Aim high, low, or dead on?
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Aim high, low, or dead on?
My hunting blind for tomorrow's hunt will be set up on a hillabout 80 yards from a main deer trail. The position of the blind is about 40 feet of verticle drop below the trail. Do I have to aim high, low, or just center the shot as always at that distance and verticle drop. Using a 50 cal Omega ML
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RE: Aim high, low, or dead on?
This should answer any questions you have about uphill/downhill shots. Good luck!
http://www.wildsheep.org/magazines/article_uphill_shooting.htm
http://www.wildsheep.org/magazines/article_uphill_shooting.htm
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blissfield MI USA
Posts: 5,293
RE: Aim high, low, or dead on?
At 80 yards with an inline you shouldn't have to worry about it. You might want to aim a few inches lower just to be safe, but I would keep the sights in the vitals for sure. I assume you are sighted in at 100 yards?
It would also depend on what your speed is, if it is really slow it may make a difference. However if you are shooting around 100 grns of powder with bullet that is 350 grns or less you should have a flat enough trajectory that it won't matter.
Where does your gun normally hit at 80 yards?
Paul
It would also depend on what your speed is, if it is really slow it may make a difference. However if you are shooting around 100 grns of powder with bullet that is 350 grns or less you should have a flat enough trajectory that it won't matter.
Where does your gun normally hit at 80 yards?
Paul
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Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Blissfield MI USA
Posts: 5,293
RE: Aim high, low, or dead on?
If you wanted to play it safe you could aim for the heart, and if it shoots high it would still be a lung hit.
I don't believe is anything you need to correct or compensate for though.
Paul
I don't believe is anything you need to correct or compensate for though.
Paul
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