobeysdonutshop8251 2 жыл бұрын

On the Nightforce Mil-XT reticle, the first mil dot below the horizontal center is 3 mils wide from the vertical center, not 2 mils as you stated.

@rowdybroomstick1216 2 жыл бұрын

Exactly, I caught this as soon as he said it! Even above his finger saying 3mils

@StonyRC 2 жыл бұрын

Phew - glad you commented that ... I thought I'd missed something critical - it didn't make sense for that to be 2 mil. Thanks.

@ChristopherBledsoe Ай бұрын

bro i got so thrown off when i seen that as well.. i was like. i missed something here... lemme see if anyone else caught it or im retarded lol

@creggf4685 18 күн бұрын

Ok..just posted also. Thought maybe I was missing something. 😂

@rainbow2710 Жыл бұрын

Really great presentation and explanation. Loved the Horus reticle with the speed calibration. Cheer.

@RandyMan388 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video. Always a blessing sharpening my skills. Best to ya my friend.

@mikec9795 2 жыл бұрын

I'm an iron sight/red dot kinda guy and am just getting interested in precision rifle, this video was just what i needed! :)

@kyfms6061 Жыл бұрын

Correction on the basic mil dot reticles. They did not come out in the early 90s. I used them on USMC sniper rifles (M40A1) going back to 1983, and I believe they had been around even earlier.

@Nothern_King Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, thank you. Huge help for me as a complete new guy.

@cksantics6479 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful and great breakdown of the types of reticles out there today

@MrRockstar1968 3 жыл бұрын

On the Nightforge MIL-XT, you had 3 MIL broken down into .2 sub ten, not 2 MIL.

@JamesZJi 3 жыл бұрын

I knew someone would have already fund out, saved me typing LOL

@NorCalHunter Жыл бұрын

Saw that too. had to check the comments to make sure I wasn't tripping.

@thegoodguy729 3 жыл бұрын

Such awesome, concise information. I finally understand this stuff!

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@cjamonwilliams 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome breakdown.. I run a Cabela Covenant 7 5-35x56. Great scope for my 6.5 and I have another on my 7mm Remington Mag also.. Once a newbie understands these concepts, misses decrease rapidly!

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped!

@stevedykstra7360 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I personally only use iron sights and my freezer is always full, old school, nice and simple

@jamesball8519 2 жыл бұрын

Boringgggg

@eddyram4072 2 жыл бұрын

Great video brother, I keep coming for a refresher lol

@MrSoonermadman Жыл бұрын

As someone new to scopes, this is clear as mud.

@jerryavalos9610 3 ай бұрын

I was in the Army and we trained on simple Mil-dots with M-24 rifles. I never envisioned that reticles would be so busy that they are almost obscuring the target LOL. If I go out, a simple laser range finder is sufficient and I check my dope book for the holdover shot. Fast and easy and I can be assured my target will still be there.

@keithhuckabee9859 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much. New to scopes and now I understand!

@TacticalHyve 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome!

@nicklanser9460 Жыл бұрын

This video explained a lot. Very helpful.

@chipsterb4946 Жыл бұрын

I know it wasn’t the point of this video, but I finally got a solid understanding of MOA vs. MIL for reticles. With the amount of range time I have and inability to access a range with targets over 100 yards out, those elaborate reticles like the Horus wouldn’t be helpful *for me*. Where I live is heavily forested. A “big” field might be 20 acres. IOW shots beyond 400 yards are extremely unlikely.

@billymartyn5573 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this practical review! I can see you invested a lot of time in it.

@TacticalHyve 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

@palmspar 3 жыл бұрын

On my hawke scope is on 10x zoom one midot 10 cm on 100 meters. The pellet drop is 50 cm @ 100 meter on my fx wildcat , to hit the target shoot 5 mildots higher.

@TheMeester12 8 ай бұрын

Great explanation...I'm going to transition from MOA to MRAD just because of the numbering convention. Also, I really appreciated the explanation of the Horus reticle. To date i favor the Nightforce reticle but with your explanation of the Horus...I may rethink this a bit more. The intent is to not use a high tech chassis firearm but use my 2012 Model 70 Super-Grade chambered in .270...should be tons of fun but also a steep learning curve. Thanks again!

@StumpkillerCP 7 ай бұрын

I’m a fan of the Leupold duplex (didn’t even make the list). Where I hunt the shots are under 250 yards, most under 100, and often the deer are moving. I may only see the deer for four or five seconds. At dawn & dusk the FireDot is a huge plus.

@PeakyBlinder Жыл бұрын

Thought to my self this afternoon I'm going to learn how to use an mrad scope. This is the most informative vid I have seen, You are an absolute mine of information. Liked and subbed. Thank you .

@jeffguy3868 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation of reticles thanks

@alvaroeloredo Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the knowledge sir.

@DLN-ix6vf 2 жыл бұрын

This is my first year shooting ever and I have always wanted to try and understand all these different reticles and why scopes have price differences. Now I have a better understanding. ps: for now though I will stick to MOA BDC reticles until I master them then move up. My reticles have only 3 hashmarks so easy to follow. 1.5 , 4.5 , 7.5 and 11 MOA for now :)

@Leethal1 3 жыл бұрын

Great information Billy 👍

@eagleeye761 Жыл бұрын

super refined Kentucky windage.... great video

@user-jk3jw3pw4n 26 күн бұрын

Good Job Billy Bob!!!

@charlesludwig9173 Жыл бұрын

You need to begin with a definition: a mil scaled reticle is a means to measure distance to target and can also be used for a bullet drop compensation function. For ranging just multiply target size in yards times 1000 equals X and then divide X by target size in mils equals yards to target. For bullet drop compensation function just zero scope to a placeholder distsnce and then transcribe bullet drop in mils to range card from zeroed distance to greater distances off a trajectory calculation for your bullet/velocity. That’s it.

@timwilde4200 9 ай бұрын

That's what I was thinking. Once the mil breakdown is explained on the first couple it doesn't need to be explained again and again - basically the whole video was one of repeating the same basic information, which becomes tedious and redundant, rather than explaining how those measurements are put to practical use.

@THall-vi8cp 8 ай бұрын

The same can be done with MOA reticles, though the formula is a little different.

@owewig4487 Жыл бұрын

Thanks… from a beginner that has a few scopes that are mil. Mia… you have game SIR !!!

@BNatoAk 5 ай бұрын

Great video! Thank you!

@keithbyers4837 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@samhellums4762 Ай бұрын

Great video! Great information!

@NZHardhouser 3 жыл бұрын

MILs is great but feel a great number of people use MOA scopes such as myself - would love to see a MOA vid too. Cheers

@calholli 2 жыл бұрын

He did.. you didn't watch it.

@Savage1776_ 2 жыл бұрын

@@calholli I think because it was DOMINATED by MILS on this video and there are so many BETTER MOA scopes out there

@wipperwil 2 жыл бұрын

18:47 MOA starts.

@cpage305 2 жыл бұрын

2 kinds of people in this world... those who shoot mrad and those who will shoot mrad

@sarahconner9433 Жыл бұрын

Moa is cool.. Because sub- moa means your a baby sniper

@Bwh-rm3py Жыл бұрын

Love the TMR

@wesleydynna8411 2 ай бұрын

Great video thanks !!

@304jeep 2 жыл бұрын

Great presentation

@mattw1730 3 ай бұрын

excellent information, thanks

@ronsmith9251 Жыл бұрын

Awesome thanks!

@sky_phenomenon Жыл бұрын

I would have liked to seen some range calculation examples using the mils/different reticles.

@tla3420 Жыл бұрын

Insanely useful

@Brentor14 4 ай бұрын

I still like a standard mil for sure it’s not as accurate as my g2dmr or even my milGap ret but I just love it’s simplicity

@7curiogeo 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, clear and useful info. I'm useing a vortex viper with the hold over hash marks, which gives me some crazy hold over distance like a fixed 374 yards at 300yds I have to gage just how much less then the hash that would be. Its like I have to use the the turret to dial up to get precission. Slow and have to count clicks and remember to reset to zero.... So my bad I bought it. Learning.

@loganogden3217 3 жыл бұрын

Dialing is how you get accurate shots on any scope. Especially at long range. That's the whole point of doping your rifle; knowing exactly what to expect at each range so you can dial to account for that. Keep practicing, you'll get there

@gunblasterr 2 жыл бұрын

Athena BPR mil is the best precision reticle I have ever used and have used just about everything out

@TheIslandExpat 4 ай бұрын

It's easily number one, outside of the Tremor 3/5. Nothing compares to the Tremor 3 though.

@89StarquestTSi 3 жыл бұрын

As long as you understand your reticles readout you should be able to use it as stadiametric range-finder wether moa or mrad/mildot

@larrys009 Жыл бұрын

Super presentation! Dude knows his shit. Thank you for the knowledge dump !! SFMF

@richardowens6520 Жыл бұрын

Well done!

@charlesludwig9173 2 жыл бұрын

Mil reticle and MOA dials. Hold for movers with wind on dial from MOA wind constant formula.

@mjc4942 4 ай бұрын

They all sounded so similar. What do the mil marks convert to at distance?

@munnyshot8301 3 жыл бұрын

Great breakdown easy to understand. Taking a LR class from you guys is definitely in my future.

@TacticalHyve 3 жыл бұрын

Hope to see you at one!

@joekelly9369 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing

@nitrogen3514 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Can you possibly cover the new Eotech SR-4 reticle? Thanks!

@thuan123red Жыл бұрын

Good information thank you

@mmafighter1181989 3 жыл бұрын

Question, does the military still use MOA measurements when referring to grouping on paper?

@wimpiestumpfe6284 Жыл бұрын

Hi. I have 4×40 tasco scope with no dots. How will i know how to aim when its zero on 100m and you want to shoot at target on 200m. Its my first scope are used to open iron...?

@undefined_account 2 жыл бұрын

During this video I at least twice tried to find parallax knob.

@highwayjanitor Жыл бұрын

Check out the Nightforce Mil-XT, He marked it as 2ml but it is actually 3ml. Right of the center

@bwizzy9218 Жыл бұрын

Awsome presentation 🔫

@Wr3ckZ 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I'm learning about distance shooting, and this explains WTF is all that nonsense going on in my scope! LoL!

@alkalk8938 Жыл бұрын

There's a lot going on there. I would like to learn more about range estimation, and subsequent adjustments to make, using either a mil or moa based scope.

@highdesertutah 2 жыл бұрын

With the modest amount of research I’ve done the mil system seems better than moa. Should I set my rangefinder for meters and think of targets and wind in metric units also?

@pondersoa8223 2 жыл бұрын

damn ...there is sooo much i have to learn .....

@generussell4751 Жыл бұрын

Good job

3 жыл бұрын

In Sweden we do a lot of range estimation on the clock and 0.1 mil lines are essential to do fast accurate range estimation. I use the MSR reticle in an s&b, it is very good for this.

@wilfdarr 3 жыл бұрын

I could see that, especially on a spotting scope, but I feel like that stuff would get in the way when shooting holdover no?

@TerminalM193 2 жыл бұрын

@@wilfdarr it's easy to see through if it's etched properly on the glass. I've never shot with that exact reticle but I have looked and tested some off hand and the first thing I did was test holdover viability. It does get messy of the target is behind mixed brush it seems though depending on zoomed power vs distance.

@helomech4410 Жыл бұрын

Nice video presentation. After several scope/reticle combinations over the years, I settled on the simplicity of the Shepherd Dual Reticle System. Reticles are available in 9-inch, 18-inch, and 24-inch stadia circles. The 9-inch and 18-inch stadia circles seem tailor made for a SHTF moment, should it ever come.

@douglass56 Жыл бұрын

Guessing your a Marine veteran. If so does the Corps teach mils or yards using their ACOG scopes?

@yodo6414 2 жыл бұрын

Good job..

@northman77 3 жыл бұрын

I already knew all of this... It was nice from the beginning to the end anyway!

@capomand45 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent vid overview! BTW, there is no 'LEO' in Leupold

@aaronmcneal1698 9 ай бұрын

I saw a hunting scope that kinda looked like the EBR-4 MOA, but it had different circles that got smaller and smaller in a rifleman mag. They advertised that at 100 yards you lined up the game to fill whatever circle and it was on. Anyone remember the type of scope that was?

@ronalves9118 2 жыл бұрын

I think I understand what you are talking about, bit have no clue what any of this means in the realm of actually shooting. I did a lot of shooting in the USCG from 1963 until I retired in 1989. I have never used a scope in the military and when hunting I always used open sights, and did well like that, Ron USCG MKC RET

@lifeontheroad_ 2 жыл бұрын

Great video but I still need to find one dumbs in down ever more. I dont under MRAD, MOA, mil, wind angle.

@robertdolan759 Жыл бұрын

When you say the gap from one dot to another is 2 mil what does that mean?

@acushley1 Жыл бұрын

Is there a version of the Horus Tremor3 reticle that has wind and velocity estimation in km/h?

@winchesterhypnosis5007 Жыл бұрын

Good video!!

@unit335 2 жыл бұрын

Great content - fantastic explanations! I only wish the cameraman could keep the picture in focus. I am very interested in the little lines the instructor is referring to.

@cdsmit27 Жыл бұрын

I just got the burris xtr ll 5-25x50 scr mil reticle. I have zero clue what any of those lines and dots mean on both the reticle and the turrets and how the hell am I supposed to know what line to use when shooting.

@keithswiercz3890 3 жыл бұрын

Was wondering if you would give a review and thoughts on BDC reticles. Acss griffin and such. Didn't find a video on those. Ty. Great vid. I'm very picky on whom I subscribe to, this got my click.

@gunblasterr 2 жыл бұрын

the Griffin is amazing! I am running it on a short 6.5cm upper and with a 50 yard zero BDC using the first 4 mils is on with in .1-.2 mils the mil grid and tracking is right on the money

@twoninecav 2 жыл бұрын

I’m not here to be an armchair quarterback. I just want to complement you on a very well executed block of instruction.

@nelsonbrum8496 Жыл бұрын

Guess the video description should have listed prerequisites for this class. This was like jumping into a sniper AP class without basic nomenclature studies.