Comments on: Ballistics TIP: How Altitude and Air Pressure Affect Bullet Flight https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/08/ballistics-tip-how-alltitude-and-air-pressure-affect-bullet-flight/ from AccurateShooter.com Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:40:32 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.26 By: mark https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/08/ballistics-tip-how-alltitude-and-air-pressure-affect-bullet-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-55697 Tue, 07 Aug 2018 10:46:42 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61545#comment-55697 so to sum up:
for ballistic calculator (hornady etc…) we must put in ‘real’ pressure and real elevation,
not ”sea level equivalency” and real elevation?
sincerely

]]> By: steve https://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/2019/08/ballistics-tip-how-alltitude-and-air-pressure-affect-bullet-flight/comment-page-1/#comment-55692 Mon, 06 Aug 2018 21:45:22 +0000 http://bulletin.accurateshooter.com/?p=61545#comment-55692 It’s best to calibrate your gage at a known elevation (your home) and record the pressure.
Bring topo map to the range, does your unit read the correct elevation according to the map? If no, than the has been a weather change.

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