How far does no.6 shot travel at around 45 degrees???

[Old farrier]

The man is standing on the top of a very high cliff and shooting down at pigeons, a man and a dog. Where the devil do you think common sense is about to turn up?

No common sense at all

Nor did I say we used lead shot though I believe it is the shooting of wildfowl with lead that's a problem

 

And as other posts have said its perfectly safe if your cliff is more than 300 yards high and your shooting at 45 degrees

 

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The cliffs we shoot are 400 plus and I'm the one with the dog being shot at

 

I'm sure a rocket scientist can do the maths to explain why the falling shot is harmless even though its being fired down

Something to do with friction /terminal velocity and dropping a ball off the leaning tower of pizza

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Anyway just my take on how far shot travels

Sod it forgot to add in the depth of the sea 😀

 

All the best

Of

[Cannon]

400 yard high cliffs?

[Old farrier]

400 yard high cliffs?

Terrific view 1200 feet above sea level it goes down in two steps

Moved the lighthouse from the top on account of the fog and rebuilt it on the lower level

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[figgy]

Old Farrier you didn't say you were using lead shot but by saying the shot was more than 300 yards out to sea, steel wouldn't travel that far. Height From ground sea level is only one factor that don't make a huge difference on linear distance travelled as when it's lost its speed/kinetic energy it drops straight down quickly, more height to start with just means more drop not more distance.

 

If fired from a good height hot air balloon the shot would only travel the same distance then drop to the same point as it would from lower. You can't alter physics.

 

Figgy

Edited June 26, 2014 by figgy

[Cannon]

400 yards is quite a cliff. The only ones I can find that are that size in this area of the world are either in Scotland or Ireland. Post up some pictures next time you get a chance

[kev56]

Well i used to regularly drive a golf ball 300yds..............................

 

100 yds up

100 yds forward

and 100yds to the right

[jayDT10]

We reguley flight pigeon to roost

Can't shoot them from the bottom of the cliff so we go to the top and shoot out at them and down on them

On a still calm evening after what seems a age the shot can be seen hitting the sea

It is a lot further than 300 yards out and down

 

 

On a safety note the falling shot is just that similar to spent shot at a clay ground and we always have a dog and man on the beach to ensure safety and pick up birds

All the best

Of

I know its not the shard but its awesome fun

When you've got over the vertigo and got your head around pigeons Being beneath your feet

if your shooting down on them you must be shooting them a long out to have pellets fall out at sea over 300 yards , and it must be like a mill pond to see them as the pattern would be spread over a far distance I should imagine

[Kent_keith]

Well i used to regularly drive a golf ball 300yds..............................

 

100 yds up

100 yds forward

and 100yds to the right

Snap :)