MOA scope for NRL22

[caz41]

I have no experience with MOA scopes, but have the opportunity on a good deal on one. Is there anything about MOA that would really hold it back in NRL22?
I’m guessing the number of clicks when dialing up and back down?

 

[Bigdude]

Magnification and parallax range (especially lower parallax) would be important to me if buying a scope for a rimfire rifle.

 

[Skok3y]

I can’t tell what you are asking. If you are asking about MOA vs MIL, it is just a unit of measure, so it is purely user preference. Just being MOA doesn’t really affect it beyond you being able to follow it.

 

[JoeB]

I think he means MOA verses Mils

 

[caz41]

I can’t tell what you are asking. If you are asking about MOA vs MIL, it is just a unit of measure, so it is purely user preference. Just being MOA doesn’t really affect it beyond you being able to follow it.

I understand the difference between the two. Just wondering if there was any reason why a MOA scope would be worse than MRAD for NRL22 specifically.

Example I can think of is number of clicks to get the same amount of correction

 

[caz41]

Magnification and parallax range (especially lower parallax) would be important to me if buying a scope for a rimfire rifle.

Both of those are good to go on it.

 

[Skok3y]

Ok. I see where you are going. We know that MOA and MIL are different units of measure, so they are going to have different number of turns. I still don’t see that either is an advantage though. I have used both and can’t see any advantage to either beyond how you calculate your adjustments and what works best in your brain. You are going to have a dope card regardless and know how much you need to dial and where to dial to, so I don’t see how far you dial as an advantage, even for 22.

I will stick to saying it is just personal preference and I don’t think either are going help you do better just based on the unit of measure.

 

[JoeB]

If I am reading the conversion chart correctly MOA adjustments are finer than Mils. So yes the number of clicks will be different.

 

[straightshooter1]

Yes. On MIL scope each click is 1/10 of a Milradian (the least on them) and since a Milradian is about 3.6 inches at 100 yds, each click is about .36 inches. For MOA, which equal 1 inch at 100 yds, MOA scopes typcially have 1/4 MOA per click, which is .25 inches. Some MOA scopes have clicks that are 1/8 MOA or .125 inches.

Since this is really they only difference, one can choose what they like. However, the metric system is supposed to be easier to do calculations with a MIL rectal and to communicate with other shooters since apparently, most shooters (especially competitive shooters) use MIL spec.

 

[308pirate]

1.

I have no experience with MOA scopes, but have the opportunity on a good deal on one. Is there anything about MOA that would really hold it back in NRL22?
I’m guessing the number of clicks when dialing up and back down?

There's nothing about MOA scopes that will put you at a disadvantage

5 mils up takes the same (nearly exactly the same) amount of turret rotation as 17 MOA regardless of the difference in the number of clicks. The erector tube needs to move the same amount in either case. I don't count clicks. I watch the numbers on the turret.

All the other bullshit about conversions, metric system, blah bla bla is nonsense

In the interest of full disclosure I use both systems. Which rifle gets what depends on its use and the type of optic I put on it.

 

[caz41]

Thank you all for the replies, I just wanted to know if there was anything I wasn’t aware of

 

[10xk9]

Thank you all for the replies, I just wanted to know if there was anything I wasn’t aware of

I shoot NRL22 and have several rifles set up for that. I personally prefer the MOA system for NRL22, the furthest you’ll ever dial is 7 MOA for the 100 yard stages. The bulk of the distances are at 25, 35, 60, 75, 90, and 100 yards.
At those distances everything for me is a whole number with my MOA scope:
25 yards is 0
35 yards -1
50 yards is 0
60 yards is +1
75 yards is +3
90 yards is +5
100 yards is +7
So I don’t have to count any clicks at all, I just read the numbers.
With my MIL scopes I have to count clicks
Because most of those distances don’t land on whole numbers of Mils.
Everyone prefers different things , both will work just fine.

 

[JaoeyP]

I understand the difference between the two. Just wondering if there was any reason why a MOA scope would be worse than MRAD for NRL22 specifically.

Example I can think of is number of clicks to get the same amount of correction

Number of clicks is really irrelevant. Yes, your scope will have more clicks with a scope that has 1/4 MOA adjustments than a scope with .1 mil adjustments. For example, if you are zeroed for 50 yards with your 22lr, you will need about 2.3 mil adjustment or 8 moa adjustments. Your aren't going to count out 23 clicks on the mil or 32 clicks on the moa, you're going to dial to the closest whole number (or half if your mil scope is marked for it) and then count in the remainder from there. So in the mil you'd dial in 2 mils, then .3 more, on the moa, you'd go straight to 8 moa (if it were 8.25 you'd go to 8 moa plus dial another 1/4).

Now, if your turret isn't marked clearly for each minute or mil then no, it's probably not suitable to NRL22. Otherwise either mils or moas would work fine. Purely user preference.

 

[Snuby642]

I would be more concerned about parallax adj down to 10yd ; a fine reticle and exposed turrets.
1/8 click would be a luxury.

My wife shoots NRA 22 and her targets start at 50 feet 16yd.
Parallax seems to matter a lot at those short tanges.