chrisjpainter Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Morning chaps and chapesses! Currently, I'm in a tree having a bash at some pigeon decoying. There's a platform up herethe farmer uses for foxing, so i'm shooting down at an angle of about 30 degrees and the birds are coming in at about 20-30 yds. Getting them in is easy, but i'm struggling with the angle and my aim point; any help would be much appreciated! Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funkey monkey Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 i could be wrong but im sure you shold aim slightly low *should* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 the level range is what you look at and were you aim depends on your trajectory at that point (ie the bases of the triangle) wind is on the distance the shot travels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cleaner4hire Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 could you not quickly stick a piece of paper out and see where your shot falls? You will probably need to aim low Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topshunt Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 i could be wrong but im sure you shold aim slightly low *should* :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon pete Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 i had the same when i first started shooting pigeons from trees ,i would zero my air rifle @45m on flat ground ,and when i would shoot at a pigeon in a tree i was puzzled as why i was missing,well with gravity and trajectory and different POA the old farmer told me when shooting at something in treetops you should pick a leaf or a knot in the tree and rezero your rifle ,but then when back to rabbit shooting then rezero back ,or just use your mill dots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenboy Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 Shooting steep angles up or down the pellet will strike high ,so you need to aim a little low , but as mentioned next time you go and are shooting out of the tree down the just stick a target out at the range your shooting and see where the pellet is hitting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
secretagentmole Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 Or get a rope cradle under the platform so you are shooting in a flat line at them.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 you definatlely aim low pal,as you look threw the scope it looks like your gona miss but you will hit,just the same as when you aim high as well, this caught me out years ago i shot a fox at the bottom of a hill, i aimed on the foxes chest but got it in the head,the farmer with me thought it was a top shot,but it was,nt were i had aimed, checking the zero next day my gun was still spot on,only months after i found out that you had to aim lower to compensate gravity.ps with a 22.250 that was.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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