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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 1149957" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>I agree that downrange wind(s) can wreak havoc on accuracy if they are strong enough.</p><p></p><p>But it is the FFP wind that the Kestrel measures that is by far the most important wind in terms of affecting bullet flight. Pushing a bullet off by 1/10 of a degree in the first 100 meters is a big deal in a 500 meter shot.</p><p></p><p>So yes, downrange wind doping and mirage reading (often one and the same) are still skills that good shooters have acquired and aspiring shooters need to study. </p><p></p><p>All I am saying is that the technology I have describe takes virtually all of the other environmental factors into consideration with a combined speed and accuracy the has not existed until very recently.</p><p></p><p>I don't think Burris will sit back and fail to incorporate Bluetooth Smart into its excellent Eliminator III. </p><p></p><p>Those here at the LRH forum who have noticed that I have mentioned this fusion of these technologies more than once may wonder why I am so enamored of it. The answer lies in the fact that in the 1980s I actually talked to Burris about incorporating a laser rangefinder into a riflescope. They politely told me that they "will think about it". Evidently they did, a lot, once computer chips became small enough and inexpensive enough to use in a reasonably sized scope.</p><p></p><p>We have come a long way from the cumbersome hand-held ballistic computers that required a LOT of manual inputs (as well as a lot of time) to arrive at a good firing solution to the current Kestrel/Applied Ballistics 4500 with Bluetooth Smart and a companion BT Smart laser rangefinder. </p><p></p><p>I recall that a few years ago I mentioned on Sniper's Hide that the Kestrel/Horus 4500 had made handheld ballistic computers obsolete. I was thoroughly and frequently castigated by a shooting school instructor for even suggesting such a thing and that his handheld ballistic computer was far superior to the Kestrel/Horus instrument. That was enough for me to leave the site permanently. (I'm not thin skinned but I could see from that and other threads that the site had become filled with very touchy folks who argued with each other too heatedly. I hope it's changed.)</p><p></p><p>Time and use has proven the Kestrel/Horus or Kestrel A/B to be the best there is for advanced solutions (yes, execpting downrange winds). I think more will use it, individually or in a spotter situation with the spotter doing the spotting-ranging-wind/weather reading for the shooter.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 1149957, member: 54178"] I agree that downrange wind(s) can wreak havoc on accuracy if they are strong enough. But it is the FFP wind that the Kestrel measures that is by far the most important wind in terms of affecting bullet flight. Pushing a bullet off by 1/10 of a degree in the first 100 meters is a big deal in a 500 meter shot. So yes, downrange wind doping and mirage reading (often one and the same) are still skills that good shooters have acquired and aspiring shooters need to study. All I am saying is that the technology I have describe takes virtually all of the other environmental factors into consideration with a combined speed and accuracy the has not existed until very recently. I don't think Burris will sit back and fail to incorporate Bluetooth Smart into its excellent Eliminator III. Those here at the LRH forum who have noticed that I have mentioned this fusion of these technologies more than once may wonder why I am so enamored of it. The answer lies in the fact that in the 1980s I actually talked to Burris about incorporating a laser rangefinder into a riflescope. They politely told me that they "will think about it". Evidently they did, a lot, once computer chips became small enough and inexpensive enough to use in a reasonably sized scope. We have come a long way from the cumbersome hand-held ballistic computers that required a LOT of manual inputs (as well as a lot of time) to arrive at a good firing solution to the current Kestrel/Applied Ballistics 4500 with Bluetooth Smart and a companion BT Smart laser rangefinder. I recall that a few years ago I mentioned on Sniper's Hide that the Kestrel/Horus 4500 had made handheld ballistic computers obsolete. I was thoroughly and frequently castigated by a shooting school instructor for even suggesting such a thing and that his handheld ballistic computer was far superior to the Kestrel/Horus instrument. That was enough for me to leave the site permanently. (I'm not thin skinned but I could see from that and other threads that the site had become filled with very touchy folks who argued with each other too heatedly. I hope it's changed.) Time and use has proven the Kestrel/Horus or Kestrel A/B to be the best there is for advanced solutions (yes, execpting downrange winds). I think more will use it, individually or in a spotter situation with the spotter doing the spotting-ranging-wind/weather reading for the shooter. [/QUOTE]
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