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I got a kestrel meter mostly to help me build a better read on the wind ... But what I have noticed on ranges that have 600 - 1k yards on them with different flags out there - the frigg'n wind changes a lot... If you can't shoot during the same wind, your POI moves a good deal at 1000 yards. that kind of makes me wonder how much of a benefit using a Ballistic calculator is ... Learn to read the wind boys....
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You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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For the new guy getting into long range shooting where would you direct him for a reference on reading wind?
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Beats me, my wind is broken.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Beats me, my wind is broken. You broke wind?
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Campfire 'Bwana
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It's breaking again, as I type this. Yesterday was hell. I was trout fishing. In chest waders.
A wise man is frequently humbled.
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Reading wind isn't learned by reading books...
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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A lot of people find this hard to believe, but shooting in the wind really helps with learning to shoot in the wind.
Dave
Trump being classless,tasteless and clueless as usual. Sorry, trump is a no tax payin pile of shiit. My young wife decided to play the field and had moved several dudes into my house
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Yep, and fishing in chest waders helps you learn about making better diet choices.
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A lot of people find this hard to believe, but shooting in the wind really helps with learning to shoot in the wind.
Dave DOOD... That's deep! Now I'm going back to pondering where navel fuzz comes from.
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A lot of people find this hard to believe, but shooting in the wind really helps with learning to shoot in the wind.
Dave This. I'm a firm believer in 2nd shot kill - as long as my spotter can call my shot effectively I just adjust and connect, normally I can do this in under 2 seconds (good tack shooter - hence my login name)... It does help though when I anchor on the first round though 🙄
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That's exactly how I always do it sometimes.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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So what is the latest fad?
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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That's exactly how I always do it sometimes. 60% of the time... it works every time...
You better pray to the God of Skinny Punks that this wind doesn't pick up......
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Campfire Ranger
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So what is the latest fad? Grey Goose enemas. Give it a shot.
Screw you! I'm voting for Trump again!
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the 24HCF.
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Sounds good, I will be in Wyoming and plan to get alot of trigger time in.
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So what is the latest fad? Grey Goose enemas. Give it a shot. Only from KA
We can keep Larry Root and all his idiotic blabber and user names on here, but we can't get Ralph back..... Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, over....
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Campfire Ranger
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I can dope wind by paying attention to how the breezes strikes my face and by watching mirage as I look through a 10X scope on my 22 LR's. At times I may point as much as a foot left or right and lob them right in on ground squirrels. It's taken me thousands of rounds each spring though to reach that level. I'd likely wear out barrels trying to attain the same skills with my centerfires.
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