Yesterday, I had my rifle out for practice. There was a variable, but mostly 12 o'clock head wind that went from 4 to 10 mph. I put my stuff in Strelock and bam made a first round hit on a 24 inch steel circle at 1135 yards. I was stoked and then shot the next 20 rounds with only one more hit. The head wind was mostly in my face. I didn't realize how much a fish tailing headwind can fool you. Later I plugged in the variation. According to Strelock a difference of -15 to +15 is huge 35 inches at 1000. So it is even more at 1135. The vertical isn't enough for a miss, but horizontal is for sure.
10 mph head wind not easy
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Joefrazell
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Yep that's the trickiest wind right there
LOL! If you think that's bad, try 40+ MPH wind. This was me antelope hunting a few years ago.
highfinblue
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One of the places we shoot 1000+ we shoot across three draws, the wind might be blowing in three different directions across the entire distance, tricky, tricky, tricky; no place to check validity of dope.
Allen Lone wolf
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Yes! And wind meters don't read wind 500yds away. A good set of optics reading the terrain.....watching the grass,trees brush ect. To get a best guess scenario is your only option. Takes a lot of practice but it good to be challenged at the range instead of surprised in the field.
BillLarson
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Darn good conversation.....
"The Wind is my friend"...... B.S...... you jus gotta try to work with it.....
where are all these guys that can hit golf balls at 1000 yds..... what do they do on a windy day....????
"The Wind is my friend"...... B.S...... you jus gotta try to work with it.....
where are all these guys that can hit golf balls at 1000 yds..... what do they do on a windy day....????
highfinblue
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miss often
My 11 yr old is a great example of all of us at times. I have him dope for an 8in plate at 550 on a calm day. He hit it right away and was convinced he's a sniper. The other day with shifting winds he never could connect now he's completely unsung himself 
I told him we actually learned more by not hitting it then to hit it and think we could easily do it
I told him we actually learned more by not hitting it then to hit it and think we could easily do ithighfinblue
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There are some guys that can really shoot out there, I know of a couple of them, but unless the wind is consistent it is tough, especially at longer distances, 800 yards plus, the wind is not anyone's friend
I know just speaking for myself it's easy to think if I have all the right gear then I can hit farther out and in calm conditions to a degree that's true but when a wind is gusting down a canyon it shows really fast just how much I'm not capable of
The problem with across up a canyon is no trees or grass read
The problem with across up a canyon is no trees or grass read
Rflshootr
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Load more ammo?
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19elkhunter51
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We were shooting at 500 last week. Slight breeze, maybe 2 to 5 mph. I was shooting my 338 Edge, Barnes 280? TTSX and had to hold approximately 6 inches into this minor breeze. No canyons just the breeze.
I have to agree with others that have posted. If you are not positive about the wind speed and direction, is it really worth wounding a magnificent animal?
I have to agree with others that have posted. If you are not positive about the wind speed and direction, is it really worth wounding a magnificent animal?
