Posted: 10/25/2016 11:21:12 AM EDT
| Ballistic calculators are great; but how do you calculate when you are at distance and at a higher elevation than the target? |
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The Mildot master is good for estimating the change in drop when shooting at differing elevations. You calculate the angle of the shot along with the distance, wind, etc.
Generally speaking, everything, no matter what it weighs, has a constant velocity in which it drops. |
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I'm not a long range shooter, but my understanding is that you adjust elevation as if you were shooting the "b" leg of this triangle, not the actual linear distance to the target "c". http://ncalculators.com/images/pythagoras-theorem.gif Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. You range the B leg...My rangefinder will compensate for this. |
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I'm not a long range shooter, but my understanding is that you adjust elevation as if you were shooting the "b" leg of this triangle, not the actual linear distance to the target "c". http://ncalculators.com/images/pythagoras-theorem.gif Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. I am not a long range shooter either but I understand the same thing. At least that's how I do it when bow hunting. 
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