You're both right. 1 MIL at 1000yds is 1 yard it is also 1 meter at 1000m. MIL is not metric. It just works as a base 10 system which metric just so happens to be.
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Whats the sense of referencing MOA?
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Arc length is a result of a radian at any given range. You have the two confused. The arc length is equal to the radius which would be your range. Heres a picture:
A radian is a rather large angle (57.296°) hence the reason we measure in milliradians (0.057296°)
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this has gone beyond stupid... who cares if you know that a radian is a measure of angle... and thus a milliradian is a thousandth of that angle the real story if you trig it out is what is the distance or length of the triangle leg opposite of that angle from a distance of 100 yards or 1000 yards. or even 10 yards to make this simple. and that's where a Minute of angle is about 1 inch at a hundred yards, and a Milliradian is about 3.6 inches at 100 yards. for all intents and purpose, we need to know how much our scope was being adjusted as per the distance on the actual target... and for those that care, MOA is more accurate in adjustment that Mil.
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