i mean it works, a lot of extra steps may need to be used, do you see how we are doing it too tho? We see splash left of target we see it’s 2.5 left on the reticle we instantly adjust 2.5 we do zero math, zero guess work.
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moa vs mils, the forbidden thread
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That fellow took a very old picture. This is what that rifle looks like now. Its kind of a work in progress but its getting close to its finish.
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Only you called yourself a teacher - which is weird. Not as weird as red ano - but weird.
Nothing about what I said implied I do anything different. Calm down professor
Oh I thought you were saying you are measuring misses in inches and feet and then converting them to moa instead of just using the reticle
@LeftyJason thank you for updating our ongoing thread concerning this topic, and my apologies for being AWOL.
That seems like it would fit better under a dog.
You're fine. We might need to update the list with a summary of some of the inside jokes that were spawned in each thread. This one I would say has philbits and skoash's.
So....
When you miss your point of aim by 3 inches, you convert that to MOA in your head by multiplying by 3.6 and write that number down. Then you'd convert to GRAD? and then finally MIL so you can figure out the range and then tell the shooter to hold left edge...right?
Don’t forget to run down range with a ruler to measure the miss first. Hate for all that math to go to waste…
I don’t mean to be insulting, but this is planet Earth. Many of us here choose the simpler method which works far better quicker and is less prone to accumulating errors by a factor of at least 10.
We don’t miss by 3 inches, we miss by so many MILS. We tell the shooter to favor (X) mils and not work a mathematical equation worthy of an Oppenheimer or Einstein hypothesis. But hey, if proving the connection between relativity and Quantum Mechanics is your thing while trying to correct a miss, go for it. Let us know how it turns out. However, be quick, some of us only expect to live another 25 to 30 more years.
Christmas tree reticle? So you hold 3 jingle bells left for every 5 mph of wind?
WRONG! I already changed the post. Don’t want to get to complicated you know.
However, speaking of jingle bells, you must be a .308 man. Us 6GT men only need 2 1/2 jingle bells for five mph. However, if the wind gets to 10 mph, then we increase to say 4.3 jingle bells. Darned hard to get those .3 jingle bells to ring.
Think I ought to copy what you copied and then copy it back into the original post since you already copied it and we don’t want anyone else to copy my post thinking they copied what is in yoru post but they copied my revised post so that the copy of my post no longer copies correctly? Do you copy?
If I thought it was serious, do you think I would have loaded it with sarcasm? But Frankly considering some of the folks I run into on other forums, they actually ask questions far less realistic than this, ask them seriously. I wonder if they aren’t rejects from other planets.
When the EMP strike happens, and my MRAD scope goes down, this is how I will make my corrections.
-Stan
-Stan
That's sorta how I will know when the werewolves are getting ready to come out.
Did you know that the MIL guys stole that idea from the degree (MOA) guys?
I think this seems like the most mathematically pure way to get a quick measurement for a precise correction.
I'm just happy for the validation from a 208 guy. I knew you'd understand.
Emp takes out etched glass? News to me.
I guess all of the frosted glass will go clear as well.
Some of you might have to be careful taking a shower. Your wives might get freaked out.
Go 11 days and thought this turd of a thread had died and then someone has to post in it. 
Great literature never dies.Go 11 days and thought this turd of a thread had died and then someone has to post in it.
You’re welcome!Go 11 days and thought this turd of a thread had died and then someone has to post in it.
FACT: Mils can also just be thought of as 1/3 MOA clicks if you are an MOA guy.
FACT: Mathematically, 0.1 mils is closer to 1/3 MOA than 1/4 MOA is to a quarter of an inch.
I am a simple minded American shooter so I prefer yards and mils. I'm an American, so think in yards, not meters. In the dark, if I want to dial 2.50 mils, that is 25 clicks... just move the decimal... easy. If I need 7.75 MOA, that is.... MATH I DONT WANT TO DO IN MY HEAD while under stress... but 31 clicks. Yeah. Screw that. Mils is way easier.
FACT: Mathematically, 0.1 mils is closer to 1/3 MOA than 1/4 MOA is to a quarter of an inch.
I am a simple minded American shooter so I prefer yards and mils. I'm an American, so think in yards, not meters. In the dark, if I want to dial 2.50 mils, that is 25 clicks... just move the decimal... easy. If I need 7.75 MOA, that is.... MATH I DONT WANT TO DO IN MY HEAD while under stress... but 31 clicks. Yeah. Screw that. Mils is way easier.
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Only by some. The educated still just the old system.
Joe Bob,... how far off was I ?
Jimmy Joe,... 2 blue cunt hairs to the right & a single green low.
Joe Bob,... bang. How about now?
Jimmy Joe,... better check your rings & mount, now you're one small titty high left.
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Why not. Here is an Excellent set of explanations from a land navigation expert.
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degrees vs mils
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The Map Reading Company.
degrees vs mils
