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Angle Shooting - Correcting For The Effects Of Gravity by Ward Brien
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<blockquote data-quote="Jacedeuce" data-source="post: 240587" data-attributes="member: 13487"><p>Ward,</p><p></p><p>Thank you for you post on Angle Shooting.</p><p></p><p>There is something that has bothered me about the standard doctrine for angle shooting. The theory behind the doctrine is that when shooting on an angle the flat line distance from the shooter to the target is less than the actual distance between the shooter and the target. Every time it has been explained to me, the compensation for the angle is needed because there is less flat line distance for gravity to affect the bullet's motion. However, gravity's affect is cumulative over time and not distance. I'm not a physicist but would that not suggest that gravity should still have the same affect on the bullet when shooting on an angle as when shooting on a flat line? </p><p></p><p>If this is true then the bullet would be accelerated by gravity when shooting at a downward angle and impact high as the standard doctrine claims. Now, when shooting at an upward angle, would gravity decelerate the bullet causing the impact to be low? </p><p></p><p>I have not found a good explanation for this yet. If you could point me to something that explains this I would be very grateful.</p><p></p><p>Jason Hanna</p><p>Scout Sniper</p><p>USMC</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jacedeuce, post: 240587, member: 13487"] Ward, Thank you for you post on Angle Shooting. There is something that has bothered me about the standard doctrine for angle shooting. The theory behind the doctrine is that when shooting on an angle the flat line distance from the shooter to the target is less than the actual distance between the shooter and the target. Every time it has been explained to me, the compensation for the angle is needed because there is less flat line distance for gravity to affect the bullet's motion. However, gravity's affect is cumulative over time and not distance. I'm not a physicist but would that not suggest that gravity should still have the same affect on the bullet when shooting on an angle as when shooting on a flat line? If this is true then the bullet would be accelerated by gravity when shooting at a downward angle and impact high as the standard doctrine claims. Now, when shooting at an upward angle, would gravity decelerate the bullet causing the impact to be low? I have not found a good explanation for this yet. If you could point me to something that explains this I would be very grateful. Jason Hanna Scout Sniper USMC [/QUOTE]
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