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<blockquote data-quote="Kevin Thomas" data-source="post: 303986" data-attributes="member: 15748"><p>Dicks already answered this question pretty well, but dittos on his wind comments. While the bullet is moving slower at the target, it's also losing velocity at a much lower rate than it does at the muzzle (lag time), and this goes into the equation. Yes, you need to be aware of what the wind is doing across the entire range, but it's the conditions closest to the shooter that are critical, as Dick explained. Another poster mentioned tricks that terrain can play, and I'd second that as well. Usually, these sort of features result in some very flukey shots. On Ft. Campbell, our sniper range was cut through a very heavily wooded section, downhill into a valley. The trees were split by a couple open areas that frequently caught crosswinds, caused odd swirls and eddies, that sort of thing. Failure to watch those winds very closely gave some odd shots indeed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kevin Thomas, post: 303986, member: 15748"] Dicks already answered this question pretty well, but dittos on his wind comments. While the bullet is moving slower at the target, it's also losing velocity at a much lower rate than it does at the muzzle (lag time), and this goes into the equation. Yes, you need to be aware of what the wind is doing across the entire range, but it's the conditions closest to the shooter that are critical, as Dick explained. Another poster mentioned tricks that terrain can play, and I'd second that as well. Usually, these sort of features result in some very flukey shots. On Ft. Campbell, our sniper range was cut through a very heavily wooded section, downhill into a valley. The trees were split by a couple open areas that frequently caught crosswinds, caused odd swirls and eddies, that sort of thing. Failure to watch those winds very closely gave some odd shots indeed. [/QUOTE]
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