When your shooting on the ground its 1inch high at 100 yards if anyone could help i would appreciate it
2006-11-19 09:11:33 · 12 answers · asked by kamela k 1 in Sports ➔ Outdoor Recreation ➔ Hunting
No... it's the same...
2006-11-19 09:13:00 · answer #1 · answered by HONORARIUS 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It would be the same. The only thing that influences bullet drop is gravitational pull. That's why the new laser rangefinders figure in the angle too. If you shoot from 15 feet in the air, instead of the bullet traveling 300 feet (100 yards) it would travel 300.374 feet but the gravitational pull would still only effect it for the 100 yards (the horizontal distance).
2006-11-19 13:27:36 · answer #2 · answered by geobert24 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is different. You are shooting down when you are in the air.
One reason (the easiest to explain) is when you are higher you are further from target. Think back to geometry the 100 yards is the base and the distance you shoot is the hypotenuse the 15 feet is the height of a triangle. Base does not equal hypotenuse therefore you are shooting farther and thus differently (unless you are shooting in space).
There is another reason. It has to do with gravity not acting perpendicular to the bullet. I can't explain it well and it is probably more important at a height of 15 yards
2006-11-19 14:16:04 · answer #3 · answered by uncle frosty 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only way the impact point would change, is if the angle of aim is different. But it would be no different if you were shooting at a different angle from ground level. Normally when you are target shooting, you are shooting level. If you shoot at game either uphill or downhill, the point of impact will not be the same for a given distance. Generally your point of impact will be slightly higher. How much higher will depend on lots of factors, distance, bullet speed, angle of aim etc. There are mathematical formulas to determine the degree of variation, but you would need a computer to figure it out... do you have a computer??? ha ha... I mean you would need the right computer program to figure it out!!
Contrary to what Amanda said, the only time you would have to aim higher is if the target were much farther away.
2006-11-19 09:54:44 · answer #4 · answered by tmarschall 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Look at the box you have of the ammunition and the ballistics should be inside it concerning yardage. Elevation should not matter, just wind and temperature will effect the trajectory.
2006-11-19 13:35:53 · answer #5 · answered by Meat 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think at 15 feet it would make much of a difference. Higher up maybe 500 feet or so it might, but you would have to do the math / physics for that.
2006-11-19 09:14:17 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Shooting either uphill or downhill tends to cause the bullet to hit high.
2006-11-20 22:11:11 · answer #7 · answered by oldseadog54 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Air pressure doesn't change until you're 33ft above surface level. I doubt gravity changes much if at all. I find it highly unlikely there would be any change in pathing.
2006-11-19 09:42:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
there is a slight difference, trajctory flattens out the further away from horizontal or 90 degrees your shoot is
2006-11-19 18:34:50 · answer #9 · answered by Hoss 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
it will be slightly higher but not enough to notice other than target shooting
2006-11-22 12:16:54 · answer #10 · answered by moreychuck 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no it doesnt change about until i think 40ft above sea level
2006-11-23 08:19:53 · answer #11 · answered by Matt 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋