Re: ranging with an MOA reticle
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: doc76251</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Actually</div></div>
Very true. I shouldve prefaced that. If you're actually gonna take a shot on that 575/600 scenario, you're gonna take your time (permitting) and range properly. If you dont have time...100 and a bit of holdover puts you on. Unless the guy happens to be standing by something that has a standardized size, it'll all be a bit of guess work anyway. Is he 5'9" or 6'? Slouching? Wearing tall heeled boots? A hat? It'll affect your ranging. (I just thought of something...I wanna range a midget in a cowboy hat.) I digress.
When hitting Minute of Suspect at the closer ranges that LE typically engages, the bullet drop is different, but not game changingly so. The difference between 48/50, 96/100, 143/150 191/200, etc yards isnt a deal breaker. The difference becomes more apparent the further out you get, and that needs to be taken into consideration.
Now, if your goal is to shoot targets on a range in some competition, its up to you. Youve got an exposed silouette target at UKD for a 15 second exposure. 5 shots needed. He comes up. You get him at X MOA in your scope's reticle. You've now got <span style="font-weight: bold">12 </span> seconds. You gonna multiply by 100 or 95.9? Multiply by 95.9, and your friggin target is gone by the time the math is done.
On the other hand, if you wanna punch tiny groups in a target on a fixed range, well, then youve got more than enough time to use your LRF, then dontcha? Hell, if youre shooting for bullseye, dont you generally know the range anyway?
I over simplified it, yes. But for good reason - its fast, accurate enough for most scenarios, and if the most youre doing is ringing steel, it works for most people. You just need to go into it with the knowledge that, the further out this goes, the less accurate it is, and that needs to be taken into consideration.
