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Old 11-12-2010, 04:45 PM   #1
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ok guys if a deer comes in a say 10 yards do i just shoot hime with my 20 yard red dot should i aim low or ?
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Old 11-12-2010, 08:20 PM   #2
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At 10 yards, assuming a 100 yard zero, aim at your desired point of impact.
Your bullet will be rising, but it's close enough that it won't make much of a difference...depending on your caliber.
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Old 11-12-2010, 10:42 PM   #3
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yep anything under 20 i usually aim with my 20 yard spot on my scope.
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Old 11-13-2010, 06:37 AM   #4
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Look at a ballistic calculator. Assuming you are sighted in at 20 yards, at 10 yards with an arrow traveling approx 300 fps, your 20 yards pin (or crosshair) will hit about 1 inch high.
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Old 11-14-2010, 01:19 AM   #5
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My Parker Scope has multiple cross hairs.
The main mark is 20 yards and use each lower on for another ten yards.
There is one above the main cross hair for a 10 yard shot.
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Old 11-14-2010, 09:10 AM   #6
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Not sure of your bow type or arrow speed, but I shoot an Excalibur Phoenix with a Leupold scope (duplex reticule - single crosshair) on it.
I sight in for 25 yards and the arrow is under +/- 3" in trajectory from 0 - 30 yards. A center of the "kill zone" hold will (and has) kill any deer shot with it this way!

All I need to do is make sure the deer is inside my 30 yard zone and it's dead if it offers a good shot angle.
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Old 11-14-2010, 10:44 AM   #7
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how about you trying a 10 yard shot at a target so you know for sure instead of asking people who have no idea ??????????
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