Do you use MOA or MIL

[FIDI_G]

Are most folks using MOA or MIL dot scopes? Please specify if your in the US or outside the us.

I'm using MOA but I've met several people that are using MILL type scopes.

 

[Sqwirl57]

US market and whatever is on sale. I prefer MOA just because the clicks are slightly finer but at typical airgun ranges it really doesn't matter much. All I care about is having markings in the reticle that I can use for holdovers. I also prefer an FFP but once again, I won't pass up a good deal on a SFP. Its only one extra step when changing zooms and figuring out hold over or turret adjustments.

 

[18.13]

mil only

 

[MadRam10]

I’m an MOA guy. Primarily because that what others are using around me so it’s easier to call shots for each other. I’m in the US.

 

[c_m_shooter]

MOA. I can use either, but prefer turrets and reticle to be the same. It bothered me the first few scopes I was using for field target had mil dot reticles and moa turrets. Then I had a tasco 40x for awhile. Set at 36x, the mils on the reticle became moa and things made more sense.

 

[Struckat]

Doesn’t matter to me, as long as there are marks for holdover. I do not compete or shoot very far.

 

[Fishermen0105]

If you shoot a lot mil is the way to go. Easy to calculate wind brackets. MOA can work but not as intuitive. I still have a few MOA scopes left but not many.

 

[Motorhead]

MIL .... There are far more variants of Christmas tree, Dots & grids. MOA is nearly always the same and much harder to use holdovers w/o mistakes.

U.S.A. based ...

 

[Fishermen0105]

One of the better reticles and also affordable scopes out there is the Swfa fixed powers with their mil quad reticle. Good way to learn mils without spending a lot. They also have a reputation as being a bullet proof scope. Plus lots of adjustment range if you want to put one in a rimfire or air rifle.

 

[Richieg]

USA here and have always used MOA and I see no need to change a system I can use accurately, so don't own any MIL scopes. Except for a couple Hawke scopes I have that have MOA turrets and MIL reticle, that I didn't know before I bought them.Ive asked WHY would you make a scope like that....and never been given a answer.

 

[L.Leon]

I have multiple MOA scopes and one MIL scope, which do I prefer? MILs, but can and do use both.

 

[Ranchibi]

MOA as that way of thinking/adjusting fits how my mind works better than MIL.

 

[Peskådot671]

MIL for me. I've been using it for quite a while.

 

[Harv24]

I own both and use both. I care more about the reticle then the Mil vs. MOA.
I'm smart enough to figure out and use both

 

[steve123]

I'm in the USA.

It depends on the shooting discipline.

Black powder shooters use tangent sights in 10th moa adjustments but you can do as fine an adjustment as you want with these. Their vintage scopes are in moa.

Most dominant scopes for rimfire and centerfire Benchrest comps, along with F-class, are in MOA and are SFP high magnification scopes. I would personally choose fine adjustments and for these matches I would most often use the rings on the bulls as aiming points so a basic reticle with only a few hashes is fine by me.

Service rifle is in MOA using irons and scopes but I've seen articles of special forces using FFP MIL/MIL scopes.

Most dominent for PRS and NRL are MIL/MIL.

Smattering of both for airgun comps. MIL has caught on and is used quite a bit these days. I was probably the first FT shooter here to use FFP MIL/MIL in this sport which had carried over to my tactical match roots starting 13 years ago.

The older /MILDOT reticle/MOA turret/ SFP scopes have been eclipsed by MIL/MIL and MOA/MOA. These were my first long range scopes and I always thought it was kinda a weird way to go about it. I sold them as soon as I could and back then went to Horus scopes that were FFP IPHY/IPHY which was got me my first long range rifle win and more afterwards.
Then went to FFP MIL/MIL which I settled on.
I use the reticle to measure POI and POA to compensate with and also use ballistic programs to give me firing solutions so using FFP MIL/MIL has not been a problem and I like it better because of the .1 mil/10th increments as well as a .1 mil click is larger than 1/4 moa which means I get more travel per revolution on the turret which I find more agreeable for long range. I also much prefer .2 mil reticles than any other for many uses.

 

[ctshooter]

MIL almost all the way for me. Handgun scope all seem to be MOA. I could go either way but find the multiples of 10 easier and try to keep it consistent so I don't have to make a brain switch each time.

I suppose for BR MOA is more granular as it's 0.25" @ 100 yards versus 0.36" @ 100 yards, but that's no bother for me as airguns aren't precise enough at 100 yards for it to matter.

 

[DesertSilver]

MOA here. My scopes are to cheap to be dialing.

 

[Frostbite]

I think it depends on how you visualize range. If you see something at 265 yds you know
1 MOA = 2.65". 1/4 MOA = about .7" . How much does a MilR = at 265 yds?
However, at 265 meters you know 1 MilR = 265 mm and .1milR =26.5 mm.
Both work fine if you use the same system to range and adjust. But converting meter to yards or vice versa introduces another step that you might not have time to make.

 

[munchie3409]

I use both, but if I had to pick one, I would select MIL.

 

[rayroz]

MOA , i stick with one , at 66 yrs old its one less thing .