Tools

Group size calculator

Measure the widest pair of holes, edge to edge. Get the group centre to centre, in MOA and in mrad.

Measure across the two holes furthest apart, outside edge to outside edge.

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How to measure a group

Find the two holes that sit furthest apart and measure across them, outside edge to outside edge. Take off one bullet diameter and you have the centre-to-centre size, which is the figure shooters compare.

Why the angle matters

A size only means something with its distance. One minute of angle is 1.047 inches at 100 yards, about 29 mm at 100 metres. One mrad is 100 mm at 100 metres. As an angle, a 25 yard card and a 50 metre card can be compared.

Or photograph the card

Notch measures the group and the spread from a photo, for every card in a session, and keeps your tightest grouping in your records.

Questions

How do you measure group size?

Measure across the two holes furthest apart, outside edge to outside edge, then subtract one bullet diameter. The result is the centre-to-centre group size.

How do I convert group size to MOA?

Divide the group size in inches by the distance in hundreds of yards, then by 1.047. A 0.63 inch group at 25 yards is 2.41 MOA.

What is the difference between MOA and mrad?

Both are angles. One MOA is 1.047 inches at 100 yards. One mrad is 100 mm at 100 metres, which is about 3.44 MOA.

What Notch does

Photograph the target. Notch scores the card.

Notch is on the App Store, for iPhone and Apple Watch.

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