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How to Shoot Uphill and Downhill
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<blockquote data-quote="Michael Eichele" data-source="post: 810377" data-attributes="member: 1007"><p>Your bullets will impact high on a sloped shot the same be it uphill or downhill. In both cases gravity's force is acting on something other than straight down on the bullet's bearing surface. Obviously if you fired straight up, gravity is acting on nothing except the nose. Straight down and it's acting entirely on the tail. Either way, they are only going to move in a straight line. The closer to these 'straight' lines the bullets are launched the less they're going to drop in relation to the target. </p><p></p><p>You have to remember, the rifle barrel is always tilted up in relation to your target on a horizontal shot. The bullets come up into or higher than the line of sight to hit a target. Aim your scope straight down 90 degrees and fire at a target that is at your scope's zero distance. Will you hit it? No. Why? Because you're aiming too high. The barrel is angled above your target. Likewise, aim your scope straight up. If you fire will you hit your target? No. Why? You guessed it, your barrel is angled too high in relation to the target. From the shooters perspective, the bullets in either case will hit above the targets. Up or down does not matter.</p><p></p><p>M</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Michael Eichele, post: 810377, member: 1007"] Your bullets will impact high on a sloped shot the same be it uphill or downhill. In both cases gravity's force is acting on something other than straight down on the bullet's bearing surface. Obviously if you fired straight up, gravity is acting on nothing except the nose. Straight down and it's acting entirely on the tail. Either way, they are only going to move in a straight line. The closer to these 'straight' lines the bullets are launched the less they're going to drop in relation to the target. You have to remember, the rifle barrel is always tilted up in relation to your target on a horizontal shot. The bullets come up into or higher than the line of sight to hit a target. Aim your scope straight down 90 degrees and fire at a target that is at your scope's zero distance. Will you hit it? No. Why? Because you're aiming too high. The barrel is angled above your target. Likewise, aim your scope straight up. If you fire will you hit your target? No. Why? You guessed it, your barrel is angled too high in relation to the target. From the shooters perspective, the bullets in either case will hit above the targets. Up or down does not matter. M [/QUOTE]
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