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what is moa in shooting , is it less than a inch, what wood it be at a 1000 yards????????
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MOA - Minute of Angle -> measured in inches at the target not dependent on range. You can shoot some MOA at 25 yards as well as you can shoot MOA @ 100 yards... It seems that most people are talking MOA @ 100 when talking about accuracy.
You can google it to get a good explanation. Technically I think it is 1.047 inches at 100 yards but for ease most just say 1 inch at 100 yards and thus 10 inches at 1000 yards (actually 10.47 inches). Pretty close.
It is much harder to shoot 1 moa at 1000 yards ( a 10 inch group) than that same 1 MOA at 100 yards or a 1 inch group. Winds etc can really play havoc at the longer distances.
I shot 600 yards at Camp Perry with open sights, can be a bit of a humbling experience when the winds get crazy.
It is much harder to shoot 1 moa at 1000 yards ( a 10 inch group) than that same 1 MOA at 100 yards or a 1 inch group. Winds etc can really play havoc at the longer distances.
I shot 600 yards at Camp Perry with open sights, can be a bit of a humbling experience when the winds get crazy.
A minute of arc, arcminute, or MOA is a unit of angular measurement, equal to one sixtieth (1 360) of a circle, 1 minute of arc is 1/21,600 of the amount of arc in a closed circle. It is used in those fields which require a unit for the expression of small angles, such...1 inch at 100yards is what most go by as 1 MOA
zfishingfool said:
MOA(minute of angle) is an angle 1/60th of a degree which just happens to measure 1.047 inches at 100yds, often rounded to 1.0 inch. So...a rifle that shoots true MOA will shoot groups of 1 inch at 100yds, 2 inches at 200yds, 3 inches at 300yds, or in your case 10 inches at 1000yds.
jims says its harder to shoot MOA at 1000 yds than at 100 yds and I agree. Yes winds make a difference but IMO the other factor is sighting. I you're using a scope at 100 yds your cross hair covers 1/4 - 1/2 inch on your target so it's pretty easy to aim in the same spot. At 1000 yds that same cross hair covers a much larger area and aiming at the same spot becomes more difficult. Experienced bench rest shooters can do it but for the average shooter it's tough.
