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<blockquote data-quote="paphil" data-source="post: 572573" data-attributes="member: 17745"><p>Cosine of angle</p><p>5 deg - .4 /100 .996</p><p>10 deg - 1.5/ 100 .985</p><p>15 deg - 3.5/ 100 .966</p><p>20 deg - 6 / 100 .940</p><p>25 deg - 9.5/ 100 .906</p><p>30 deg -13.5/100 .866</p><p>35 deg -18 / 100 .819</p><p>40 deg -23.5/100 .766</p><p>45 deg -29.5/100 .707</p><p>50 deg -35.5/100 .643</p><p>55 deg -42.5/100 .574</p><p>60 deg - 50 / 100 .500</p><p></p><p>From this cosine chart, practicing your shots and collecting data at a 10 degree and shooting at a 20 degree angle would result in shooting high. The difference between the two is about 4.5 yards per 100 yards or 36 yards at 800. That is only a little over 1MOA on my charts. The wind from 7:00 has to be a big part of the problem and I would guess you are shooting Reloader powder! Having and correcting errors are what make this game fun. At least you corrected and made the shot. Too many people would have blamed shooter error and would have kept trying without correcting. You had the tools you needed and due to lots of practice you knew what to do to correct and made a great shot on a great buck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paphil, post: 572573, member: 17745"] Cosine of angle 5 deg - .4 /100 .996 10 deg - 1.5/ 100 .985 15 deg - 3.5/ 100 .966 20 deg - 6 / 100 .940 25 deg - 9.5/ 100 .906 30 deg -13.5/100 .866 35 deg -18 / 100 .819 40 deg -23.5/100 .766 45 deg -29.5/100 .707 50 deg -35.5/100 .643 55 deg -42.5/100 .574 60 deg - 50 / 100 .500 From this cosine chart, practicing your shots and collecting data at a 10 degree and shooting at a 20 degree angle would result in shooting high. The difference between the two is about 4.5 yards per 100 yards or 36 yards at 800. That is only a little over 1MOA on my charts. The wind from 7:00 has to be a big part of the problem and I would guess you are shooting Reloader powder! Having and correcting errors are what make this game fun. At least you corrected and made the shot. Too many people would have blamed shooter error and would have kept trying without correcting. You had the tools you needed and due to lots of practice you knew what to do to correct and made a great shot on a great buck! [/QUOTE]
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