Ep. 9 | MOA vs MRAD - The Practical Differences

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  • čas přidán 1. 03. 2023
  • There's a scientific way of explaining the difference between MOA and MRAD, but what does any of that mean when it actually comes to shooting? Corey breaks down the practical differences between MOA and MRAD and how they relate to long-range shooters and their equipment. Everyone learns topics like these differently, so if there's still question marks swirling around your brain about MOA and MRAD after this podcast, let us know and maybe it's material for a future podcast!
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Komentáře • 28

  • @WesternReloader
    @WesternReloader Před měsícem

    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…

  • @cornpop7805
    @cornpop7805 Před 5 měsíci +1

    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.

  • @russellgavin1820
    @russellgavin1820 Před rokem +4

    The language point is the most important in this episode shoot like scopes as your friends

    • @Auto-Tech-Matt
      @Auto-Tech-Matt Před rokem +1

      Makes it much easier when my brother is spotting for me in mills and I'm shooting in moa. 😂 once we figured that out I got my scope dialed in and was hitting steel out at 1000 yards.

    • @Auto-Tech-Matt
      @Auto-Tech-Matt Před rokem

      But I prefer mills but I just had the old moa scope laying around so I slapped it on the new prs rig until I got my new optic.

  • @christophercraig9469
    @christophercraig9469 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Nice lesson. Would like to see a more visual explanation 🤓

  • @kimberlycurrie9580
    @kimberlycurrie9580 Před rokem +6

    #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!!!

    • @SomeDude.1117
      @SomeDude.1117 Před 8 měsíci

      MRAD can still just as easily be used with the imperial system (inches, etc). People tend to use metric with it because metric is Base 10, and that further simplifies it. But you do not have to use metric with an MRAD optic.

  • @gschgvt2956
    @gschgvt2956 Před 5 měsíci

    If you can easily find a place to shoot- Mil. If you have trouble locating somewhere big enough to use your rifle- MOA.

  • @davecarpenter7400
    @davecarpenter7400 Před rokem +1

    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.

    • @vortexedge4492
      @vortexedge4492  Před rokem +1

      Agree on this as well, but not all scopes come with the option for MRAD, especially with hunting driven optics.

  • @couespursuit7350
    @couespursuit7350 Před 10 měsíci

    So you are saying F-class, benchrest and silhouette are using MIL scopes?

    • @vortexedge4492
      @vortexedge4492  Před 10 měsíci

      No - that's a more niche area of the long range community, very specific in their requirements. Those shooters most often if not exclusively use MOA. Our Golden Eagle 15-60x52 Riflescope is specifically designed for that type of shooting and is only available in MOA.

  • @benkanobe7500
    @benkanobe7500 Před 4 měsíci

    Then, what are "clicks"? In movies they seem to be used for angular measure, distance in any direction, and time. What are "clicks"?

    • @TheClevelandStreamer69
      @TheClevelandStreamer69 Před 3 měsíci +1

      A military term which means 1 kilometer

    • @OriginalMusic1983
      @OriginalMusic1983 Před měsícem

      In reference to this video, a click means a single position Advance or Retreat of any of the turrets, which equals a 1/4 MOA or .1 mrad.

  • @nicholasprachyl8896
    @nicholasprachyl8896 Před 6 měsíci +2

    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

  • @timscarbrough8931
    @timscarbrough8931 Před 8 měsíci

    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.

  • @brenn330
    @brenn330 Před rokem +4

    Always MRAD

  • @f14flyer11
    @f14flyer11 Před 8 měsíci +4

    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..

    • @TexasNationalist1836
      @TexasNationalist1836 Před 7 měsíci +1

      How do I use freedom units with MRAD

    • @tripplewhipper
      @tripplewhipper Před 5 měsíci

      ​@@TexasNationalist1836there's an excellent video called understanding mils by the channel NSSF. Shouldn't be hard to find and it will likely be of use to you

    • @MikeHartIDMike
      @MikeHartIDMike Před 4 měsíci +2

      Apart from its very definition and being in units of 10. 1M at 1 KM or 10 cm at 100M it has nothing to do with the metric system. Right.

    • @TexasNationalist1836
      @TexasNationalist1836 Před 4 měsíci

      @@MikeHartIDMike yes 1 tall yard is 1 mil at 1000 yards distance

  • @timscarbrough8931
    @timscarbrough8931 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Forgot it Guys.. When an American no longer reads a tape measure in inches.. then mil will be wfo. Period..