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<blockquote data-quote="308win" data-source="post: 1893023" data-attributes="member: 102230"><p>To answer your question.....yes and no. I really like having my Kestrel, but in hindsight, I could do without it. I have the elite model and like having the access to the custom drag models, but they are not necessary for hunting purposes. What i mean by that is "hunting ranges". I personally won't take a perfect wind condition shot on a central Texas whitetail over 700yrds (and I mean PERFECT). Shooting targets past that, I guess it helps? Really don't know?</p><p></p><p>The one thing that the Kestrel has helped me learn is that I have no idea what the wind is doing? You can take your reading at your position and that is it. Shooting across a valley or from hill to hill changes the wind dramatically! Even at 500yrds. Pretty much every shot I take on my personal range with a cross wind I can double the amount of windage the Kestrel calls for because I'm shooting across 2 valleys with an upslope from left to right. The wind always accelerates between me and my target. Venturi effect.</p><p></p><p>Knowledge and practice (many, many bullets down range) are far more valuable than a $600 gadget. Don't get me wrong, my learning curve was shortened dramatically with the use of the Kestrel, but now days I pay more attention to the Topography and experience to make my wind calls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="308win, post: 1893023, member: 102230"] To answer your question.....yes and no. I really like having my Kestrel, but in hindsight, I could do without it. I have the elite model and like having the access to the custom drag models, but they are not necessary for hunting purposes. What i mean by that is "hunting ranges". I personally won't take a perfect wind condition shot on a central Texas whitetail over 700yrds (and I mean PERFECT). Shooting targets past that, I guess it helps? Really don't know? The one thing that the Kestrel has helped me learn is that I have no idea what the wind is doing? You can take your reading at your position and that is it. Shooting across a valley or from hill to hill changes the wind dramatically! Even at 500yrds. Pretty much every shot I take on my personal range with a cross wind I can double the amount of windage the Kestrel calls for because I'm shooting across 2 valleys with an upslope from left to right. The wind always accelerates between me and my target. Venturi effect. Knowledge and practice (many, many bullets down range) are far more valuable than a $600 gadget. Don't get me wrong, my learning curve was shortened dramatically with the use of the Kestrel, but now days I pay more attention to the Topography and experience to make my wind calls. [/QUOTE]
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