Ep. 9 | MOA vs MRAD - The Practical Differences
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Published 2023-03-02
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All Comments (15)
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Buy both, learn both, get a second focal plane in moa to harvest game. Get a FFP in MRAD for target/ elr… if it’s beyond your capacity to become proficient in both, pick one and stick to it…
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Suffice it to say, hunters are generally shooting at shorter distances than long-distance target shooters. So, a hunter using MOA at 200yrds makes more sense than a PRC shooter at 1000yrd using MOA, due to it requiring more clicks than mrad.
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#1. Don't mix MOA and MRAD (be sure the reticle and turret adjustments are both in one or the other) #2. If you hate the metric system, you're probably going to be more comfortable in MOA #3. If "inches" and "yards" confuse you, you are almost certainly going to be more comfortable in MRAD #4. If you are used to using "mils" in the military, you are already used to MRAD. #5. NEVER mix MOA and MRAD!!!
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Nice lesson. Would like to see a more visual explanation 🤓
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The language point is the most important in this episode shoot like scopes as your friends
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Well said & taught. Common reference was: perhaps buy moa or Mrad scope based on what your friends use. (Correct) But I'd add that if you own several scopes, stay w that one type to save confusion.
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This debate always involves bias and trying to over complicate the other. Keep it simple, if you take away the unit or name…. At 100yrds One click on one =.25” while the other =.36”. Move the turret accordingly. The MOA is more precise, however, the MRAD has less turret travel to get to greater distances
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If you can easily find a place to shoot- Mil. If you have trouble locating somewhere big enough to use your rifle- MOA.
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So you are saying F-class, benchrest and silhouette are using MIL scopes?
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It is important to stress Mil Radians have nothing to do with the metric system. People get freaked out about that. It is a unit of measure just like MOA..
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Always MRAD
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Then, what are "clicks"? In movies they seem to be used for angular measure, distance in any direction, and time. What are "clicks"?
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No 1 cuts their base board trim on the metric system in America. When they do.. mils will fly. The only reason the average American chooses mils is tactacool. Unless former military. Even though it is more simple in my mind.
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Forgot it Guys.. When an American no longer reads a tape measure in inches.. then mil will be wfo. Period..