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Anyone else think shooting targets of the ground is more difficult than elevated targets?
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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 2874625" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>Gravity has its greatest effect at level shooting angles. Yes, you would have had to shoot low depending on your sighting in distance. What distance was the dueling tree?</p><p>Anytime one shoots uphill or down hill (it makes no difference) your shots will go high if your gun is sighted in at 90 degree levels on a range for the same distance.</p><p>Its a common issue with those of us that hunt in the mountains where virtually no shooting is done on flat land, although we zero on a range.</p><p>If I'm zero'd at 200 yds and shooting an elk at 400, ballistics will tell us to aim about 12" high with a shot on level ground.</p><p>If its at a 45 degree angle, I'll shoot at the point of aim at 400 because the bullet will have less drop at those angles.</p><p>I hope this explains it. If not, I'll try to get more specific with some ballistic tables.</p><p>For the record, I screwed up a shot on a monster buck because I didn't know the above when first getting into deer hunting.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 2874625, member: 5412"] Gravity has its greatest effect at level shooting angles. Yes, you would have had to shoot low depending on your sighting in distance. What distance was the dueling tree? Anytime one shoots uphill or down hill (it makes no difference) your shots will go high if your gun is sighted in at 90 degree levels on a range for the same distance. Its a common issue with those of us that hunt in the mountains where virtually no shooting is done on flat land, although we zero on a range. If I'm zero'd at 200 yds and shooting an elk at 400, ballistics will tell us to aim about 12" high with a shot on level ground. If its at a 45 degree angle, I'll shoot at the point of aim at 400 because the bullet will have less drop at those angles. I hope this explains it. If not, I'll try to get more specific with some ballistic tables. For the record, I screwed up a shot on a monster buck because I didn't know the above when first getting into deer hunting. [/QUOTE]
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