Originally Posted by
Hal
I may have misread, but I "assumed" the equation was for determining how many minutes of angle the front sight appeared to be as you sighted down the barrel. Maybe Distance (D) is distance from your eye to the front sight?
Say your front sight was .060" wide, distance from your eye to the front sight was 30" and you were shooting at 50 yards (1800"):
(.060"/30") X 1800" = 3.6"
I could believe a 1/16" wide sight on a carbine would appear to be a hair less than the width of a 4" bull at 50 yards.
Now......actual "Minute of angle"? No, that ain't "Minute of angle"..........
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