Hi everyone, I’m new here. My second post. So the question….are there any advantages from shooting from an elevated position? My little backyard range is hilly. I can only shoot in two directions due to neighbors. My best position to shoot from is from the top of a hill. I’m getting better, my maximum distance I can shoot is realistically 40 yards. I don’t want to be shooting into someone’s property even though it’s just forest for a mile or so behind me. In the photo you can see different small targets at different distances. In the very middle there is a tuna can on a nail, on a board leaning against a tree at forty yards. I had a six inch frying pan there I’d could hit pretty much all the time once I zéro my cheap scope. Then I got pretty consistent hitting a little smaller soup can. Can hit it 75% of the time. Moved down to the top of the tuna can and it’s pretty hard for me to hit. Getting used to the jolt, shook my scope loose. LOL. Fixed that. Can hit the top of the tuna can about 25% of the time. Practice makes perfect they say. 
Shooting from an elevated position
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working with gravity means that you will have a slightly flatter trajectory but i wouldn't think it would be a huge difference depending on the grade. you'll just have to consider that your dope will be different on flat ground.
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It does change the trajectory, I setup a separate field target style dope card with holdovers for all the spots from my elevated position. Don't give up on accuracy, with practice and the right setup you should be able to hit a golf ball at 40 yards every time unless the wind is really blowing.
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There is less effect on the pellet from gravity by shooting up or down. If you were shooting straight down or straight up there would be no drop. Usually we shoot at some kind of an angle. The sharpness of the angle 
drives how much less the pellet is going to drop.
so you’ve cited in at 40 yards with a downhill grade. When you shoot on a level grade you’re going to hit low. Conversely, if you have a rifle cited cited in at certain distance…And then you have a shot that’s either uphill or downhill, you need to hold low because the projectile is going to hit higher, less gravity.
mike
drives how much less the pellet is going to drop.so you’ve cited in at 40 yards with a downhill grade. When you shoot on a level grade you’re going to hit low. Conversely, if you have a rifle cited cited in at certain distance…And then you have a shot that’s either uphill or downhill, you need to hold low because the projectile is going to hit higher, less gravity.
mike
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I don't like math in the field. Shooting steep uphill or downhill hold bottom of kill zone.
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