Chart/Listing of Units of Measurement in Rifle Sights?

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Hi everyone,
I was just wondering if anyone can link me to (or just post) a listing of what units of measurement are used in the various rifle sights?
Arshins for mosins, etc etc

I think it would be a great resource and I'd love to have it!

thanks for any info!
-Derek
 
If it is any help, my military micrometer sight (I don't know what is the designation) on my Lee Enfield #4 has "clicks" that are very close to 1moa each.
 
Garand and M-14 are in MINUTES sideways.

Garand is YARDS for distance.

M-14 is METRES for distance.

Vickers Gun is in YARDS, Maxim is in METRES and God alone knows what the Chauchat was supposed to be in before it fell apart.
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“schritten” measurement (one schritt = 0.75 meter or 29.5 inches)

"arshin" or in cyrilic арши́н = 1 yard or 71.12 cm being = to 2 ⅓ ft

It's no wonder they switched to metric...
 
PEOPLE were taller, took longer steps.

It's all based on the Roman MILE (MILE from "MILUS": a soldier) which was 1,000 double steps (paces).

Romans were little short guys, so their MILE was just over 5,000 feet. They got a short rest every thousand paces.

In OUR military, standard route-marching pace is 60 inches (5 feet): 2 steps of 30 inches each. You take 120 paces per minute, which is interesting if you're not in shape but not difficult to keep up if you are. You get a short break, about 10 minutes, every hour.

RESULT is that a marching amy moves along, caterpillarwise, at about 2-1/2 miles an hour, 20 miles in an 8-hour day..... which gives them time to set up a temporary camp and post guards....... just the way the Romans did it, 2200 years ago.

Some things really don't change a heck of a lot.
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BTW, if METRIC is so all-fired wonderful, just TRY to use a step of 1 metre. Your whole damned Army will be tired out in 5 miles.
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The history of measurements is long and detailed.
The Canadian Standards Association has published a Canadian Metric Practice Guide and is approved by the Standards Council of Canada.
This publication is the closest to what you asked that I am aware of.

1 foot = 0.3088m
1 foot (French measure) = 0.3024 841m

The answer you are looking for may be found in some of the older gun books published before 1950. Smiths’ Small Arms of the World, comes to mind.

At one time every country and some industries developed their own sets of weights and measurements.
 
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