Originally Posted By: ZeeOSix
Originally Posted By: Astro14
In my understanding, MOA = Minute of Angle. It is a measurement of angular displacement. A pretty fine measure equal to 1/60th of a degree, which corresponds to about 1" at 100 Yds.
So, a one MOA rifle shoots within one inch at 100 yds. Pie Plate MOA?
Then a "pie plate MOA" is shooting within a pie plate diameter group at 100 yards. Not so good ...
I understand what you all are saying now...but the point is: "Pie Plate MOA" is tortured English.
A Minute of Angle (MOA) is a very small amount. It's a discreet mathematical value (1/60th of a degree) that represents very tight performance in a rifle. Modifying it with "Pie Plate" is putting two antitheses together to make, well, an oxymoron...so, like saying "he's a giant midget"...it just doesn't make sense...is he big? small? in between?
At 1,000 yards, an MOA (an is the singular, meaning 1) rifle will be shooting a pie plate...so, is that bad? is that good? 1 MOA is tight...and at that distance, pie plate is good...
So, if you said "Pie Plate accuracy" at 100 yds, then sure, I understand exactly...that's a 10 MOA rifle... but when you put the two together, you get an inherently self-contradictory description...