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Rule of Thumb for Shooting Down Hill
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<blockquote data-quote="greenejc" data-source="post: 2337400" data-attributes="member: 60453"><p>I've practiced shots like this at 30 and 45 degrees in canyons in Colorado just to see where the round impacted at hunting altitude. It makes a considerable difference. At 7600 feet, my 300 win mag will hit over a foot higher than it does at sea level to 1000 feet at 600 yards. Group sizes remain the same, but I have to adjust for zero at 500 to 600 yards for field conditions at that altitude to keep from overshooting past 300 yards. It will be a little low a 100yds, but not enough to generate a miss at a 2" target. It's slightly low at 200, and about dead on at 400 adjusted to hit dead on in my Shepherd at 600 yards. If I expect to shoot that far, I shoot 180 grain Gamekings or Nosler Ballistic Tips at a nominal 3,000fps.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="greenejc, post: 2337400, member: 60453"] I've practiced shots like this at 30 and 45 degrees in canyons in Colorado just to see where the round impacted at hunting altitude. It makes a considerable difference. At 7600 feet, my 300 win mag will hit over a foot higher than it does at sea level to 1000 feet at 600 yards. Group sizes remain the same, but I have to adjust for zero at 500 to 600 yards for field conditions at that altitude to keep from overshooting past 300 yards. It will be a little low a 100yds, but not enough to generate a miss at a 2" target. It's slightly low at 200, and about dead on at 400 adjusted to hit dead on in my Shepherd at 600 yards. If I expect to shoot that far, I shoot 180 grain Gamekings or Nosler Ballistic Tips at a nominal 3,000fps. [/QUOTE]
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