I need a moa expert here

I am shooting a Ruger 204 40 gr Hornaday v max bullet out of a 14 inch contender. About 4000 FPS.  So far I had several groundhog kill shots over 250 yards. Just bought a vortex scope that has MOA readings etched in the glass . Its a 3x18x44 strike eagle scope. Its simply a stunning scope. $500 scope for $299 at Euro Optics. Its is every bit as good as my Zeiss and Swarovski scope. My ruger drop chart is as follows according to hornaday.   100 yards 0.7, 200 yards 0, 300 yards -4.3, 400 yards -13.2, 500 yards -28.1. I need to convert the bullet drop inches to MOA . Thanks

This was the old scope on the pistol. I went to a higher power scope. Just had a 1 pound trigger job.

Each hash mark is 1 MOA

1 MOA @ 100 yds =1.047 inches. So, divide bullet drop by 1.047 to get MOA's. 

For example, 400yd drop is 13.2 in divided by 1.047=12.6 MOA. In short since 1 MOA is so close to 1", fancy calculations are not really necessary in the real world.

A MOA is roughly equal to 1" at 100 yards, 4" at 400 yards ect...  So if your gun has a 13.2" drop at 400 yard then you'll divide by 4 to get to a 3.3 moa drop. If you want to delve deeper into ballistics check out the Strelok app, its free and quite good, I use it for my rifles to calculate drop out to 1000 yards.

Olde Pilot wrote:1 MOA @ 100 yds =1.047 inches. So, divide bullet drop by 1.047 to get MOA's. 

For example, 400yd drop is 13.2 in divided by 1.047=12.6 MOA. In short since 1 MOA is so close to 1", fancy calculations are not really necessary in the real world.

Your calculations are incorrect.

That’s a lot of business going on there on that reticle. Most of it you’ll never use. 
From what I can see the first hash mark below center is two minutes of elevation. After that it changes to one minute increments. Simply put, one MOA is one inch at 100 yds, 2 inches at 200, 3 inches at 300, and so on. If your gun is zeroed at 200 yds, and Mr. Groundhog is settin’ up pretty out at 300, hold the hash mark with the 4 beside it right on his noggin and squeeze!
JKR

Sorry, y'all are correct.

I hated math in high school. Lol

This is the groundhog I am after. He stole my pizza. Lol

My own spreadsheet gives these yardages and drop values based on 4000fps, BC=.275 and the zero at 200.  Also the usual 1.5" scope above bore.

100	0.6
125	0.7
150	0.7
175	0.4
200	0.0
225	-0.6
250	-1.5
275	-2.6
300	-3.9
325	-5.5
350	-7.4
375	-9.5
400	-12.0
425	-14.8
450	-18.0
475	-21.6
500	-25.6

Thanks a bunch. Is the numbers on the right moa crosshair markings in the scope?

The bullet is still moving at 1800 fps at 500 yards.

More from my spreadsheet
RV = remaining velicity.  Time to 500 = .5 sec

Range	Path	R.V.	Energy
25	-0.8	3901	1352
50	-0.2	3804	1286
75	0.3	3708	1221
100	0.6	3613	1160
125	0.7	3519	1100
150	0.7	3427	1043
175	0.4	3335	988
200	0.0	3245	936
225	-0.6	3157	885
250	-1.5	3069	837
275	-2.6	2983	790
300	-3.9	2898	746
325	-5.5	2814	703
350	-7.4	2731	663
375	-9.5	2650	624
400	-12.0	2570	587
425	-14.8	2491	551
450	-18.0	2413	517
475	-21.6	2337	485
500	-25.6	2261	454

Is the path of the bullet is what I use on the moa hash marks?

Path chart (inches) = drop chart.

I know the drop in inches but my scope hash Mark's are in moa.

Divide the drop in inches by the yards divided by 100
For 275y:  2.6"/(275y/100)
for 500y:   25.6"/(500y/100)

Heck I have to take off my shoes to count. Lol

Better watch out, he or she may be armed!!!!

If the groundhog is as close as in the picture you probably don't need to worry about MOA!

Is this right ??? 28.1 inch bullet drop divided by 500 yards divided by 100 =562 MOA in my scope? So i would have to use the 5 hash/crosshair mark in the scope? All hash parks are 1 moa apart in the scope.

 12 inch bullet drop divided by 400 yards divided by 100 =0.0003.  So i would have to put the Moa crosshair in the scope on number 3 hash mark?

Wow i even have 1 moa Turret knobs on the scope. now I have to figure out click adjustments. LOL