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“Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Elevation” is locked Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Elevation

External Ballistics for Long Range Shooting: Elevation and Windage

When there is a firing elevation or depression angle, that is, when you’re firing with the barrel inclined upward (uphill) or downward (downhill), the bullet always hits higher than the aimed point. This happens when sights are zeroed on a level range, and then the shot is taken to a target positioned at the same distance […]

Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics - Angle Shooting

Long Range Shooting: External Ballistics – Angle Shooting

In many texts around the web, you’ll find one common incorrect explanation of this phenomenon: a simplistic approach derived from the formula used to calculate compensation. You may have read that your shot will land high because, when shooting at an angle, gravity has less effect on the bullet trajectory, since the horizontal distance traveled […]

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