bullet height above optical line of aim

[Professor Doolittle]

Guys, help a newbie out, please. I'm trying to figure out how high the bullet peaked if the target is at the same height as the shooter. in this graph the bullet drops 20 feet in 1000 yards so the barrel is pointed up to compensate, but to my mind that does not mean the bullet ever reaches 20 feet above the line between shooter and target.

 

[sedancowboy]

Strelok Pro will tell you "Maximum height of the Trajectory"

 

[xr650rRider]

Change zero distance to 1000 yards, then look around 550 yards for highest bullet path.

 

[jebel]

Using the chart you've got, eyeball the vertical distance between the trajectory dotted line and the solid line of sight. For example, at 200 yards the bullet would be about 50" above line of sight.

EDIT: this explanation is off the mark. Focus on adjusting your zero to 1000 as noted below and my subsequent posts.

One note. The distance you choose to zero the rifle will of course change the trajectory and height over line of sight. It appears to me you're using a zero of 100 or 200 in your chart. Instead input the zero as 1000 and your chart will show a more obvious dotted curve for height of flight when adjusted for 1000.

 

[memtb]

I may be incorrect, but I think that the angle relationship between the scope and the bore plays into this equation! memtb

 

[jebel]

Here's an example where I've set my zero to 1000 yards.

 

[jebel]

In my 1000-yard-zero chart, max bullet height is about 110" at 600 yards (measure from dotted curve relative to height Y axis, not difference between two lines).