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why do shots drop more when shooting at a small incline at extreme range?
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<blockquote data-quote="Augustus" data-source="post: 680264" data-attributes="member: 10142"><p>Guys, when shooting at angles the line of sight is a longer distance than the actual horizontal distances. For our purposes gravity only effects the projectile for the shorter horizontal distance; therefore, if you enter the line of sight in your software it will give a larger value for the holdover causing the Rd to go high.</p><p></p><p>You really don't need to worry about inclination angles unless the angle is fairly steep or you are shooting at extreme range. I did the trig on a 5 degree inclination at a mile and there were only a couple of yds difference in the LOS vs the horizontal distance.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Augustus, post: 680264, member: 10142"] Guys, when shooting at angles the line of sight is a longer distance than the actual horizontal distances. For our purposes gravity only effects the projectile for the shorter horizontal distance; therefore, if you enter the line of sight in your software it will give a larger value for the holdover causing the Rd to go high. You really don't need to worry about inclination angles unless the angle is fairly steep or you are shooting at extreme range. I did the trig on a 5 degree inclination at a mile and there were only a couple of yds difference in the LOS vs the horizontal distance. [/QUOTE]
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