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    Posted: 15 May 2014 at 4:38pm
http://www.szottesfold.co.uk/2012/03/high-scope-and-canting-end-of-ancient.html
 
Interesting conclusion: Scope height only impacts the cant error (which is significant regardless) if you use holdover rather than clicks. Another reason to use clicks!
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Pauly5 Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2014 at 5:55pm
Thanks for that Davey. Something light to read after work.
 Very interesting, even if I didn't finish reading it all.
I appreciate the physics involved.Confused
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote (pink)MIST Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 15 May 2014 at 9:32pm
Makes sense, interesting that people have the time to do this sort of stuff, wouldn't mind that sort of time myself :)
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Lots of pretty pictures to look at :)
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