shooting uphill - zeroing scope
 

My brother is coming up fromArkansas for a whitetail huntandasked me this question and I told him I'd try to find out.
He zeroed in a scope on a new single shot slug gun 12 gauge, dead on at 100 yards. The area he did this at was about a 10 degree incline. Where do you think the bullet will impact now on level ground? Close enough that he needs not worry about it?


Thanks in advance
Dan

RE: shooting uphill - zeroing scope
 

A 10 deg. difference would be enough to be measureable. I suspect you'd need to get upwards of 25-30 deg. or so to start seeing a measureable difference in trajectory. The closer you get to vertical the closer you get to no drop.

RE: shooting uphill - zeroing scope
 

It will be 3/8 inch low...Assuming the barometric pressure is 30.10 or higher...

RE: shooting uphill - zeroing scope
 

This is probable an excellent reply......and not at all measureable at 100 yards with a slug!