Thread: How to calculate shooting angle?

For sure, definitely agree on the need to have the base foundation of skills and know how to do things the simple way. Simple navigation skills are a great example. Sorry I didn't mean to come across rude or anything - we are just working within the technological era that we have been born into..

Nothing wrong at all with still using max point blank range if that's all you need, I was using it on my 243 not long ago as I didn't want a dial up scope on it to just keep it simple. There's just no need to critique those who do the flash modern stuff though just because you don't.

Micky Duck you're right about the "aim low". It's not really that you are aiming low, its more that you just aren't aiming as high as you would otherwise need to on a lesser angle. Bit of a misconception of words in that old saying.

A modern 6.5 PRC can still drop up to say 25 inches at 400 yards. They are slick and efficient but beyond 300 most standard cartridges still start dropping very fast.

Sorry gents, shouldn't have got so serious!

tis all good young whippersnapper..... but my point re prc is it may indeed drop 25" at 400 yards but if its sighted in for maximum point blank range...it shouldnt be that low???? surely not??? its not a .308 with round nose 150s after all LOL.
we all get a bit serious at times.....
it may well drop that far,surprised me is all as thought these new fandangled cartidges with super slick projectiles were supposed to shoot really flat... maybe not...I ll just have to stick with the old .270 LMFAO

Originally Posted by Black Rabbit

I can't help to say something about your comments of "back in my day" I do `t think "back in my day" has a problem, lots of things we use today are invented long before we were born, freezers, differential gears, rifles, ballistics and MOA we are using today for hunting as well economic theories, farming skills that support people`s life here. Do `t know what you do for living, but I guess all the skills you learned from people that is older than you, and your boss should be older than you in your previous job or maybe now. So, please show some respect.

You said your father now learns from you for new techniques, I have no doubt of that. But have you ever thought he is happy is because he is happy to see you grow up, to see your advancements for everything from you, not those things he knew only in different forms of presentation. Hunting is not a competition that `s why I like it as well fishing. You can say all the F&off things you want, but please show some respect to "back in my day". Thank you.

My apologies if it came across disrespectful. Being disrespectful to what people have done in their time was not my message within that comment at all. I have the utmost respect for any good person and what they have done as like you say I have learnt from many of them. I don't respect anyone more then my father - he still knows an absolute shitload more then I do about most things. I guess what I am really at here is I felt there was potentially a lack of respect in the opposite direction hence my reaction. Pretty stupid really when its all just words on the internet.. my apologies team.

Great dialogue guys! Good stuff!

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

tis all good young whippersnapper..... but my point re prc is it may indeed drop 25" at 400 yards but if its sighted in for maximum point blank range...it shouldnt be that low???? surely not??? its not a .308 with round nose 150s after all LOL.
we all get a bit serious at times.....
it may well drop that far,surprised me is all as thought these new fandangled cartidges with super slick projectiles were supposed to shoot really flat... maybe not...I ll just have to stick with the old .270 LMFAO

Ah yes the 25" would definitely be different if applied with a max point blank setup

The context of the OP was to shoot in a predictable & repeatable manor, at range and at a fair angle. As opposed to just good enough.
A better analogy would be trying to use the brace and bit to bore a hole in high tolerance machined part, rather than using a mill.
I’m all for workflow simplicity, but the comparison hand drilling bridge timbers is not a great one.

I think the bit and brace example was more along the lines of knowing the basics and having a good grasp of the hows and whys of how it all works. That way if you already have a good grasp of how it all works you be able to figure it out should your device fail or pick up if it has made an error. Your device is only doing what your capable of yourself only it can do it faster. At the end of the day its just a mathematical equation

N.Foster had a ingenuis idea, protractor with a string a plumb bob attached to it.

Thats what i basically use except it has a stainless wire instead of string