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To: Bigbrown
Actually you have to compensate for coriolis, the rotation of the earth!

Interesting! Is the compensation different if you're firing north/south vs. east/west or some degree in between? I intuitively think yes, but I'd never heard this before your post.
45 posted on 06/22/2017 9:22:42 AM PDT by simon says what
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To: simon says what

Yup! I shoot Ultra Long Range so I know a little. Latitude plays a role, the closer to the equator the more effect on the bullet. Basically, the earth spins fastest there and there is a higher amount of centrifugal force. The biggest correction you need to make our win shooting east or west. When shooting north or south you’re making a change to your azimuth as opposed to elevation. Bullets shot to the east fly higher and bullets fired to the west shoot low. When shooting to the north bullets fly to the right and to the south bullets fly to the left. You really don’t need to start making corrections and to start pushing back beyond about 1000 yards.


55 posted on 06/22/2017 9:42:23 AM PDT by Bigbrown
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