Re: POLL: What's Your Preference (Moa or Mil)
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: ktdls7</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Preference? Mil-Mil
Mil is NOT metric system, so I don't understand the "I am an American" statement. You can range in yds, meters, inches, feet, miles, kilometers, etc.</div></div>
Since you don't understand, I will explain. I almost always shoot steel targets, which are measured in inches. For example, 6", 10", and 12" plates. Some times I shoot sight-in paper with 1 inch boxes, or rings measured in inches. Either way, I know what I'm shooting in inches. I tend to think of shooting distances in "hundreds of yards", not in feet or in fractions of miles. So IPHY and MOA work really well for me.
Sure, MIL is just a 1/1000 ratio. But given what I shoot, having to use the same unit for the distance and the target size is much harder. You say you can range in yards, inches, meters, miles, etc. But, for example, so how tall is a 10" steel plate in yards? Miles? Meters? Uhhhhhh.... math time.
TL;DR
If you tend to think of targets in inches and shooting distances in hundreds of yards, ranging in MOA is easier.
P.S. In my opinion the most important factor when choosing one or the other is to pick the same units your shooting buddies use. This will make shooting together, learning, spotting, and adjustments easier.