atepointer
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That's when my ELR shooting improved dramatically by paying the majority of my attention down range. At our 1 mile and 2k targets I pay little attention to the wind until the 1k berm. Even at that I pay attention to the mirage at the 1 mile way more than the flags which sit just under tree top level so they can fool new visiting shooters to no end. So many of the guys shooting ELR at our place come early and quit once the wind starts to blow a bit it's weird they only want trigger pull conditions. THAT's when the fun starts and the group I shoot with has our most fun and the thinking cap has to come out.I agree to disagree…wind along the ENTIRE path of the bullet, and especially the last third of travel, where velocity has dropped the most is the most important. I use a spotter, actually have to, it's the rules and we use flags and a kestrel.
If hunting, judging wind is even more important, you need to practice, practice, practice shooting in the wind to know what to look for. In fact, with my crew of 4-6 always scout around for a corridor to shoot in with little to no wind…this doesn't always come to fruition, so we move on.
Cheers.
Couple of weeks ago at the firing line the wind you could feel on your back(south), wind flags at 800 were nearly limp say 2-3mph undecisive anywhere from SSW to SSE. The mirage at 1 mile was ripping full value out of the east 10+ fully laid over muy rapido sign wave, but the lone flag at 1 mile was moving maybe enough to just tell it was out of the east at times or south. My hold was 3.7 mils right. A kestrel or wind flag only read you'd of not even hit the berm going by what the shooting position of intermediate flags/grass told you.
Our range has some very odd wind issues to sort through and new kestrel only shooters typically pull their hair out. Having siad that I know it's a bit unique. I've not had a chance to shoot in a wide open prairie with no 50' tree lines, ditches etc to deal with, but I'd love to get in that realm and learn the wind nuances. The cerebral aspect of ELR is addicting. It's all fun!
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