Remember, an MOA is an angular measurement that gets bigger with distance. I f 1 MOA is 1” at 100 yards, how many MOA is 2” at 200 yards? A Right then class, I have a little test for you try and figure the answers out, no cheating! Q To be honest though, I wouldn’t complicate things! Pop quiz If you really want to be precise (no point with me) and want to calculate everything with 1.047” per 100 yards instead of 1” per 100 yards, you must multiply the (inches per MOA at that distance) by 1.047. Here are some quick steps to follow: (Distance to target in yards) / (100) = inches per MOA at that distance, Number of inches of adjustment needed / inches per MOA at that distance = MOA adjustment, Number of clicks per 1 MOA on scope x (MOA adjustment) = adjustment in clicks on scope For example, if you have 1/4 MOA per click, and you want to adjust up 2 MOA, you need to realise that 4 clicks adjust 1 MOA so you need 8 clicks total. Once you know how many MOA to adjust, you can then make the adjustments on your particular scope. I find that it is easier to think in MOA and not in ‘clicks’ on a scope because it just totally threw me and twisted my melon big time! Now, although the majority of retail scopes adjust in 1/4 MOA per click adjustments, some offer 1/8, 1/2 or even 1 MOA per click. So, a 3 MOA adjustment at 600 yards will move the bullet 18”. You know that 1 MOA at 600 yards is 6” from what I mentioned earlier, 18 divided by 6 = 3. For example, imagine you are now shooting at 600 yards and want to move the impact of the bullet 18”. Divide the number of inches you want to adjust by number of inches in 1 MOA at that distance. If you are struggling to do this in your head, try it this way. Trust me, I’m no mathematician but this really does work for me. Two 4” increments (or 4” chunks) fit into the 8” of needed adjustment so you would need to adjust 2 MOA. You already know to think in 4” increments for this example. For example, imagine you are trying to adjust 8” at 400 yards. So, 1 MOA at 250 yards is 2.5”.Īlways try and determine how many 1 MOA increments will fit into the adjustment you are trying to make. For example, imagine you are now shooting at 250 yards. Divide the distance (in yards) you are shooting by 100 and you will know how big 1 MOA is in inches.
If you are having troublew trying to figure out the increments in your head and would rather have a formula, you can try this method. By doing so, you can easily see that 2 MOA is just 2 of those 3” increments, or 6” total and likewise, 1/2 MOA is 1/2 of those 3” increments, or 1.5”. Therefore, for your calculations at that 300 yard target, you should think in 3” increments.
You know that a MOA spreads out 1” per 100 yards, so 1 MOA at 300 yards is 3”. For example, imagine you are shooting at 300 yards. Always think in increments of 1 MOA at whatever distance you are at. Seriously though, the main thing that you need to remember is this: 1 MOA is a different size at different distances, 8” at 800 yards is still just 1 MOA. Or if you are like me, you are a 10 MOA shooter average to crap! No, I’m not that bad, honest! Say, for example, someone has a 2 MOA rifle, it means that their gun can shoot a 2” group at 100 yds or a 4” group at 200 yards. Stay with me, it’s quite easy to figure out. The easiest and best way to think of it is like this: a 1” group 100 yds is 1 MOA, a 2” group 200 yds is 1 MOA, so a 3” group 300 yds is 1 MOA and so on. Though purists will say it’s bigger than an inch, which it is, but at normal shooting ranges it’s debatable how much difference it makes! I say this as a ¼ minute click is worth just 0.26” 100 yards. Here is an explanation that keeps it as simple as possible for people like me! Note- There will be a test at the end of class! A Minute of Angle (MOA) is an angular measurement of 1/60th of a degree and 1 MOA spreads about 1” per 100 yards. What is MOA or Minute of Angle? We often hear shooters mention those three letters but what exactly is it and how is it calculated? It seems very complicated and a bit of a nightmare when you first look in to it but it is really quite simple even I can figure it out! Keep it simple stupid!
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