Ok so what is MOA at 1200 meters?
I understood a minute of angle is 1” at 100 yards; 2”at 200 yards; 3”at 300 yards etc. by my reasoning, 1MOA is 12.564” at 1200 yards.
Metric would be; 348 mm at 1200 meters that 34.8 cm or roughly 13- 11/16” . That’s over a foot circle. You’re telling me that it can’t be done with BP?
What I am saying is that to my knowledge no one is shooting sub-moa groups at 1200 yards with muzzle loading rifles.
You said regarding Idaho Lewis that "His shooting is pretty darned accurate sub MOA out to 1200 meters." That implies a group has been shot. I've seen IL's video where he took 7 shots to hit a 20" square plate once at 1202 yards, using a 95 grain charge of Swiss 2F. That was fine shooting with a new barrel and at an untried distance. If you are aware of his shooting a sub MOA group at 1200 yards, please point me where, as I have not seen it. Thanks.
The targets used for long range muzzle loading in Muzzle Loaders Association of Great Britain (MLAGB) matches and MLAIC international matches are the same as used by the NRA(UK) for mordern centrefire target rifle. They have a 24" diameter bull's-eye that scores 5. For tie-breaking there is a V-bull that measures 14.4" diameter. The same target is used at 800, 900, 1000, 1100 & 1200 yards (MLAIC do not shoot 1100 & 1200).
1 moa at 1200 yards is 12.6" - so smaller then the v-bull.
1 moa at 1000 yards is 10.5"
Course of fire at 1000 yards is 15 shots, so a maximum score of 75;
The MLAIC World Record with original rifle is 64.1
The MLAIC World Record with reproduction rifle is 68.4
The decimal is the number of v-bulls hit.
So, at 1000 yards the record holders were not holding the 2.3 MOA bull's-eye, and at best had 4 shots in the v-bull.
The record score in my clubs 1200 yard shoot (which I have won) is 51 x 75. The shooter did not get any of his 15 shots inside the 14.4" dia v-bull. I've won matches at 900-1200 yards, and never see anyone holding 2 MOA at those distances, let alone sub-moa.
David