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<blockquote data-quote="Eaglet" data-source="post: 201677" data-attributes="member: 3756"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Marshall,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">A MOA is an angular measurement which stands for "Minute Of Angle".</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">0ne MOA, at 100 yards happens to be very close to 1" inch. </span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">1 MOA = 0</span>°<span style="color: black">.01'00</span>" = 0.0166667°</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">The vertical distance 1 MOA produces at 100 yards would be:</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Vertical Distance = 100 yards X Tan (0.0166667°) = 0.029089 yards.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Converting yards to inches would give us: 0.029089 X 3 X 12 = <strong>1.047"</strong></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>T</strong>his value, 1 MOA = 1.047", is the value ballistic programs use.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Many scope turrets are calibrated in MOA's and when your drop chart says that to shoot at 480 yards you need 6.0 MOA'S then you turn your turret to the number 6 and let it fly. We're just talking for the vertical adjustment. This method is more precise than other methods that use turrets having distances on them instead of MOA's. Good luck to you!</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Eaglet, post: 201677, member: 3756"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Marshall,[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]A MOA is an angular measurement which stands for “Minute Of Angle”.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]0ne MOA, at 100 yards happens to be very close to 1” inch. [/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black]1 MOA = 0[/COLOR]°[COLOR=black].01’00[/COLOR]” = 0.0166667°[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]The vertical distance 1 MOA produces at 100 yards would be:[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Vertical Distance = 100 yards X Tan (0.0166667°) = 0.029089 yards.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Converting yards to inches would give us: 0.029089 X 3 X 12 = [B]1.047”[/B][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][B]T[/B]his value, 1 MOA = 1.047”, is the value ballistic programs use.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3]Many scope turrets are calibrated in MOA’s and when your drop chart says that to shoot at 480 yards you need 6.0 MOA’S then you turn your turret to the number 6 and let it fly. We’re just talking for the vertical adjustment. This method is more precise than other methods that use turrets having distances on them instead of MOA’s. Good luck to you![/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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