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Difference between 1/4" or 1/4 MOA clicks?
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<blockquote data-quote="FearNoWind" data-source="post: 1335337" data-attributes="member: 50867"><p>1 MOA at 100 yards is always 1 MOA. 1 MOA at 1000 yards is always 1 MOA. If you interpret 1 as 1inch then 1 MOA will be 1 inch. If you interpret it as 1.047 then it will be 1.047 inches. Because MOA is an angular measurement (1/60th of a degree) it represents a constant linear calculation over distance. 1 MOA is always 1 MOA. The place where some get confused is that, as an angular measurement, its linear component means 1 MOA at 100 yards is 1 inch (we round it to 1 inch for sake of simplicity) 8 inches at 800 yards and so on.MOA x distance in yards = point of aim. Because the bullet travels in an arc, the amount of correction necessary to connect with a target over distance is not linear it is exponential. In a ballistics environment, in order to produce an accurate "dope" (data on previous engagements) sheet, any initial assumption must be compared with actual test results. </p><p>Any time you have two instruments making different recommendations regarding a firing solution there is either something different in the raw data entered or the instruments have been programmed with inconsistent default assumptions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FearNoWind, post: 1335337, member: 50867"] 1 MOA at 100 yards is always 1 MOA. 1 MOA at 1000 yards is always 1 MOA. If you interpret 1 as 1inch then 1 MOA will be 1 inch. If you interpret it as 1.047 then it will be 1.047 inches. Because MOA is an angular measurement (1/60th of a degree) it represents a constant linear calculation over distance. 1 MOA is always 1 MOA. The place where some get confused is that, as an angular measurement, its linear component means 1 MOA at 100 yards is 1 inch (we round it to 1 inch for sake of simplicity) 8 inches at 800 yards and so on.MOA x distance in yards = point of aim. Because the bullet travels in an arc, the amount of correction necessary to connect with a target over distance is not linear it is exponential. In a ballistics environment, in order to produce an accurate "dope" (data on previous engagements) sheet, any initial assumption must be compared with actual test results. Any time you have two instruments making different recommendations regarding a firing solution there is either something different in the raw data entered or the instruments have been programmed with inconsistent default assumptions. [/QUOTE]
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