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Originally Posted by emcon5
In fact, a higher scope can give the perception of a flatter shooting at ranges beyond the zero range (run some numbers and see for yourself).
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Very true. The higher the better on things like varmint guns, where every inch of trajectory counts. This is a simple, cheap way to "fool" a rifle into shooting a bit "flatter", even if it's not.
Don't try this on a serious big game rifle, though. Great way to hammer your cheek under recoil. Besides, no one has any business shooting big game far enough away to justify the need to do this. That, and typical big game calibers really don't shoot flat enough for this to matter, and the target's vital zone is so much bigger anyway.