In my inquiry re MIL v MOA, there was much debate but it appeared to come down to personal preference to most and it appeared that MIL had a stronger following but nobody would come out and say MOA was not ok. It was more a matter of what others were using in group events, everyone wanting to use the same standard. I was on the fence but an instructor at a shooting school that I highly regard said they use MOA at the school now but had used MIL in the past, that was good enough for me to tilt slightly in the direction of MOA.
As others have stated, dialing with dope cards, the come-up is just as easy with either although I've noticed that the MOAs are less finite, ie 3.1, 4.5, 7.5 vs 0.9, 1.3 or 2.2 for MIL if that makes any difference for people who need to wear glasses to read but don't have them handy for hunting/shooting.
Using MOA instead of Mils is like doing science stuff with Imperial measurements instead of metric. Base ten is more easier every time.
Originally Posted by mathman
My father had a stopwatch with 1/100th minute increments. Some people couldn't get their head around it.
This. Though, if you are using MOA, it is very nice to have your ballistic calculator output your DOPE in 1/4 MOA increments. Then you just dial exactly what your DOPE says, rather than having your calculator round to the nearest 0.1 and then having to round again in your head to the nearest 0.25. A little thing, but helpful in simplifying the process.
