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<blockquote data-quote="RDM416" data-source="post: 573284" data-attributes="member: 3745"><p>Yes, up or down drafts can be a problem. I experienced this a few years ago when shooting at an elk across a canyon at around 800 yards. I missed over the elk several times. It was not until later that I figured out that I had an updraft due to a sharply sloping canyon floor and a 12 MPH crosswind blowing up the canyon. </p><p></p><p>How to read and compensate for it? Intuition based on experience maybe. The best advice I got was don't try LR shots in those situations where you have a strong wind wind that could cause such an updraft.</p><p></p><p>"A mans got to know his limitations."</p><p>Words of wisdom from Dirty Harry.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RDM416, post: 573284, member: 3745"] Yes, up or down drafts can be a problem. I experienced this a few years ago when shooting at an elk across a canyon at around 800 yards. I missed over the elk several times. It was not until later that I figured out that I had an updraft due to a sharply sloping canyon floor and a 12 MPH crosswind blowing up the canyon. How to read and compensate for it? Intuition based on experience maybe. The best advice I got was don't try LR shots in those situations where you have a strong wind wind that could cause such an updraft. "A mans got to know his limitations." Words of wisdom from Dirty Harry. [/QUOTE]
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