Another MIL or MOA question....

[TonyMo]

Thanks for your responses.

^^^^Yes, I saw that chart. To me the MOA I don't read as 4 digits. I read see those elevations in fractions ie 16 and 1/2, 17 and 3/4 etc

So, if the majority of shooters use MIL and if you have MOA you end up as the "red headed stepchild" on the line....p

That being said I am pretty much decided on MOA/MOA.

[tiriaq]

Think of this , your bullet drop requires you adjust for 3.5 mils which you turn your turret .1 mil per click vs say 16.50 moa at 1/4 Moa per click. So that's a fast 35 clicks on the mil scope how many is that on the Moa system? 66? Complicated

Don't count clicks. Learn to read the scales on the knobs.

[TacticalTeacher]

Lots and lots of good information here... thank you. Even I learned something. I have to be able to explain these differences to newbies....

Cheers, Barney

[aakoksal]

First of all, these reticles have two functions, to identify your holdover/lead distances, and to estimate distance. First part, to me, is pretty much identical as there will be a table or app telling you how much to aim off center on y and x axis, or turn turrets. Second part, the distance estimation, depends on how you're comfortable with metric system vs imperial; at the end it is all ratios and one's capability to estimate the length/width of the reference object/target, they are useless for estimation if you don't have a target without known dimensions.

Other thing to consider, 1/4 MOA clicks represent a smaller measurement of distance compared to 0.1 MILs for a given distance . As an example at 100 yards, one click of 1/4 MOA is 0.26" while one click of 0.1 MIL is 0.36". At 1000 yards, moving your zero 10" up will require 4 clicks, while with a 0.1 MIL turret, 3 clicks will move zero up 10.8". So, if you want to have finer adjustment capability, MOA turrets are probably a better option.

How these effects my scope selection; all my hunting guns are MOAs as I can easily use a range finder and don't need to estimate distance with my scope (they are typically set to cover 200-250 meters without any adjustment). They are generally easier to find so might be a bit cheaper as well. My target rifles have a mixture of both MOAs and MILs; more MOAs though. Couple rifles that have MILs are put together for shooting long distances out in the bush with first focal plane reticles where I may not always get good reflection with range finder...

That first focal vs second focal plane is a whole another subject of discussion...!