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Rule of Thumb for Shooting Down Hill
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2339117" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>That's why the Army uses tables for this. But the question was 'was it me?' Since a 10 degree slope got him a maximum of 2" less drop at 503 yards, and he held high 3rd on the elk, the answer is partly. His shot group dispersion and the not-quite-perfect rest probably helped him miss high, but so would dispersion over the distance and a high point of aim. I like JBM's calculator, and have found it to be pretty accurate, along with Shooter's Calculator and the Shepherd Scope calculator used on the Shepherd website. They're all an approximation. That's why I test loads at distance under hunting conditions. If I have a range, I can get very accurate at distance just from having shot angles and at altitude with the weapons and loads I use. But past about 500 yards, the shot dispersion (1" 5 shot groups are generally 5" groups at 500 yards for example) will mask the difference in trajectory, so I always shoot center-mass when in doubt.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2339117, member: 60453"] That's why the Army uses tables for this. But the question was 'was it me?' Since a 10 degree slope got him a maximum of 2" less drop at 503 yards, and he held high 3rd on the elk, the answer is partly. His shot group dispersion and the not-quite-perfect rest probably helped him miss high, but so would dispersion over the distance and a high point of aim. I like JBM's calculator, and have found it to be pretty accurate, along with Shooter's Calculator and the Shepherd Scope calculator used on the Shepherd website. They're all an approximation. That's why I test loads at distance under hunting conditions. If I have a range, I can get very accurate at distance just from having shot angles and at altitude with the weapons and loads I use. But past about 500 yards, the shot dispersion (1" 5 shot groups are generally 5" groups at 500 yards for example) will mask the difference in trajectory, so I always shoot center-mass when in doubt. [/QUOTE]
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