xDom wrote:I’m after some clarification of the MOA measurement.
I know it’s Minute of Angle and it equates to 1 inch at 100 yards but does it relate to a single shot or a group?
What I mean is,
I am shooting out to 100 yards and my bullet hits exactly 1 inch to the right of the bullseye then is this considered MOA?.. or If one bullet hits exactly 1 inch to the right and another exactly 1 inch to the left, is this considered MOA, even though there is 2 inches between them?
On one hand, each of the bullets missed by only 1 inch but on the other, it’s a 2 inch group.
Thanks
It is merely an angular measurement. Ideally you need to specify the range and number of shots when claiming any firearm holds a specific MoA of accuracy.
It has no bearing at all on the shot position to your point of aim, that is all down to how you zero the firearm. Your example is 2MoA, but I really wouldn't be equating two rounds to accuracy.
I think the generally accepted "definition" of a one-minute rifle is that it'll consistently put five rounds into one-minute at 100m/yds.
Years ago, lots of places used a system of measuring accuracy based on first determining the centre of the group, then measuring how far the furthest shot was from the centre.