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Posted: 4/10/2010 3:54:56 PM EDT
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Hi,
I know what an MOA is. But guys tell me if I am right. When you look at scopes adjustments most of them says, 1/4" @ 100 yards which means for every click the point of impact will move by 1/4". My question is when it says 1 MOA or 2 MOA : Is that means for every click the point of impact will move by 1" or 2" respectively. Thanks. |
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Quoted: Hi, I know what an MOA is. But guys tell me if I am right. When you look at scopes adjustments most of them says, 1/4" @ 100 yards which means for every click the point of impact will move by 1/4". My question is when it says 1 MOA or 2 MOA : Is that means for every click the point of impact will move by 1" or 2" respectively. Thanks. MOA is an ARC measuring 1 minute of angle, where a circle has 360 degrees (each degree having 60 minutes). MOA is a scale-less measurement, so it varies over distance. I made a cheeseball Paint diagram:  Technically, 1MOA = 1.0472" @ 100 yards. 1MOA @ 200 yards = 2.0944" and so on. Using simple trigonometry, you can calculate what 1 MOA or any variation thereof implies over distance. 1/4" is CLOSE to 1/4 MOA, but it's not the same. |
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