Scope Qestion for all you shooters

dgc940 · October 31, 2005, 10:13 PM

Im new to centerfire and want to know if my scope is 1/4 inch per click at a hundred is it 1/8th at 50 and 1/2 inch at 200 and 3/4 at 300???
and if i move 1 click at 100yds will it move poi a 1/4 down at 100 and 1/2 down at 200 and 3/4 at 300? with scope 1.5 above center of barrel? If that matters.

LHB1 · October 31, 2005, 10:24 PM

Yes.

Good shooting and be safe.
LB

Foxman · November 1, 2005, 02:18 AM

The math is right, but it requires that the scope is exactly vertical on the reciever and that you have it vertical when you fire the shot. In real life even if you have it pretty spot on in regard to the rifle you will tilt it a little when firing, the end result is an up and across movement or down and across the opposite way, so you wont get exactly 1/4" or whatever. The reticle movement for 1 moa on most scopes is .001" so you can see how a thou or two tilt can affect your point of impact.
In fact I think it shows just how good we humans can be when we manage to shoot and get a good group time after time!

October 31, 2005, 10:13 PM	#1
dgc940 Senior Member Join Date: September 15, 2005 Location: Graham Texas Posts: 258	Scope Qestion for all you shooters Im new to centerfire and want to know if my scope is 1/4 inch per click at a hundred is it 1/8th at 50 and 1/2 inch at 200 and 3/4 at 300??? and if i move 1 click at 100yds will it move poi a 1/4 down at 100 and 1/2 down at 200 and 3/4 at 300? with scope 1.5 above center of barrel? If that matters.

October 31, 2005, 10:24 PM	#2
LHB1 Senior Member Join Date: March 25, 2005 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,545	Yes. Good shooting and be safe. LB

November 1, 2005, 02:18 AM	#3
Foxman Senior Member Join Date: August 13, 2005 Posts: 466	The math is right, but it requires that the scope is exactly vertical on the reciever and that you have it vertical when you fire the shot. In real life even if you have it pretty spot on in regard to the rifle you will tilt it a little when firing, the end result is an up and across movement or down and across the opposite way, so you wont get exactly 1/4" or whatever. The reticle movement for 1 moa on most scopes is .001" so you can see how a thou or two tilt can affect your point of impact. In fact I think it shows just how good we humans can be when we manage to shoot and get a good group time after time!