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    @Tui4Me, I suspect you simply forgot to remove the angle value when you entered the TBR. Remember that when you use a TBR value, the angle needs to be reset to 0

    TBR is just simple trigonometry. You effectively have the hypotenuse, and want to calculate the length of the adjacent side. The formula is:

    adjacent = cos(angle) x hypotenuse

    There is a small difference between entering just the TBR into a ballistic solver, compared to entering the line-of-sight range and the angle. But it should not be more than 1 or 2 clicks, assuming your turrets are 1/4 MOA or 1/10 MRAD.
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    The way I've had it explained to me is that TBR doesn't account for the bullet having to push through the LOS distance of air. An uphill 600m shot might have a TBR of 550m but the bullet's still got to push through 600m of air, slowing (and dropping) accordingly.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Pommy View Post
    The way I've had it explained to me is that TBR doesn't account for the bullet having to push through the LOS distance of air. An uphill 600m shot might have a TBR of 550m but the bullet's still got to push through 600m of air, slowing (and dropping) accordingly.
    Absolutely agree with this mate. Thanks.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tui4Me View Post
    Absolutely agree with this mate. Thanks.
    Its gravity that is the effect tbr is compensating for not pushing through the air

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    Quote Originally Posted by andyanimal31 View Post
    Its gravity that is the effect tbr is compensating for not pushing through the air

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    Its the same thing, without gravity pushing through air is effortless.

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    @Tui4Me, I think you meant to say BDC in post 14. Up to 400 BDC is good.

    Beyond that you can either enter the line-of-sight distance and an angle, or simply the TBR / EHR value on it's own (it is already corrected for angle).

    @Pommy, most ballistic solvers are time of flight based. Time of flight is pretty much identical whether you fire a shot at 0 degrees, 45 degrees, or straight down a vertical mine-shaft. But there is a significant difference in the amount of elevation you would need for each of those 3 shots. When I teach people about incline shooting, I've found it often takes them thinking about firing a shot straight down before they really start understanding the concept.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ebf View Post
    @Tui4Me, I think you meant to say BDC in post 14. Up to 400 BDC is good.

    Beyond that you can either enter the line-of-sight distance and an angle, or simply the TBR / EHR value on it's own (it is already corrected for angle).

    @Pommy, most ballistic solvers are time of flight based. Time of flight is pretty much identical whether you fire a shot at 0 degrees, 45 degrees, or straight down a vertical mine-shaft. But there is a significant difference in the amount of elevation you would need for each of those 3 shots. When I teach people about incline shooting, I've found it often takes them thinking about firing a shot straight down before they really start understanding the concept.
    When I did some ballistic calcs and compared bullet drops (in inches) using the line-of-sight distance/angle inputs against TBR/EHR on its own I found huge differences at longer ranges?

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    That makes more sense

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    Is TBR not just a formula that takes the angle between you and the target to work out the horizontal distance?

    It would need to know BC and velocity to approximate TOF. So if your rangefinder has profiles for different calibers or lets you input the variables, then it's perhaps doing something more clever. Different manufacturers use different acronyms too which is a little unhelpful.
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    A range finder TBR is basically applying this rule.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tui4Me View Post
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    A range finder TBR is basically applying this rule.
    Is there much issue if you get the angle wrong at long range? To me that would be quite easy to do? But I dont do it

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    Is there much issue if you get the angle wrong at long range? To me that would be quite easy to do? But I dont do it
    At longer ranges, you certainly need to be measuring angle accurately and allowing for it if you want to take venison home.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tui4Me View Post
    At longer ranges, you certainly need to be measuring angle accurately and allowing for it if you want to take venison home.
    So do you use a device to measure angle? I think some shooter apps you can point at the target and it does it. If that's the case why would the TBR function in a range finder be wrong?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gibo View Post
    So do you use a device to measure angle? I think some shooter apps you can point at the target and it does it. If that's the case why would the TBR function in a range finder be wrong?
    I use a range finder that can display an angle.

    I do totally agree with your last comment, but all that I can think of is that the ballistic app is obviously doing more behind the scenes than simply working out the true horizontal distance like a range finder does.

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    Its got me bamboozled

 

 

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