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To: gundog

Most people tend to shoot high when firing down at a distance.


15 posted on 03/29/2023 4:48:02 AM PDT by suijuris (Once a man learns to see he finds himself alone in the world with nothing but folly.)
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To: suijuris
Well, that’s simply physics. If there were cops down where she was aiming, their shots would be hitting high, as well. Same angle. The angle has to be pretty steep for it to matter. I also saw it said that she was standing back from the window, as anyone afraid of being shot would do. That would limit her downward view.

I hunt in pretty hilly country. My preferred load is a 180 gr. 30 caliber bullet I’m zeroed at about 150 yards. Shooting downhill, beyond that range, I can still hold pretty much dead on, and the bullet drop from added range is compensated for by the downward angle. Same applies to shooting uphill. but that is seldom the case.

16 posted on 03/29/2023 5:02:06 AM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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