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Target height on5m. 10m air rifile

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:01 am
by manpreet.singh-maan
What will be target height if I shot from 5m

Re: Target height on5m. 10m air rifile

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:34 am
by deadeyedick
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Re: Target height on5m. 10m air rifile

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 1:36 am
by David Levene
manpreet.singh-maan wrote:What will be target height if I shot from 5m
Get someone to measure the height of the front sight when you are shooting at 10m.
The target at 5m needs to be positioned so that the front sight is at the same height as it was when aiming at 10m.

Re: Target height on5m. 10m air rifile

Posted: Fri Mar 04, 2016 6:50 pm
by Ricardo
Your point of aim should be higher than the regulation 1.40 m when you shoot at reduced distance. Using trigonometry, I came up with a formula that will tell you the height of the target center necessary to maintain the same arm position you use at 10 m. The formula is:

TH = [(10.00 - SD)/10] [EH - 1.40] + 1.40

Where TH is the adjusted center of the target, SD is your shooting distance, and EH is the height of your eye when in shooting position. For 5m the formula reduces to

TH = 0.5(EH - 1.40) + 1.40


All measurements are in meters, with two decimals; ie counting millimeters.