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Bullet drop compensation dials (BDC dials)
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<blockquote data-quote="jwp475" data-source="post: 109227" data-attributes="member: 3776"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p> [ QUOTE ]</p><p> There are not two kinds of minutes of angle. A circle is divide into 360 degrees and each degree is divided into 60 minutes so one minute of angle is 1/60 of one degree and this equates to 1.0472" of angle at 100 yards.In other words if you drew a straight line and a secound line that angeled away from the straight line by one minute of angle then at 100 yards they would be 1.0472" apart not 1" if you are useing minutes of angle there is only one. </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ] </p><p></p><p></p><p>That is correct. But what we are trying to say is that the ballistic programs aren't giving you info that directly transcribes to what your scope actually does.</p><p></p><p>YOur scope moves the reticle 1" at 100 yards and not 1.0472" which is what the program is telling you to move the turret. So when you get out there aways, that .0472 starts to add up and becomes prevalent. Rather than have everyone send in their scopes to be retro-fitted to move the actual 1.0472, it is easier to have the hackers write a program that actually <font color="red"> calculates in the same language your scope talks! </font> </p><p></p><p>Does this help clarify? </p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p></p><p> I agree. I just wanted to clear up the cofussion about the two,apparently I was not clear enough.I did not intend to infer that all scopes adjusted in moa.Some scopes are advertised to have adjustments of 1/8" or1/4" adjustments and others claim to adjust in 1/8 or 1/4 moa at 100 yards.</p><p>I also agree that actual shooting at distance is the only way to know for sure.This discrepancy is why many find that thier drops are off when they shoot to verify.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jwp475, post: 109227, member: 3776"] [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] There are not two kinds of minutes of angle. A circle is divide into 360 degrees and each degree is divided into 60 minutes so one minute of angle is 1/60 of one degree and this equates to 1.0472" of angle at 100 yards.In other words if you drew a straight line and a secound line that angeled away from the straight line by one minute of angle then at 100 yards they would be 1.0472" apart not 1" if you are useing minutes of angle there is only one. [/ QUOTE ] That is correct. But what we are trying to say is that the ballistic programs aren't giving you info that directly transcribes to what your scope actually does. YOur scope moves the reticle 1" at 100 yards and not 1.0472" which is what the program is telling you to move the turret. So when you get out there aways, that .0472 starts to add up and becomes prevalent. Rather than have everyone send in their scopes to be retro-fitted to move the actual 1.0472, it is easier to have the hackers write a program that actually <font color="red"> calculates in the same language your scope talks! </font> Does this help clarify? [/ QUOTE ] I agree. I just wanted to clear up the cofussion about the two,apparently I was not clear enough.I did not intend to infer that all scopes adjusted in moa.Some scopes are advertised to have adjustments of 1/8" or1/4" adjustments and others claim to adjust in 1/8 or 1/4 moa at 100 yards. I also agree that actual shooting at distance is the only way to know for sure.This discrepancy is why many find that thier drops are off when they shoot to verify. [/QUOTE]
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