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<blockquote data-quote="dennishoddy" data-source="post: 911872" data-attributes="member: 5412"><p>First of all, if you have a good variable power scope it should make no difference on the point of impact no matter what it was set on.</p><p>At the range, shoot it at the low power, and then at the mid range, and then at high power. It should hit at the same point. If it doesn't then you have a scope problem.</p><p>If shooting up hill or down hill, at steep angles at long range, you will find that gravity will effect the trajectory of the bullet. Its no difference than bow hunting from a tree and shooting down hill. Uphill or downhill it makes no difference, the bullet/arrow is less affected by gravity and will not drop as much, but at the range your talking about, it shouldn't make any difference at all. Here is what may have happened:</p><p></p><p>Here is a first hand experience from this season. I was shooting my muzzloader, with a 250 grain bullet. From a stand, a doe came within 35 yds, and I put her in the 3X9 scope, and followed her in the scope until she came into a small clearing where I could get a shot. Took the shot and she ran off with her tail in the air, and I saw her 300 yds away still going like the energizer bunney.</p><p>NO WAY! My mz is a tack driver. I got down found no hair, no blood.</p><p>Got back up in the stand and replayed the shot. About 3' in front of where my muzzle would have been pointed a green limb, no bigger than 1/8" was swinging in the breeze partially severed. It took no bigger limb than that to mis-direct the bullet.</p><p>I've shot tens of thousands of round of ammo with tracers in it, and its amazing what blades of grass, and other obstructions can make a bullet do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dennishoddy, post: 911872, member: 5412"] First of all, if you have a good variable power scope it should make no difference on the point of impact no matter what it was set on. At the range, shoot it at the low power, and then at the mid range, and then at high power. It should hit at the same point. If it doesn't then you have a scope problem. If shooting up hill or down hill, at steep angles at long range, you will find that gravity will effect the trajectory of the bullet. Its no difference than bow hunting from a tree and shooting down hill. Uphill or downhill it makes no difference, the bullet/arrow is less affected by gravity and will not drop as much, but at the range your talking about, it shouldn't make any difference at all. Here is what may have happened: Here is a first hand experience from this season. I was shooting my muzzloader, with a 250 grain bullet. From a stand, a doe came within 35 yds, and I put her in the 3X9 scope, and followed her in the scope until she came into a small clearing where I could get a shot. Took the shot and she ran off with her tail in the air, and I saw her 300 yds away still going like the energizer bunney. NO WAY! My mz is a tack driver. I got down found no hair, no blood. Got back up in the stand and replayed the shot. About 3' in front of where my muzzle would have been pointed a green limb, no bigger than 1/8" was swinging in the breeze partially severed. It took no bigger limb than that to mis-direct the bullet. I've shot tens of thousands of round of ammo with tracers in it, and its amazing what blades of grass, and other obstructions can make a bullet do. [/QUOTE]
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