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Offline NewYork700

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200 yard target setup at home????
« on: September 21, 2003, 08:49:06 AM »
I want to set up a 200 yard target at home. I already have a 50 and 100 as well as some pistol targets. My problem is after the 100 yard mark my land gradually goes up hill. My 200 will be roughly 15 feet higher than my bench. will this make a considerable trajectory problem??? will it change the point of impact??

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« Reply #1 on: September 21, 2003, 07:36:26 PM »
No,that's not a large problem. I'm sure there would be less than 2" difference between that & flat ground in point of impact.Be sure of a good backstop & good shooting !!! :grin:
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« Reply #2 on: September 22, 2003, 10:04:36 AM »
Jose,

So you are saying that for instance a 30-06 would consistantly shoot 2 inches low? If I was shooting for zero at 200 yards,and it is my understanding that this would be true for all calibers? Do you think there would be a way to compensate for this.

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« Reply #3 on: September 22, 2003, 12:35:22 PM »
The net effect of the 15 foot rise at the target area is minimal.  The effect of shooting uphill (or downhill) is that the horizontal distance is less than the line of sight distance.  It is the horizontal distance that affects the strike of the bullet due to gravity acting on it.  You can calculate the horizontal distance as the third leg of a right triangle, assuming your 200-yard distance to your target was measured by a laser range finder.  A= square root of (C squared minus B squared) where A is the horozontal distance, B is the 15 foot target height, and C is the 200 yard line of sight to the target.  You could then enter the distance A in a ballistics program to see what the zero distance would be off.  Conversely, you could set you target at  line of sight distance of 200 plus some, so that the distance A would be exactly 200 yards. In your case, shooting at the line of sight of 200 yards equates to a horozontal distance of 199.987 yards.  Your zero would be off by the performance difference of shooting two identical rounds at the two distances.  To have a perfect 200 yard zero, set the line of sight distance to be 200.012 yards.

By the way, the differences are not worth worrying about.  If you are shooting at a horozontal distance of 199.987 yards, and your zero is at 200 yards, your bullet strike will be a fraction of an inch high (whether shooting uphill or downhill).
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« Reply #4 on: September 22, 2003, 12:53:31 PM »
Absolutely the info I was looking for THANK YOU VERY MUCH BOB K. This will satisfy my curiosity and also settle a small dispute.

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« Reply #5 on: September 22, 2003, 08:05:55 PM »
Thanks Bob K !!
To clarify myself,less than 2" means less than,not 2". I've read about test done under field conditions that were more extreme than you laid out. So I was confidant it was less than 2". I should have went ahead & said there wasn't enough to worry about,but I knew there was a small difference,so I tried to go with what I knew was safe. I have so much reference stuff here,that to answer as precisely as Bob would have taken me a week.
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« Reply #6 on: September 23, 2003, 05:47:28 AM »
Thank you also Jose' All help is greatly appreciated!!!! :!:
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« Reply #7 on: September 23, 2003, 04:47:06 PM »
I can't offer the slide-rule explanation like Bob can, but can offer anecdotal evidence.

The targets at Camp Perry seem at least 15' above you as you stand at the 200 yard line. The difference between my Perry sight dope and my level-practice-range dope is (drum roll....) 1 minute RIGHT for the light difference! That's right - zero elevation change!

Nothing to worry about at all. You're a lucky man if you can swing your own 200 yard range!

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