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<blockquote data-quote="Jon A" data-source="post: 1141855" data-attributes="member: 319"><p>You're certainly free to enter a tactical competition sometime...a guy that never misses is sure to impress.</p><p></p><p>If you're shooting at a paper target with enough magnification you can actually see the lines on the target with which to <em>measure</em> your holdoff in inches, that is a very precise method.</p><p></p><p>On an animal or a piece of steel at some random range, you're <em>guesstimating</em> what an inch is. <em>Guesstimating</em> is always less accurate than <strong>measuring.</strong> </p><p></p><p>Precisely measuring your <em>angular hold</em> with an <em>angular unit</em>, be it MOA or Mil with the reticle, means the only variable is your guesstimation of the wind--what your hold <em>should be.</em></p><p></p><p>Guesstimating what X number of inches might look like against this target at that range adds another variable which is completely unnecessary. Now you're guesstimating <em>what your hold <strong>is</strong></em>, in addition to <em>what it <strong>should be</strong></em>, hoping the two are not too different. By simply measuring the first, you're ensured they're identical every time and a large potential source of error is completely eliminated.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jon A, post: 1141855, member: 319"] You're certainly free to enter a tactical competition sometime...a guy that never misses is sure to impress. If you're shooting at a paper target with enough magnification you can actually see the lines on the target with which to [I]measure[/I] your holdoff in inches, that is a very precise method. On an animal or a piece of steel at some random range, you're [I]guesstimating[/I] what an inch is. [I]Guesstimating[/I] is always less accurate than [B]measuring.[/B] Precisely measuring your [I]angular hold[/I] with an [I]angular unit[/I], be it MOA or Mil with the reticle, means the only variable is your guesstimation of the wind--what your hold [I]should be.[/I] Guesstimating what X number of inches might look like against this target at that range adds another variable which is completely unnecessary. Now you're guesstimating [I]what your hold [B]is[/B][/I], in addition to [I]what it [B]should be[/B][/I], hoping the two are not too different. By simply measuring the first, you're ensured they're identical every time and a large potential source of error is completely eliminated. [/QUOTE]
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