Projectiles always hit their target a little too far. In fact, you could use a shield and see how far it hitted which it shouldn't.
Steps to reproduce:
Option A:
1. Spawn a skeleton with a bow or trident drowned
2. Get a shield
3. Get them to shoot you
Option B:
Get a trident
Throw and hit something with it
Observation: The projectiles hit a little too far from their target entity. They seem to stop or disappear at around 1 block from the actual hitbox of the entity. This is more noticable with the trident as it stops way too far from the entity it hits, same with shield blocking arrow as it stops 1 block from the player's hitbox.
Expectation: The projectile is suppose to only disappear or stop when hitting the target's actual hitbox
Linked issues
is duplicated by 13
MCPE-189329
Shields deflect projectiles or mob attacks from a wide distance
Resolved
MCPE-177569
Arrow reflects too far by shield
Resolved
MCPE-169035
arrows stop rendering when they hit a nearby entity
Resolved
MCPE-169459
Arrows start to shake slightly before hitting a solid block, not afterwards
Resolved
MCPE-169449
Tridents bounce off of entities from an incorrect position
Resolved
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relates to 10
MCPE-152907
Wither bullets sometimes fail to deal damage
Open
MCPE-118695
Projectile hits only occur at the center of the projectile, not based on its collision box
Resolved
MCPE-174593
Cobwebs dont slow down projectiles
Resolved
MCPE-78714
Ghast fireballs sometimes deal no damage
Resolved
MCPE-123321
Mobs take fall damage early
Open
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Well that explains why when you shoot relatively close to a target the projectile is not visible.