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Rule of Thumb for Shooting Down Hill
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<blockquote data-quote="johnish" data-source="post: 2337229" data-attributes="member: 34192"><p>The best way to gain 'experience' of this effect is with an air rifle. With an air rifle (with a legal UK limit of 12 ft/lbs) a 50 yard shot is a long one with a lot of drop. Take that same shot up into the trees and the amount of drop reduces drastically. You learn quickly to compensate when hunting squirrels or pigeons.</p><p>It is all about the physics of the gravitational (G) impact of the projectile. When the shot is flat the G impact is 100%. Shooting at an angle reduces this because the force is being applied at an angle rather than perpendicular.</p><p>The 'Aim low' rule of thumb is not a bad one!</p><p>If you are taking a lot of shots up and down steep slopes getting an angle cosine indicator is a good idea. Or just get a range finder with one built in...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnish, post: 2337229, member: 34192"] The best way to gain 'experience' of this effect is with an air rifle. With an air rifle (with a legal UK limit of 12 ft/lbs) a 50 yard shot is a long one with a lot of drop. Take that same shot up into the trees and the amount of drop reduces drastically. You learn quickly to compensate when hunting squirrels or pigeons. It is all about the physics of the gravitational (G) impact of the projectile. When the shot is flat the G impact is 100%. Shooting at an angle reduces this because the force is being applied at an angle rather than perpendicular. The 'Aim low' rule of thumb is not a bad one! If you are taking a lot of shots up and down steep slopes getting an angle cosine indicator is a good idea. Or just get a range finder with one built in... [/QUOTE]
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