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Petition to Leupold for MOA reticle
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<blockquote data-quote="SBruce" data-source="post: 461273" data-attributes="member: 21068"><p>There really are alot of uses for the moa reticle and having marks on the vertical wire.</p><p> </p><p>First off, some of us used to make long range shots way before rangefinders were available and those marks on the vertical wire really help with ranging and holdover..................these electronic devises don't always work 100% of the time, whereas the reticle will always be there.</p><p> </p><p>Secondly, there's a ton of scopes out there that don't track with the adjustments the way they should or the way they advertise. I've lost count of the scope I've personally seen that don't move the poi the advetised amount.</p><p>If we can hold 10 and only have to dial an additional 1 or 2, we're way better off sometimes (if we happen to own one of those bad trackers).</p><p> </p><p>Third, even if you're using a rangefinder, we can better estimate the size of our target by a simple calculation using the reticle. Just because someone is hitting rocks at 1100 yds, doesn't mean they're gonna connect on a rockchuck or coyote at that distance............the rock might be 3' tall!!! only way to know for sure is to go look at it up close, or use the hash marks to calculate it's height.</p><p> </p><p>These are just a few of the reasons to have a moa scope with marks on both the vertical and horizontal wire..........more than "monkey see monkey do".</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SBruce, post: 461273, member: 21068"] There really are alot of uses for the moa reticle and having marks on the vertical wire. First off, some of us used to make long range shots way before rangefinders were available and those marks on the vertical wire really help with ranging and holdover..................these electronic devises don't always work 100% of the time, whereas the reticle will always be there. Secondly, there's a ton of scopes out there that don't track with the adjustments the way they should or the way they advertise. I've lost count of the scope I've personally seen that don't move the poi the advetised amount. If we can hold 10 and only have to dial an additional 1 or 2, we're way better off sometimes (if we happen to own one of those bad trackers). Third, even if you're using a rangefinder, we can better estimate the size of our target by a simple calculation using the reticle. Just because someone is hitting rocks at 1100 yds, doesn't mean they're gonna connect on a rockchuck or coyote at that distance............the rock might be 3' tall!!! only way to know for sure is to go look at it up close, or use the hash marks to calculate it's height. These are just a few of the reasons to have a moa scope with marks on both the vertical and horizontal wire..........more than "monkey see monkey do". [/QUOTE]
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