Leupold TMR

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Hey Guys,

I was wondering if any of you could explain the TMR reticle to me. I noticed a lot of people getting it over the mildot reticle and was wondering is it a much better reticle or is it just personal preference.

My main question though is if you could fully explain how to use a TMR reticle. I tried reading the description on Leupold's website along with some information on the web and my question remains is it a bullet drop compensator type reticle like it mentions on the leupold manual or is it 0.5 and 1 mil lines as mentioned on other forums.

Thanks in advance guys :). I also fully understand that I am a "noob" in this topic hence why I ask more experienced members in the community after at least attempting a google search.
 
It's in mils and half mils in terms of spacing. The small hash marks are .15 mil and the larger ones are .4 mils. I have it in a Mark 4 on my SAN and I love how fine it is for varmint shooting. If Leupold offered mil adjustments it would be tops.
 
BigUglyMan said:
It's in mils and half mils in terms of spacing. The small hash marks are .15 mil and the larger ones are .4 mils. I have it in a Mark 4 on my SAN and I love how fine it is for varmint shooting. If Leupold offered mil adjustments it would be tops.
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Does that include if looking at a compass for example the "southern" part of it or is that a BDC?
 
JNA said:
My main question though is if you could fully explain how to use a TMR reticle. I tried reading the description on Leupold's website along with some information on the web and my question remains is it a bullet drop compensator type reticle like it mentions on the leupold manual or is it 0.5 and 1 mil lines as mentioned on other forums.
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Any mil (or MOA) reticle can be used as a BDC reticle. It works better though if its in the same units as your turrets and if the scope is First Focal Plane.
 
I find it amusing that people get all worked up over these reticles. For the most part they aren't in FFP scopes so they only work at certain magnifications, which is retarded. Most people aren't capable of doing the math in their heads or don't bother to practice enough to get proficient at using the reticles. It seems like people usually just buy scopes with fancy reticles for "resale value" so when they are done with it they can sell it to someone else who will properly never use it.

I'm waiting for a company to come out with a reticle that is just a buck head which you place over the head of the buck you are shooting at.... and then you compensate for wind an elevation by using the points of it's antlers or something equally ridiculous that will sell like a house on fire in just about every southern state.

Save your money and just buy a regular duplex reticle scope. I used to get everything with a mil-dot and after years of shooting I've found that a I've never used them and there's no point. Spend that extra money on ammunition and get out and shoot. Experience will always trump spendy gimmicks.

YMMV
 
Wally said:
I find it amusing that people get all worked up over these reticles. For the most part they aren't in FFP scopes so they only work at certain magnifications, which is retarded. Most people aren't capable of doing the math in their heads or don't bother to practice enough to get proficient at using the reticles. It seems like people usually just buy scopes with fancy reticles for "resale value" so when they are done with it they can sell it to someone else who will properly never use it.

I'm waiting for a company to come out with a reticle that is just a buck head which you place over the head of the buck you are shooting at.... and then you compensate for wind an elevation by using the points of it's antlers or something equally ridiculous that will sell like a house on fire in just about every southern state.

Save your money and just buy a regular duplex reticle scope. I used to get everything with a mil-dot and after years of shooting I've found that a I've never used them and there's no point. Spend that extra money on ammunition and get out and shoot. Experience will always trump spendy gimmicks.

YMMV
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Im not aware of any leupold scope that offers the TMR and has the duplex for an option, never mind a lower cost option. That doesn't mean there isn't one in the line-up somewhere, but if I could buy a Mark 4 with a duplex for less money I'd have done it a long time ago.
 
Dogleg said:
Im not aware of any leupold scope that offers the TMR and has the duplex for an option, never mind a lower cost option. That doesn't mean there isn't one in the line-up somewhere, but if I could buy a Mark 4 with a duplex for less money I'd have done it a long time ago.
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true enough. I was more so commenting on fancy reticles in general. If you actually use them, all the more power to ya!
 
Wally said:
true enough. I was more so commenting on fancy reticles in general. If you actually use them, all the more power to ya!
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On long range rifles I mostly spin the knobs. Hunting rifles are likely to get a B & C reticle, though I'm unlikely to throw away a perfectly good duplex. A pure mil-dot is next to useless for anything I do. Have a few though, at least it doesn't weigh anything.
 
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