Re: Why MIL/MIL not MOA/MOA?
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: para1505</div><div class="ubbcode-body">All of has lost sight of the question. It was why are people getting mil/mil scopes and not moa/moa. Not what the difference is between MOA and IPHY. Or how accurate the adjustments are on a scope.</div></div>
Not sure if this has been address in the thread or not yet, because I haven't read it all the way through. The difference between MOA/MOA and mil/mil, assuming the reticle and turrets match, is only which formula you would use to determine distance for range estimation. Other than that, it is plug and play, what you see is what you dial. The reason MOA based scopes aren't as common in the tactical market currently is because there aren't as many quality reticle options (nearly any scope company has a mil-dot reticle option, can't say the same for an MOA graduated reticle). The mil-dot also has been the standard for range estimation for many years, and people with military training on the subject tend to be comfortable with that system. This is all changing slightly with more shooters requesting MOA based systems, but in my opinion it is really an over discussed topic. When you start actually using one system or the other, it will make more sense, and either will work. People that talk about being more used to thinking in inches are missing the point of range estimation with MOA/IPHY/mil, as there is even a mil ranging formula that uses inches
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: para1505</div><div class="ubbcode-body">All of has lost sight of the question. It was why are people getting mil/mil scopes and not moa/moa. Not what the difference is between MOA and IPHY. Or how accurate the adjustments are on a scope.</div></div>
Not sure if this has been address in the thread or not yet, because I haven't read it all the way through. The difference between MOA/MOA and mil/mil, assuming the reticle and turrets match, is only which formula you would use to determine distance for range estimation. Other than that, it is plug and play, what you see is what you dial. The reason MOA based scopes aren't as common in the tactical market currently is because there aren't as many quality reticle options (nearly any scope company has a mil-dot reticle option, can't say the same for an MOA graduated reticle). The mil-dot also has been the standard for range estimation for many years, and people with military training on the subject tend to be comfortable with that system. This is all changing slightly with more shooters requesting MOA based systems, but in my opinion it is really an over discussed topic. When you start actually using one system or the other, it will make more sense, and either will work. People that talk about being more used to thinking in inches are missing the point of range estimation with MOA/IPHY/mil, as there is even a mil ranging formula that uses inches