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June 30, 2013, 12:47 AM | #1 |
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Sigting in from an elevated position
Our backyard rifle range is 100 yds, but the bench is about 10' higher than the target.
What I'm wondering is- how much different will my p.o.i be if I were to take a shot at 100 yds without being elevated after being sighted in from the elevated bench? (I.e. hunting) I'm assuming it would make some difference, just not sure how much. |
June 30, 2013, 01:21 AM | #2 |
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I would bet my favorite rifle that you could not see the difference.
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June 30, 2013, 05:14 AM | #3 |
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Cosine angle times range equals true horizontal distance for drop.
By my math that is a 1.9 degree slope. Cosine 1.9 x 300(feet) = 299.8 feet. Jimro
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No difference !
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No; JIMRO's math is saying that your effective range is 299 ft vs. 300 on level ground. Your difference in drop is going to be immeasurable... just in case his answer was misconstrued.
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Just zero as normal. For what it is worth, whenever you shoot uphill or downhill, you don't get into "interesting" differences in bullet impact until you are more than 25 degrees of slope, which gives you a 10% reduction in range to correct for. Which means at 1000 yards, with a 25 degree slope, you would use your 900 yard zero. At short ranges and small angles, it really doesn't matter. In fact, anything inside your point blank range is "point and pull" no matter the angle, if you use a +/- 2" pbr zero. Jimro
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Just remember that in the common hunting distances, even ten percent doesn't have much effect on trajectory.
If you're sighted in for 200 yards, the usual drop for most deer cartridges at 300 yards is about six inches. The drop at 270 yards would be around five inches. The one-inch difference is hardly worth worrying about. |
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