Klem Wrote:Scope manufacturers who market Metric reticles with Imperial turrets need to be rounded-up. This normative pressure to stick to an antiquated measuring system is the bain of US shooters. The mental conversion needed between metric and Imperial when under stress is one less hassle you need, and can be eliminated so easily.
Metric reticles go with metric knobs. Imperial reticles (Nightforce do a Mildot equivalent reticle in MOA) go with Imperial knobs. Common sense I know but there are more US scope manufacturers offering Metric/Imperial than there are Metric/Metric or Imperial/Imperial and this thread wouldn't exist if Manufacturers paid more attention to how their products are used in the field.
My two cents for what it is worth, if you want to use a metric reticle get a scope with metric adjusters. Front focal plane allows you to use the reticle at any magnification (another hassle you don't have to worry about under pressure) however this comes at the expense of a reticle that expands as you dial up.
While I understand your line of thinking, realize that the principle is neither metric nor imperial. A more accurate description might be mil or moa (minute of angle), and both pertain to measuring arcs of a circle. One method uses measurements in mils and the other in minutes (a subset of degrees). As you alluded to, it's easier to use scopes where as reticle and turrets are in agreement, whether it be mil/mil or moa/moa. Hopefully, the apparent trend away from mil reticles coupled with moa turrets will continue.
Drifter