Dope Q&A

[Militarypol21]

If my BSA Sweet 17 Savage Scope specifies one click = 1/4" @ 100 Yards, would each click = 1/8" @ 200 Yards? If so what about 150 Yards?

 

[Yeah]

Each click would be about 1/2" at 200 yards (2 x 0.25). About 0.375" at 150 yards (1.5 x 0.25).

Google MOA for a better explanation than I can type here, but the gist of it is that there are 360 degrees in a circle and each can be broken down into 60 minutes. If you think of those minutes as lines extending out from the center of a circle, the further you get from the center the farther apart the lines are.

Above I say "about" because 1 MOA is actually 1.047" at 100 yards.

Why 360? Why 60? If it puzzles you like it does me, mil turrets are the answer.

 

[Militarypol21]

This is what I found..

100 Yards - 1 Quarter of an INCH
200 Yards - 2 Quarters of an INCH
300 Yards - 3 Quarters of an INCH
400 Yards - 4 Quarters of an INCH
500 Yards - 1 INCH and 1 Quarter
50 Yards - 1/8th of an INCH

Guess it makes since..

So......
To go -2" of Drop @ 150 Yards I need to go 2 Clicks
To go -9" of Drop @ 200 Yards I need to go 18 Clicks

 

[Yeah]

All good, except at 150 yards you would need 5 clicks of elevation for 2" of drop. (2" / (0.25 x 1.5)) = 5.3

 

[CountryBoy19]

All good, except at 150 yards you would need 5 clicks of elevation for 2" of drop. (2" / (0.25 x 1.5)) = 5.3

Thats correct, each click at 150 yards is going to be 3/8", so 5 clicks is going to be 15/8" or 1 7/8". You can't get any closer than that.

 

[ATM]

Google MOA for a better explanation than I can type here...

Or attend an Appleseed.

 

[sloughfoot]

One of the major things taught at Appleseed is "inches,minutes,clicks".

An essential rifleman's skill....

 

[IndyGunworks]

One of the major things taught at Appleseed is "inches,minutes,clicks".

An essential rifleman's skill....

you mean you guys dont teach mils

 

[Yeah]

you mean you guys dont teach mils

I recommend Rifles Only for mil instruction.

Regardless, thumbs up on attending an Appleseed, base 10 math or not.

 

[42769vette]

you mean you guys dont teach mils

why would anyone want to learn mils . if you already know moa stick with it. dont confuse yourself

 

[IndyGunworks]

I recommend Rifles Only for mil instruction.

Regardless, thumbs up on attending an Appleseed, base 10 math or not.

i have been enrolled in rifles only online training for quite some time... unfortuantly they are to far, and to expensive for me to consider.
also, i dont need a class to learn mils, they are quite easy, i was posting that in purple because mils are a metric measuremant and it would be ironic if applesead switched to teaching mils.