![]() This is why you want to get to the range, do some practice, burn some ammo, and fill out your dope card for future reference. ![]() Knowing this on paper is one thing, but it’s another to apply it in the field.Īdd to that stress, adrenaline, weather, and terrain when you’re hunting, and your brain might just fizzle out. It takes practice and trial and error to get comfortable with all of this. That way, you know exactly where you’re meant to be. You'll be counting a lot, and what happens when you forget where you are? It's better to think in revolutions, MOA, and then clicks. It's tedious to count in clicks to yourself. What would my dope card look like? Distance Now, I want to write this down on my dope card. My turret now says I’m sitting at 7 ½ MOA or 7 MOA and 2 clicks, and I know I’m on the second revolution. I make another 30 clicks to get to a total of 190 clicks. Image by Chris 'The Optics Nut' (Own Work) for Target Tamers We can use this measuring system to compensate for bullet drop at any known distance to refine shooting accuracy. The number of clicks in a MOA will always remain the same. To reiterate this point, the size of a MOA changes with distance. 12 clicks equal 3 MOA and is 3 inches at 100 yards. 8 clicks equal 2 MOA and is 2 inches at 100 yards. You can now expect a 1-inch change in where your bullet hits your target. This means you can make one click and expect a ¼ inch change in where your bullet hits your target.Ĥ clicks equal 1 MOA, and we know 1 MOA is 1 inch at 100 yards. When you throw distance into the mix, you can see how clicks translate to inches downrange.įor example: On a ¼ MOA turret at 100 yards each click translates to a ¼ inch. On a 1 MOA turret, it will always require 1 click to make 1 MOA. On a ½ MOA turret, it will always require 2 clicks to make 1 MOA. On a ¼ MOA turret, it will always require 4 clicks to make 1 MOA. Therefore, four ¼ minute clicks are equivalent to making a full 1 minute adjustment regardless of distance. ![]() These "clicks" are how you make the physical MOA adjustments on the scope.įor example: on a ¼ MOA turret, we know there are four quarters in a whole to make 1. Easy enough? Just in case, here’s a formula to figure out the size of 1 MOA at any known distance:Įach time you turn the turret it will click, and the turret will move to the next small or big line. ![]() To compensate for 2 inches, you need to come up 1 MOA. (See 1 MOA Size Chart above.)įor example, if you're shooting at 200 yards and you're missing the bull's-eye at 2" too low, you're going to have to make an adjustment to get on dead-on.Īs we know from the chart above, 1 MOA translates into 2 inches at 200 yards. Then you want to memorize what size 1 MOA translates to at that given distance. Go to the range and pop off some rounds! Now, we need to know what distance you’re shooting your targets and what your bullet drop is. ![]() The first thing you must know to compensate for bullet drop is to know what your bullet drop actually is. Knowing how to use it effectively allows the shooter to use their scope to its full potential. The elevation turret is the knob that sits on top of the scope to make MOA changes. If you want to shoot accurately every time, you'll need to understand MOA to compensate for bullet drop. Why do you need MOA? Why does MOA matter? What Is MOA: Understanding Minute of Angle The measurement in inches of where you were aiming and where the bullet hits is called bullet drop. Therefore, you may shoot close to or dead on your target at closer ranges like 100 yards and then see you're shooting way too low at 500 yards. The faster the bullet goes, the less of an effect gravity has on that bullet, and at longer distances bullet velocity will slow and gravity will pull it down. Why is shooting measured in minutes and angles?īullet trajectory happens in an arc thanks to gravity. Measuring 1/60th degrees is incredibly small, but each minute can make a huge difference down range. However, for shooters minutes relates to a very small degree in an angle, and it can get even smaller with seconds.Īs we know, there's 360 degrees in a circle, 180 degrees in half a circle, 90 degrees in a quarter circle, and so on. We usually think of minutes in relation to telling the time. 1 minute is a shooter's term for 1/60 th degrees in an angle. So what is MOA? MOA is an acronym for Minutes of Angle. ![]()
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