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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 101370" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>[ QUOTE ]</p><p>Was blown off the test range this morning. 90 degree wind was blowing the .243 100gr bullet 5 to 8 inches at 200 yds.</p><p></p><p>[/ QUOTE ]</p><p>That's not much wind. Here's a "windy" bit of reality.</p><p></p><p>When the US Palma Team started to shoot in the 1988 World Championships Team Match held in Sydney, Australia, the wind was coming from about 8-o'clock. Coming very, very hard. I laid down on the first relay of four on our 16-person team and my coach was talking with the other three behind their shooters. They were deciding how much wind to use on the 800-yard line. It was a toss-up between 27 or 29 minutes left correction for the arsenal 147-gr. bullets we were using in our .308 Win. rifles. 'Twas decided to go with 28. That's 112 clicks on my quarter-minute rear sight. He told me to load and be ready, so I did. Then put on 112 clicks left. "Shoot" he says so I did and called the shot a bit left and high as the wind was buffeting me around somewhat. Target went down then came up with the spotter a bit left and high of center. Such is life when you've got a good wind doper for a coach. My job was to shoot small groups. His job was to keep it in the middle.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 101370, member: 5302"] [ QUOTE ] Was blown off the test range this morning. 90 degree wind was blowing the .243 100gr bullet 5 to 8 inches at 200 yds. [/ QUOTE ] That's not much wind. Here's a "windy" bit of reality. When the US Palma Team started to shoot in the 1988 World Championships Team Match held in Sydney, Australia, the wind was coming from about 8-o'clock. Coming very, very hard. I laid down on the first relay of four on our 16-person team and my coach was talking with the other three behind their shooters. They were deciding how much wind to use on the 800-yard line. It was a toss-up between 27 or 29 minutes left correction for the arsenal 147-gr. bullets we were using in our .308 Win. rifles. 'Twas decided to go with 28. That's 112 clicks on my quarter-minute rear sight. He told me to load and be ready, so I did. Then put on 112 clicks left. "Shoot" he says so I did and called the shot a bit left and high as the wind was buffeting me around somewhat. Target went down then came up with the spotter a bit left and high of center. Such is life when you've got a good wind doper for a coach. My job was to shoot small groups. His job was to keep it in the middle. [/QUOTE]
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