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Taking Advantage of Angular Measurements In Scope Use
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<blockquote data-quote="Pons" data-source="post: 719134" data-attributes="member: 32348"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I like this thread.</span></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">I also don't like relating everything back and forth to inches or cm or whatever. Especially when plinking. I like shooting and seeing in my scope that I have 1/2 mil wind on that one, or whatever. I like seeing it on a reticle in my scope and having a quick adjustment with holdover or dials available, regardless of range or actual size. I can think of those things later for my own amusement. (I'm not stating this for MIL vs. MOA). I just think it is easier if I make a shot at 643.7 yards not to arbitrarily think, ok, what does that relate to in inches at 100 yards, what is that in inches etc... Rather I like seeing, oh, that target is about 2moa big, the last shot was about 3/4 moa right of center, or whatever. If a scope has markings on the reticle with the mils or moa at that power (or if it is ffp) then I don't have to guess that the target is about 13... or is that 15..? inches big, it doesn't matter, it is just about 2moa.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Happy shooting!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Pons, post: 719134, member: 32348"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I like this thread.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]I also don't like relating everything back and forth to inches or cm or whatever. Especially when plinking. I like shooting and seeing in my scope that I have 1/2 mil wind on that one, or whatever. I like seeing it on a reticle in my scope and having a quick adjustment with holdover or dials available, regardless of range or actual size. I can think of those things later for my own amusement. (I'm not stating this for MIL vs. MOA). I just think it is easier if I make a shot at 643.7 yards not to arbitrarily think, ok, what does that relate to in inches at 100 yards, what is that in inches etc... Rather I like seeing, oh, that target is about 2moa big, the last shot was about 3/4 moa right of center, or whatever. If a scope has markings on the reticle with the mils or moa at that power (or if it is ffp) then I don't have to guess that the target is about 13... or is that 15..? inches big, it doesn't matter, it is just about 2moa.[/FONT][/COLOR] :) Happy shooting! [/QUOTE]
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