Talk me into getting a mil/mil scope

[LHPanther]

Ok, I'm in the market for a new scope for a new rifle. The rifle is a .308 LTR that will be used for hunting and some long range paper punching out to 600 yards. I currently have a vortex pst FFP with the erb-1 MOA reticle and turrets on another rifle. Honestly, I have not truly learned the whole "dialing" with turrets game as this was my first scope with exposed turrets (only owned this scope 6 months).
So my question is this: how easy is it to learn the mil system and how practical is the system in hunting environments. Thanks for any input!

[trophy8]

I won't talk you into it as I like MOA better. Mils are a more coarse adjustment.

[ducks-and-bucks]

Its just another angle of measure. If you have that vortex scope already id try my luck with it first before getting into other scopes... to keep you much less confused and less work I would decide if you want to use moa or mils and only use one angle of measure with all the scopes you get.... I use mils and ill never go back. Do yourself a favor and watch the sniper 101 series on youtube. It will answer all your questions and learn ya ALOT... then decide what you want to do for yourself!!! That way you make an informed decision. The most important thing to remember is your redicle has to match the angle of measure that your turrets are and viceversa.... moa/moa or mil/mil... thay way you can use the scipe correctly.. best scope for what your doing and affordavle is the fixed 10x swfa ss mil/mil $399... if you decide to go that route.

[LHPanther]

I've watched more you tube videos than I can remember and read every article I can find on the subject. I guess I am looking for guys who have made the switch and am wanting their input on the subject. I value the opinions from guys on this site above any other site

[GregO]

If you live in a vacuum, there is absolutely no advantage to either; it’s just a unit of measure. D&B’s comments above are right on, the key is matching ret and turrets…mil/mil or moa/moa. I’d say there are two advantages to mil over moa. First, you don’t live in a vacuum; you will be using tools and empirical data that has been created by others. Tools like mil dot master and fdac are only in mils (I think). Also there are decades of information around long range shooting that tends towards mil over moa (especially with the 308). Another thing to consider is what are the folks using that you actually shoot with, if they all use moa, then use moa. Basically, if your shooting partner calls your misses in moa, then you want to adjust in moa, and not convert. I selected mil over moa simply due to the amount of mil related data and tools.

[GregO]

oh, oh oh, forgot to say...this long range stuff is a lot of fun. I actually killed a pig at 800 yards, and got it on video...now that was exciting!!
Look in the video threads, it's posted there..mostly an archery kill shot video, the 800 yd shot is at the end.