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<blockquote data-quote="RMulhern" data-source="post: 957307" data-attributes="member: 999"><p>Well...you can bet that I don't have time for shooting 4-5 rifles! That would be what the USMC calls a CF from the word go. If you're only shooting 100 yards my advice probably won't be applicable but if you're shooting 800 or more yards you can pay attention to what the mirage is doing! Wind runs in cycles; lets off and then picks back up and if the right conditions exist aka sun and humidity you will be able to see mirage through a spotting scope! If you have wind flags you can pay attention to those as well from shot to shot. During your 'lulls' of letting the barrel cool down it would pay you to just sit there with your eye to the spotting scope and pay attention to the mirage and or wind flags. Most times the mirage will be an indicator of either a pickup or let-off before the flags because the flags are located higher than your line of sight through the scope and the flags being higher will be subjected to the wind more than the mirage level! I know this from experience from spending much time in mountain country and from putting in over 24,000 hrs. of aviation time and from over 50 years of competitive shooting. The brain has excellent 'memory recall' on matters involving vision and over time one can learn the difference betwixt a mirage worth 2 MOA windage vs 6 or more MOA but it can't be learned by not paying attention to what's going on around you! What you see and the results you have during a shooting session should be entered in a 'data book'; the environmental conditions especially because whatever results you have will depend upon what you enter for your next range session!!</p><p></p><p><a href="https://flic.kr/p/nhJExQ" target="_blank">https://flic.kr/p/nhJExQ</a></p><p></p><p>My 1000 yd line which is 500 yards from my homesite.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RMulhern, post: 957307, member: 999"] Well...you can bet that I don't have time for shooting 4-5 rifles! That would be what the USMC calls a CF from the word go. If you're only shooting 100 yards my advice probably won't be applicable but if you're shooting 800 or more yards you can pay attention to what the mirage is doing! Wind runs in cycles; lets off and then picks back up and if the right conditions exist aka sun and humidity you will be able to see mirage through a spotting scope! If you have wind flags you can pay attention to those as well from shot to shot. During your 'lulls' of letting the barrel cool down it would pay you to just sit there with your eye to the spotting scope and pay attention to the mirage and or wind flags. Most times the mirage will be an indicator of either a pickup or let-off before the flags because the flags are located higher than your line of sight through the scope and the flags being higher will be subjected to the wind more than the mirage level! I know this from experience from spending much time in mountain country and from putting in over 24,000 hrs. of aviation time and from over 50 years of competitive shooting. The brain has excellent 'memory recall' on matters involving vision and over time one can learn the difference betwixt a mirage worth 2 MOA windage vs 6 or more MOA but it can't be learned by not paying attention to what's going on around you! What you see and the results you have during a shooting session should be entered in a 'data book'; the environmental conditions especially because whatever results you have will depend upon what you enter for your next range session!! [url]https://flic.kr/p/nhJExQ[/url] My 1000 yd line which is 500 yards from my homesite. [/QUOTE]
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