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SerenityNetworks · August 10, 2012, 12:49 PM

I was at Cabella's the other evening and looked at the Red Dot optics for the first time. I saw one for ~$90 that said 3 MOA, another for ~200 that said 4 MOA, and one for ~$400 that said 6 MOA.

I'm confused. I would have thought the MOA numbers would go downwards as the quality improved.

Would someone please explain to me the meaning of MOA in this context?

Thanks in Advance,
Andrew

August 10, 2012, 12:49 PM	#1
SerenityNetworks Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2012 Location: Allen, TX Posts: 416	Confused with MOA Numbers on Red Dot Optics I was at Cabella's the other evening and looked at the Red Dot optics for the first time. I saw one for ~$90 that said 3 MOA, another for ~200 that said 4 MOA, and one for ~$400 that said 6 MOA. I'm confused. I would have thought the MOA numbers would go downwards as the quality improved. Would someone please explain to me the meaning of MOA in this context? Thanks in Advance, Andrew __________________ NRA Life Member There are some ideas so preposterous that only an intellectual will believe them. - Malcolm Muggeridge