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That really wasn't so easy peasy. The question was in yards. Let's try that once more. A deer chest 16" mils .7 mils. How far is that in yards?

I can't really do either without a calculator but mil requires memorizing the constant value for yards of 27.778.

Mil: Target in inches / target in mils x 27.778 = yards. So (16"/.7)27.778 = 634.9 yards.

Vs.

MOA: Target in inches/MOA x 100 = yards.
(16"/2.52)100 = 634.9 yards

MOA = 1.047" or in quarter MOA is .26"
MIL = 3.6" or 1/10 mil is .36"

MOA is a smaller unit of measure making it easier to be that much more precise using the reticle. A 1.047" gap is easier to visualize in 1/4 increments than 3.6' is to visualize 1/10 increments.