Thread: Downhill shot

Geez I can't understand why all the confusion over a 300yard shot, my range finder has TBR so I just use the TBR corrected distance it gives me and it's been good enough, I shot a spiker last week decent downhill angle at 400yards hit it exactly where I wanted.
Mate shot a stag same trip 682yards very steep uphill shot and tbr range was spot on too.
Am I missing something ?
We dial for our shots not holdover just for clarity

Originally Posted by dannyb

Geez I can't understand why all the confusion over a 300yard shot, my range finder has TBR so I just use the TBR corrected distance it gives me and it's been good enough, I shot a spiker last week decent downhill angle at 400yards hit it exactly where I wanted.
Mate shot a stag same trip 682yards very steep uphill shot and tbr range was spot on too.
Am I missing something ?

Some people overthink things and make mountains out of molehills. Get fecking closer, you have to recover animal anyway, or man-up and pass on the shot.

Originally Posted by woods223

Some people overthink things and make mountains out of molehills. Get fecking closer, you have to recover animal anyway, or man-up and pass on the shot.

I wouldn't have thought a 300y shot was that far to consider passing up, easily ethical with most centerfire offerings for example; a 270win with standard 130gn interloks zeroed at 200y is only 6" low at 300y, a good rest and holding a little high would easily see you sorted.
I do agree with the comment "get closer if you can, as you point out you've got to recover it anyway."

Originally Posted by dannyb

I wouldn't have thought a 300y shot was that far to consider passing up, easily ethical with most centerfire offerings for example; a 270win with standard 130gn interloks zeroed at 200y is only 6" low at 300y, a good rest and holding a little high would easily see you sorted.
I do agree with the comment "get closer if you can, as you point out you've got to recover it anyway."

300+ + being the OP comment but agree with you.

Some interesting stuff here for those who like to understand how things work
https://www.sierrabullets.com/exteri...inclined-fire/