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Old 02-01-2015, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by FCLightning View Post
Really? All that talk and nothing to show? 208 inches of drop is 5.78 yards over a distance of 500 yards. tan angle=5.78/500 resulting in an angle of elevation of 0.67 degrees. Less than ONE degree. Supposing there is a separation of 20" between front and rear that would come out to just under 1/4" elevation of the rear sight.
I am no math guru, but does the above calculation include the fact that the bullet does not fly straight but at an arc?
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