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<blockquote data-quote="britz" data-source="post: 182629" data-attributes="member: 7865"><p><strong>No such thing as a stupid question<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></strong></p><p></p><p>MOA is an angular measurement 1/60th of a degree (Nosler #4 manual). This equats to 1.047" at 100 yards, 2.094" at 200 yards and 3.141" at 300 yards. Many times MOA is just rounded down to 1 inch per hundred yards for simplicity sake. This works as long as you are staying at shorter distances. The greater the distance, the more difference there will be in MOA and inches per hundred yards. Shooters will refer to the accuracy of their gun interms of MOA. Most American scopes are set up in inches per hundred. Top of the line scopes will be set up in MOA. </p><p></p><p>Here is a hypathetical. You have to dial your scope 30 MOA to reach 800 yards. THat equates to a POI shift of 251.25" (1.047 x 30 x 8). Your scope is set up in inches per hundred and you dial 30 inches equating to 240" POI change (1 x 30 x 8). You just missed by 11.25 inches.</p><p></p><p>I just pulled these # out of my *** and I realize that they are off a bit to say the least, but you should get the idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="britz, post: 182629, member: 7865"] [b]No such thing as a stupid question:)[/b] MOA is an angular measurement 1/60th of a degree (Nosler #4 manual). This equats to 1.047" at 100 yards, 2.094" at 200 yards and 3.141" at 300 yards. Many times MOA is just rounded down to 1 inch per hundred yards for simplicity sake. This works as long as you are staying at shorter distances. The greater the distance, the more difference there will be in MOA and inches per hundred yards. Shooters will refer to the accuracy of their gun interms of MOA. Most American scopes are set up in inches per hundred. Top of the line scopes will be set up in MOA. Here is a hypathetical. You have to dial your scope 30 MOA to reach 800 yards. THat equates to a POI shift of 251.25" (1.047 x 30 x 8). Your scope is set up in inches per hundred and you dial 30 inches equating to 240" POI change (1 x 30 x 8). You just missed by 11.25 inches. I just pulled these # out of my *** and I realize that they are off a bit to say the least, but you should get the idea. [/QUOTE]
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