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What would cause this? Bullet drop with elevation change
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<blockquote data-quote="emp1953" data-source="post: 2045477" data-attributes="member: 71817"><p>2" at 100 yards is too large of a change for the elevation change, yes the air is thinner, probably the humidity is higher, probably the temperature is lower, etc etc. Go to a good ballistics calculator, dial in all the criteria and the bullet drop for the elevation that was originally shot and the 7200 feet. you'll find the difference is minimal. 2" suggests other forces at play. Different shooter, loose scope, rough handling, cheap scope? I had a horse slip and fall on rocks, falling on the scabbard carrying my scoped Cooper custom rifle with a synthetic stock. I had a really good Nikon Monarch scope on it. A quick test showed that the zero had not changed at all. Did all the hunters fly into the site? Airlines are notorious for rough handling of firearms. I had one not show up at all one time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emp1953, post: 2045477, member: 71817"] 2" at 100 yards is too large of a change for the elevation change, yes the air is thinner, probably the humidity is higher, probably the temperature is lower, etc etc. Go to a good ballistics calculator, dial in all the criteria and the bullet drop for the elevation that was originally shot and the 7200 feet. you'll find the difference is minimal. 2" suggests other forces at play. Different shooter, loose scope, rough handling, cheap scope? I had a horse slip and fall on rocks, falling on the scabbard carrying my scoped Cooper custom rifle with a synthetic stock. I had a really good Nikon Monarch scope on it. A quick test showed that the zero had not changed at all. Did all the hunters fly into the site? Airlines are notorious for rough handling of firearms. I had one not show up at all one time. [/QUOTE]
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