Posted on 05/14/2019 4:45:59 AM PDT by w1n1
In the course of perfecting your shooting accuracy, you will hear the word MOA. If you don’t know what it is, then shooting on target will be the hardest thing to achieve. For those who know it, they realize that some calculations are crucial if you want to improve on accuracy.
Now, what are those calculations? Will they make shooting a rocket science subject? If you are asking such questions, the information below is for you. You will see how easy it is to understand Minute of Angle when we break it down into digestible chunks that will aid you in hitting the bull’s eye every time you aim.
MOA Meaning
What is MOA? It stands for Minute of Angle as explained in the title. Here, a minute refers to 1/60th of a degree. Think about the minutes in an hour. One minute is a 1/60th of an hour. When it comes to shooting, it refers to a tiny fraction of one angle.
Why Do We Need To Measure Shooting In Minutes?
I guessed right. That's your next question. If you look at how a bullet moves, it does so in an arc which is not a perfect one. As it travels further, the force of gravity becomes larger hence the decrease in velocity. That makes the arc’s slope steeper. You may notice that you are shooting dead on at closer targets like about 200 yards away. However, as you aim further than let’s say 600 yards, you note that you are hitting lower than the target point. The distance between where your bullet hits and the target is known as the bullet drop. It's measured in inches. Read the rest of how to understand minute of angle.
That’ll teach you to vacay in your own time zone.
Just wait till they start discussing spin drift, aerodynamic jump, precession, yaw of repose, angle of attack, magnus and Coriolis effects, wake turbulence and lift....
And yes, some bullets actually do tumble and fall to the ground like leaves....
And here we all thought bullets just get there as if by magic....well, actually, they do.
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