Shooting Downhill
#1
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Spike
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Is there a need to adjust when shooting downhill? I hunt NW Missouri and am ground hunting on top of a bluff. I would guess its a 30ish degree slope. I have missed 2 times in a row now, different days. Also, I am able to rest on a fallen tree so I have felt good about both shots. I would say the shot distance is 80 to 100 yards. Should I be aiming differently when shooting downhill like this? Thanks!
#3
Put simply, at a hundred yards and a 30% slope you are effectively shooting 90 yards (actually 87). The difference in bullet strike is going to be maybe an inch high, not enough to miss a whole Deer.
Depends on velocity and other factors but the 87% is a constant for a 30% slope. Your effectively shooting 90 yards (or 69 yards if it is a 80 yard shoot).
Depends on velocity and other factors but the 87% is a constant for a 30% slope. Your effectively shooting 90 yards (or 69 yards if it is a 80 yard shoot).
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Spike
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I shot a week ago and was hitting about 2 inches high, but I was at 60 yds and I am zeroed in a 100 so I figured that's why I was hitting high. I just zeroed in today at a 100 again. I appreciate all the feedback. I guess it comes down to, I just missed. Thanks all
#7
The true horizontal range is the measured LOS * cosine(angle). So if you're shooting 400yrds down a 25degree grade, that's really only 360yrds, and with a 30-06 (150grn, .446BC, 2950fps), that's a 7" miss over the POA.



