22 October 2021, 19:48
Sendero AgCross hair & reticle question
Have a Meopta scope with the McWhorter reticle.
The information I received with the scope advises that at 14 X - the distance between the cross hair and next hash mark down is 1.6 MOA.
Is there a formula I can use to calculate the distance to a target if the target is 18" tall - which is approximately the measurement of a deer from backline to bottom of the brisket?
Thanks !
24 October 2021, 08:35
sambarman338Can't think of a formula but if the chest of a deer fills the 1.6 MoA gap it will be over 1000 yards and too far away.
I do know that if your scope has the reticle in the second focal plane, such rangefinding only gets worse at lower powers.
25 October 2021, 09:13
eagle27One minute of angle is 1.05" at 100yds, 2.10" at 200yds, 3.15" at 300yds and at 1000yds is 10.5".
i.e. 10.5" divided by 1.05" = 10 x 100yds = 1000yds
On this basis 18" divided by (1.6MOA x 1.05") = 10.72 x 100yrds = 1072yds
Your deer is well out of range
unless of course you have a good long range rig setup.
30 October 2021, 00:16
StonecreekAnd, very few deer are at thick as 18" from backbone to brisket. For the typical whitetail it's more like 14", while a mule deer might run 16". An 18-incher is a very big deer.
30 October 2021, 17:09
SaeedLearn to judge distance, it will come very handy at hunting.