What is MOA ? An easy to understand explanation

In this video I try and explain what MOA is or Minutes of Angle in the easiest terms possible.
Think of MOA as Inches in Yards if it helps you remember.
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[@anthonythai2116]

i came here exactly for an MOA explanation in regards to a red dot and got exactly what i needed. i just went through 3 articles and this was the simplest yet most clear explanation of what an MOA is in a 1/10 of the time. great vid!

[@MonstaFreak13]

Same here... im in the market for a red dot and i needed to know

[@ThepDenNgoaiBien]

now what??? more confusing ?? 1 MOA = 1 Minute of Angle by definition?? right?? now you say 1MOA = 1/10 of what?? Sorry too confuse??

[@timl8302]

@@ThepDenNgoaiBien 1/10th is Mils. 1 mil radian = 1centimeter at 100 meters. MOA is in units of 4. Four clicks = 1 MOA. One MOA is 1.0472 inches at 100yards.

[@blindey]

@@ThepDenNgoaiBien They meant this took a lot less time and was more clear than the multiple articles they read.

[@melvinhowell5469]

9 years later...still a great video! Thank you and Merry Christmas!

[@JEB66]

I'll probably forget it again since this is my 5th time in 2 years looking this up but for right now, you explained it perfectly and I know for now... Until the next time when I once again am here to acquire forgotten knowledge.

[@donaldduck4867]

Finally! I understand MOA!😎 Thanks Brother! Stay safe!🇺🇸

[@sunshynff]

VERY HELPFUL!! I realize that there is much more that goes into MOA, and calculating long range shooting and whatnot. But for those of us that who recreationally shoot, and needed just the basics, and the ability to wrap our weary brains around the premise, this video is perfect to accomplish that goal, in 5min to boot!! Bravo sir, thank you!!

[@clarkgriswald9909]

Best and most simple explanation I've ever heard - very well done!

[@christopherwebb650]

You explanation was very understandable. New shooter here. Thank you!

[@benhunt6516]

This was the first time I totally understood MOA. It's really not complicated at all. Thankyou for making the vid, a big help

[@CopperJacketTV]

+Ben Hunt Glad it helped. Thank you

[@jeremy74pow]

You said it right at the beginning. MOA is a term that gets thrown around. I been shooting 35 years and only really heard MOA thrown around heavy in the past year. Thanks for clearing it up for me, but to me it still doesn't matter. My rifle is either sighted or it ain't so I really don't worry about faddish technical terms.

[@charlesludwig9173]

OK, let's say your rifle is sighted in for 300 yards. The wind is blowing at about 10 mph from left to right. You have been told that much wind will displace the bullet about 9 inches at 300 yards. So, how many clicks of windage do you take on your scope, assuming the clicks have a 1/4 MOA value? If you do not understand how many clicks to take your only option is to hold off 9 inches. At any rate, the bottom-line is sights and scopes move in MOA and describe inches of movement at target distance. If you are zeroing for 100 yards and your first group is 4 inches high and 4 inches to the left, how many clicks, again 1/4 MOA value, do you need for elevation and windage. If you don't know you will shoot a lot of ammo guessing at how many clicks to take; but, understanding MOA you would know you need 16 clicks of elevation and 16 clicks of windage.

[@doneremmiur9213]

Excellent explanation...Bought a scope with 1/4 MOA at 100.yds..now I know that If I hit 1" away from the Center/target...I have to click 4 times....wow..wow..Thank you sir

[@UziNineMillomeetah]

THANK YOU for posting this. This is going on my favorites list. This stuff can get so confusing!

[@CopperJacketTV]

***** Thanks my friend. I appreciate the support.

[@touxiong7102]

K charge it ill stop by

[@dellydelly7759]

Thanks that helps a lot !

[@Thelastoftheprimes]

Great, simple, yet thorough video... THANK YOU!

[@2323garydale]

Im 65 years old and you done a Great Job of making MOA ver simple!!!!!

[@SkipHatchel]

Best explanation I've ever heard, easy, all comes together now. Thanks

[@rickintexas1584]

1” at 100 yards. Simple and concise. Thanks. That definitely helps. Hopefully I can remember it 😊

[@ptortland]

Just came across this video. Excellent concise and to the point explanation. Thanks!

[@SONofLIBERTY]

You done a great job explaining that bro. Very easy to understand. I struggle with this and I just got my first long range weapon and my scope comes in today. This will help tremendously.

[@ORUZHIYEOHOTAORUJIEKANADA]

That's a nice quality of the author's mind, that he could brake down a complicated theory, to the extremely simple explanation! Good job, well done!

[@user-mj5ef7ym6x]

Glad to see you made it from where you came, enjoy and welcome to 'across the pond'!

[@MarkSmith-xp4nh]

It was Clear as mud. What an awesome explanation. Flawless victory.

[@jonathanflores4417]

This is the first video I came to without reading anything prior either. As many others in the comments id like to say thank you for a straightforward and informative video!

[@troybingham6426]

Easy to follow explanation. Very helpful. Thanks for posting this.

[@someoneelse1i1i]

Just came across this. While I am a long time shooter and familiar with MOA this is a fantastic practical explanation. Well done.

[@quiettrader6479]

An absolutely succinct explanation. Much appreciated!

[@acehigh75]

Good way of explaining it. Made simple and very understandable. Thx man!

[@georgewhiteley3653]

Thanks for explaining that in layman's terms. I felt foolish asking anyone since I felt like I should've known what that meant. I'm sure from your video this is the simple and easiest way to describing moa. It way well understood the first time you went threw what it means, thanks.

[@dan5502]

Great vid man! Haven't found a better explanation of MOA than this.

[@jedixwolf]

🌟Xcellent video - direct , simple explanation to get ppl started - Very Helpful - Stay Strong Patriots 🌟

[@irvan36mm]

Probably the easiest to learn explanation of MOA. Thanks!

[@popoju9]

even tho i had to watch it twice, i understood it the second time completely. it's completely clear to me now. thanks bro.

[@chief5981]

So… was he saying a 4 moa dot will physically cover a 4 inch portion of your target at 100m or that your round could strike within a 4 inch circumference at 100m?

[@tonyrobert371]

absolutely perfect crash course for understanding this. once you see this everything makes sense

[@blueguy09]

Watching your vid has increased my accuracy. Dude solid info, love it thank you so so much.

[@guitarbluz62]

Thank You....best and simplest explanation I've seen!

[@daniell4501]

Between this video and the one I saw from National Shooting Sports Foundation, I now understand and feel confident going out and shooting. Thank you.

[@kennethbraun1568]

Clear, excellent explanation, especially as it relates to scopes.

[@pswanevelder]

Great and simple explanation of confusing concept. Thanks

[@McBrewmeister]

Very well done!!! Thank you straight forward explanation accompanied buy an easy to follow visual aid. Keep up the good work.

[@jodygiannone7158]

Thanks, you did a great job and the red dot explanation was what I was looking for.

[@chancewoodside5035]

Thank you for explaining the moa on a red dot that had me very confused and I have not been able to find many videos that explain this so thank you sir

[@jefferyknudsen4028]

Thanks for the explanation.. your explanation with others made it easy to understand.

[@Lattimore336]

Man you just helped me out a great deal!!! Thanks!!! ...no longer frystrated.

[@ernestoo8309]

Best and simplest explanation... Thanks!

[@jdtajdta760]

Couldn't have been any clearer or easier 2 understand 4 a newbie just getting in2 rifles(have shot iron sites 25+yrs,shotguns,handguns, 22 marlin. THANK U!

[@fredwest5396]

Well done, thank you for your time & effort

[@2541968joey]

good solid information, the amount of coverage got it for me, thanks

[@TreeCraftbyAndrew]

Thanks for posting this. Thank goodness for KZbin 🙏🙏

[@BigAlSparks]

Now I get it, thanks for putting it in easier to understand terms!

[@TheNorth35]

Thank you for using layman's terms. Very informative video.

[@mandyburke5127]

this was so very very easy to understand ,articles confused me ,this helps me out so much ,thanks very much

[@KB_Texas]

Great video - easy to understand the concept. Thanks!

[@Longhorn77Gunner]

Now I understand it. Your video was very informative. Thanks!

[@emmettmarbury6571]

Concise information. Much appreciation.

[@putuedysaputra2882]

thanks for making this video, now i could figure out the moa to the mildot reticle

[@ashtonhunter1342]

Was always embarrassed to ask but you explained perfectly

[@mocmanvegas]

Thanks for making this easy to understand!

[@fuegotoves9933]

thank you it gives me a much better understanding of how it works and now I can share it with others! =)

[@quinny525]

Thanks This was very helpful. Details were just RIGHT

[@metaltrooper62]

Great video. I think you explained it pretty well.

[@CopperJacketTV]

metaltrooper62 Thanks friend. I got the question and tried to make it easy.

[@malikfarris1727]

Thank you for this I needed this. Perfect explanation

[@nomad155]

Hilarious you're called Copper jacket TV. Cause that's what Cali prefers. Still love that you still upload even in such a place. Props to you instead of just kicking the bucket

[@MoodyNationRecordZ]

Made so much more sense, thank you!

[@Hyper_drive214]

Im saving this. I needed a simple explanation thank you

[@makotoyuki2199]

Thanks for the guide!! Very easy to understand!

[@alex_123more]

Great job dude! Thanks for putting this out

[@South-Texas-Drones_5801]

Thanks very helpful for newer people 👍🏽

[@MeR-md1jq]

You made it very easy to understand....Thanks!

[@troy9er]

Very straight forward explanation. Great post. Thanks for sharing it.

[@CopperJacketTV]

Dj Project Thanks Dj.

[@johnmettam1573]

Great explanation, now it all makes sense.

[@hossm1808]

Thank you so much for that video!! Now I get it!! It was so confusing to me!

[@jefferystrange7476]

Thanks for the very simple explanation of MOA 🤙

[@nitinh2499]

Good video… clear and concise 👍🏼

[@truebuldog]

Great job. Anyone putting your video down should just shut up and make there own. Lol You explained it in the most simplest way so newbees could understand it. Now that we do all the extra numbers can come into play now. Making a geometry math problem out of it makes it only that much harder to understand. Now that we grasp the principals of it, learning the rest is that much simpler. Again good job.

[@thehungryhunter3454]

Thanks for the simple explanation for this simpleton to understand..

[@ToddsDiscGolf]

Thanks man, this is exactly what I was looking for

[@gseffel]

Hey man just wanted to say thank you. I under stand it better.

[@macmccartney5760]

Very good simplistic explanation 👍

[@Jarhead6]

Excellent information bro!

[@CopperJacketTV]

Jarhead6 thanks buddy

[@grendelgrendelsson5493]

I am a mathematics dunce YET..........I could follow and understand exactly what you meant. Thank you very much mate.

[@ed4253]

Great video! I've seen some vids which make my eyes roll to the back of my head, like precalculus all over again.

[@yeahman951]

This really cleared some things up for me thanks

[@rr-zx6pt]

thank you very much for making this easy to understand..

[@DDDYLN]

This was a very good explanation. I'm looking for 2 MOA red dots for my two AR-15's. After eye correction surgery in September, I can no longer see the iron sights with my right eye, and I'm a right handed shooter! That sucked. If anyone has a 2 MOA red dot suggestion, brand and model, please let me know. My uses are primarily home defense, and hitting something at 100 yards outside.

[@andreg36k]

Thank you. Ive been understanding this slowely and learning as i shoot. Thank you fot explainging this.

[@CopperJacketTV]

Andre Hessami Im glad. Thanks ver much

[@dalockedbeast7582]

Thank you so much for the video.. I was confused as hell until I saw this video.. Thank you thank you!!!

[@alainkarmitz5881]

Bravo! Very clear explanation 👍

[@KyJack13]

Such a solid channel.

[@SHPD709]

Best explanation so far. Thanks..

[@CopperJacketTV]

SHPD755 I appreciate that. Thanks

[@rjr1954]

thanks great video simple and to the point

[@FASTPISTOLDRAW]

i had to watch this 4 times. to get it. im realy bad at math

[@CopperJacketTV]

+FASTPISTOLDRAW lol sorry. I took an easy thing and kinda over explained it.

[@noncare31]

The Daily Shooter compared to others watching up to 5 times this vid is much more simple props

[@investingbeginningtoend4963]

he is bad at math too, wiki it, its will be more clear.

[@stevensears5078]

Great explanation 👌 Thank you!

[@americankid7782]

This is exactly what I was looking for. My cheap red dot I got said it has a 5 MOA dot so I’m just wondering what it is. So what I am gathering is that if my AR shoots 2.5-3 MOA and my dot is 5 MOA and sighted for 100 yards, those shots are going to be inside of the dot itself. That’s actually really helpful.

[@jackchellew8441]

Thanks very clear and concise.

[@danmonsees]

Great explanation. Thanks.

[@roncougar1]

Great video, explanation in laymen’s terms.🤙🏻🇺🇸

[@kanakanorcal2565]

Thank you! I didn't know this before now.

[@JohnPandolfo121]

Great explanation. Thank you.

[@davidgiles9751]

Excellent explanation - thanks!

[@CopperJacketTV]

Thanks David. Appreciate it

[@mwalimubusara1395]

Great video. Easy to understand

[@Jacpeewie]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@rolandflint7344]

This helped a great deal!

[@SirSpinalColumn]

very clearly explained. thx