You're right to be concerned about the steep angle Cayugad. I haven't shot targets out of that stand, but did manage to pop a bobcat from it a few years agowith my New Englander and a big old slow 410 grain Great Plains bullet. I aimed just a tadlow to compensate for the angle andthe shot was still a little higher than I expected, though that could have been shooter'serror. My 25-06 doesn't even notice the angle at that distance.