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Old 12-16-2005, 12:17 PM
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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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Old 12-16-2005, 12:40 PM
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Typically your bullet will hit higher than your point of aim on downhill and uphill shots. Exactly how much I am not sure, I'd still keep the crosshairs on brown tho.
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Old 12-16-2005, 12:46 PM
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A 40 ft. drop @ 80 yards should not be a bad enough angle to affect your your shot! Good luck!
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Old 12-16-2005, 01:28 PM
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Prodided that your rifle is sighted properly for that range, just hold dead on.
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Old 12-16-2005, 01:33 PM
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This should answer any questions you have about uphill/downhill shots. Good luck!

http://www.wildsheep.org/magazines/article_uphill_shooting.htm

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Old 12-16-2005, 02:58 PM
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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?

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Old 12-16-2005, 03:10 PM
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Yes paul,
100 grains with 250 shockwaves and sighted in at 100 yards
I dont have an 80 yard reading but at 75 yards i was 1/4 to 1/2 inch high
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Old 12-16-2005, 03:46 PM
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Put it on the boiler room and squeeeze!
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Old 12-16-2005, 06:23 PM
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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.

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Old 12-16-2005, 06:58 PM
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