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<blockquote data-quote="Guest" data-source="post: 88709"><p>Roy in Ideeho</p><p></p><p>&lt;&lt;At 540yds today either the target or the bench was shifting 4" left and right. And the bench is solid as a rock&gt;&gt;</p><p></p><p>Hehe!! This tells me you were shooting in what's known as a "fishtailing" condition aka where the wind is either coming in from 12 or 6 o/clock and shifting back and forth from side to side! When shooting LR HP competition I use to love this condition because that was my forte!! To shoot good scores or to hit what you're shooting at under this condition you've got to watch the mirage flow continuously and learn to break the shot accordingly...under the same condition. I would pull my spotting scope up close to my shoulder so I could monitor the mirage flow...while watching the downrange flags and when I got the condition I wanted...I'd roll over to the rifle and quickly break the shot! I might add however that under this condition/wind....the mirage is MORE IMPORTANT than the flags if available! There will be some point under this condition whereby the mirage will appear to come to a "boil" and it's advisable to NOT SHOOT under this condition UNTIL the mirage flow settles back down to one side or the other! Under other condtions of mirage flow than a fishtail condition...a boil is the first indicator of an imminent change forthcoming! The mirage will either continue to "boil" if the wind remains from the 12 or 6 o/clock position or....it will swap toward one side or the other! Under conditions of minute change involving a fishtail wind you may find that rather than taking the time to "twist the knobs" to counteract the drift that it's more advisable to "favor" with the crosshair aka "hold off" toward one side or the other depending on the flow direction! I might also add that one doesn't need to be a "Rocket Scientist" to learn how to do this but it does involve burning enough powder to become effective to shoot under these conditions!</p><p></p><p>Hope this helps!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guest, post: 88709"] Roy in Ideeho <<At 540yds today either the target or the bench was shifting 4" left and right. And the bench is solid as a rock>> Hehe!! This tells me you were shooting in what's known as a "fishtailing" condition aka where the wind is either coming in from 12 or 6 o/clock and shifting back and forth from side to side! When shooting LR HP competition I use to love this condition because that was my forte!! To shoot good scores or to hit what you're shooting at under this condition you've got to watch the mirage flow continuously and learn to break the shot accordingly...under the same condition. I would pull my spotting scope up close to my shoulder so I could monitor the mirage flow...while watching the downrange flags and when I got the condition I wanted...I'd roll over to the rifle and quickly break the shot! I might add however that under this condition/wind....the mirage is MORE IMPORTANT than the flags if available! There will be some point under this condition whereby the mirage will appear to come to a "boil" and it's advisable to NOT SHOOT under this condition UNTIL the mirage flow settles back down to one side or the other! Under other condtions of mirage flow than a fishtail condition...a boil is the first indicator of an imminent change forthcoming! The mirage will either continue to "boil" if the wind remains from the 12 or 6 o/clock position or....it will swap toward one side or the other! Under conditions of minute change involving a fishtail wind you may find that rather than taking the time to "twist the knobs" to counteract the drift that it's more advisable to "favor" with the crosshair aka "hold off" toward one side or the other depending on the flow direction! I might also add that one doesn't need to be a "Rocket Scientist" to learn how to do this but it does involve burning enough powder to become effective to shoot under these conditions! Hope this helps! [/QUOTE]
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