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<blockquote data-quote="CaptnC" data-source="post: 1893756" data-attributes="member: 101755"><p>Definitely a great thread!</p><p></p><p>The wind is the by far the wildcard in shooting long range. Here in Texas its pretty tough to have the "right" wind for taking a long range shot on game. Rare is the day when the wind is not blowing. And it seems to be gusting at that all the time.</p><p></p><p>I have my dope programs set up for a 10mph wind just so I can how much drift can be expected. At 600 yards it's tough to stay on a 6" plate most days at the range. If you get lucky and have a north wind (dead head on) or a due south wind (at your 6) it sure is easy to bang away on it. We were shooting a few weeks ago and the wind was all over the map and vary in speed. I was missing a plate (600yds) about the size of tennis ball nearly every shot with the same hold...just right, then just left and next shot a lot one way or the other!</p><p></p><p>I set up a stand at our deer lease where I can shoot to 585 yards. The shot angle from the blind is for a SW wind which we have the bulk of the time. So if I get fortunate enough to get the wind and deer to cooperate I plan to give it go.</p><p></p><p>I passed on a shot during my Devils River Aoudad hunt that was exactly 600 yards, a range I shoot at a lot, but I was shooting west to east with a due south wind that was gusting over 20mph. I would also be shooting across two ridges that were between me and the big ram....add to that he was facing south so there was a lot of non fatal flesh in the direction the wind would have pushed the bullet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CaptnC, post: 1893756, member: 101755"] Definitely a great thread! The wind is the by far the wildcard in shooting long range. Here in Texas its pretty tough to have the "right" wind for taking a long range shot on game. Rare is the day when the wind is not blowing. And it seems to be gusting at that all the time. I have my dope programs set up for a 10mph wind just so I can how much drift can be expected. At 600 yards it's tough to stay on a 6" plate most days at the range. If you get lucky and have a north wind (dead head on) or a due south wind (at your 6) it sure is easy to bang away on it. We were shooting a few weeks ago and the wind was all over the map and vary in speed. I was missing a plate (600yds) about the size of tennis ball nearly every shot with the same hold...just right, then just left and next shot a lot one way or the other! I set up a stand at our deer lease where I can shoot to 585 yards. The shot angle from the blind is for a SW wind which we have the bulk of the time. So if I get fortunate enough to get the wind and deer to cooperate I plan to give it go. I passed on a shot during my Devils River Aoudad hunt that was exactly 600 yards, a range I shoot at a lot, but I was shooting west to east with a due south wind that was gusting over 20mph. I would also be shooting across two ridges that were between me and the big ram....add to that he was facing south so there was a lot of non fatal flesh in the direction the wind would have pushed the bullet. [/QUOTE]
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