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<blockquote data-quote="T3-OleMan" data-source="post: 703820" data-attributes="member: 14600"><p>Jack, Thanks for your input.</p><p> </p><p>"<strong>You probably shouldn't come out here at this time of year, it'll make you want to stay."</strong></p><p>You are right about that. Been there 19 years in a row (counting 2012) and would move there in a skinny If~n I had the $$. If I live long enough I will be on I-40 passing through Music City about this time next Sunday and be there on Oct 16th for second rifle on Oct 20. </p><p> </p><p>"<strong>What unit are you hunting?"</strong> </p><p>I hunt units 77,78,771 & back in the day, also 751. Did archery first 6 or 7 years. Love that "Three Sisters" area. It's bad ***, but beautiful! Also, don't think humidity effects LRH that much (up to 1,000 Yds.) but stuck it in cause I had it and did not know if his program called for it. Must be important or they would not have it in all ballistic calculators I have used.</p><p> </p><p>lightbulbHowever, I do believe that since humidity is water in the air, a bullet will drop faster at 1 mile to 2 miles in high humidity than in the <em>Sahara</em> <em>desert</em> with < 5% H. </p><p> </p><p>"<strong>Are conditions you are putting in for your Colorado hunt? " </strong></p><p>Yes, I developed a spread sheet in 10 degree increments (rows) from 0F to 100 F with all the ingredients for 11 columns of shooting solutions in SC @ 500' and CO @ 8K', 9K', 10K' and 11K', so I have all the different conditions covered. All I can do now is <strong><span style="font-size: 10px">SCREW it UP</span></strong> or have an <strong><span style="font-size: 10px">ENDZONE</span> CELEBRATION.</strong></p><p> </p><p>I go to the locations Weather Forecasts ( when conditions are right to capture actual conditions ) with those elevations that I want facts for and save a print screen with ALL the data on it (to input into my shooting solutions) so my projected bullet flight will be correct. A mans' got to know where his bullet is suppose to be under all given conditions. </p><p> </p><p>You Assumed correctly: This is a real world snapshot!</p><p>From a saved print screen for <strong>Vail, CO_ 26 Oct 2011{i.e. Leadville (KLXV) Weather Station} </strong></p><p>Altitude (ft) 9,928</p><p>Station Pressure (hg) 20.70 <strong>{my bad-corrected for fat finger mistake on Bar Pressure 30.02in. conversion}</strong></p><p>Temperature (F) 19 SNOW <strong>{Was 13F to 36F that day}</strong></p><p>Humidity (%) 99 <strong>{Was 82% to 100% that day-I picked 99% so a 1 did not appear on report.}</strong></p><p> </p><p>You are at Grand Junction where the weather station is at 4,859' so it don't help me much with station pressures, temperatures & humidity. I am old school and if it is a light Snow and Misting it is going to be 100% Humidity in my book no mater what some "Gubment" worker says. Here is what I am talking about LOL.</p><p> </p><p><strong>"Denver REPORTS_6,249'_10:01AM MST_28 Feb 2012_34.7F_Bar Pressure 29.54IN_Light SNOW and Mist_Humidity 57%".<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /></strong></p><p> </p><p>You may not be old enough to remember this or was not in the area back in Oct. 10th (+-) 20th 1994, But it snowed 4' over 5 solid days in or about that time period over on Turkey Creek in unit 78 and 2 brothers died cause they let their tent cave in on them and sleeping bags got wet. It sticks in my mind cause I did my first Elk Archery hunt last week of August and first week of September that year just a couple of Mountains over from there. Read about it in Fields & Streams the next Summer I think. and I have a <strong><em><u>healthy fear</u></em></strong> of anything close to <u><em>Zero F and 100% humidity at 10,000'</em></u> and don't want to mess with it, but if I get trapped in it I will be able to shoot in it, unless "I've fallen and can't get up" LOL!<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p> </p><p>Good luck with your season.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="T3-OleMan, post: 703820, member: 14600"] Jack, Thanks for your input. “[B]You probably shouldn't come out here at this time of year, it'll make you want to stay.”[/B] You are right about that. Been there 19 years in a row (counting 2012) and would move there in a skinny If~n I had the $$. If I live long enough I will be on I-40 passing through Music City about this time next Sunday and be there on Oct 16th for second rifle on Oct 20. “[B]What unit are you hunting?”[/B] I hunt units 77,78,771 & back in the day, also 751. Did archery first 6 or 7 years. Love that “Three Sisters” area. It's bad ***, but beautiful! Also, don't think humidity effects LRH that much (up to 1,000 Yds.) but stuck it in cause I had it and did not know if his program called for it. Must be important or they would not have it in all ballistic calculators I have used. lightbulbHowever, I do believe that since humidity is water in the air, a bullet will drop faster at 1 mile to 2 miles in high humidity than in the [I]Sahara[/I] [I]desert[/I] with < 5% H. “[B]Are conditions you are putting in for your Colorado hunt? “ [/B] Yes, I developed a spread sheet in 10 degree increments (rows) from 0F to 100 F with all the ingredients for 11 columns of shooting solutions in SC @ 500' and CO @ 8K', 9K', 10K' and 11K', so I have all the different conditions covered. All I can do now is [B][SIZE=2]SCREW it UP[/SIZE][/B] or have an [B][SIZE=2]ENDZONE[/SIZE] CELEBRATION.[/B] I go to the locations Weather Forecasts ( when conditions are right to capture actual conditions ) with those elevations that I want facts for and save a print screen with ALL the data on it (to input into my shooting solutions) so my projected bullet flight will be correct. A mans' got to know where his bullet is suppose to be under all given conditions. You Assumed correctly: This is a real world snapshot! From a saved print screen for [B]Vail, CO_ 26 Oct 2011{i.e. Leadville (KLXV) Weather Station} [/B] Altitude (ft) 9,928 Station Pressure (hg) 20.70 [B]{my bad-corrected for fat finger mistake on Bar Pressure 30.02in. conversion}[/B] Temperature (F) 19 SNOW [B]{Was 13F to 36F that day}[/B] Humidity (%) 99 [B]{Was 82% to 100% that day-I picked 99% so a 1 did not appear on report.}[/B] You are at Grand Junction where the weather station is at 4,859' so it don't help me much with station pressures, temperatures & humidity. I am old school and if it is a light Snow and Misting it is going to be 100% Humidity in my book no mater what some “Gubment” worker says. Here is what I am talking about LOL. [B]“Denver REPORTS_6,249'_10:01AM MST_28 Feb 2012_34.7F_Bar Pressure 29.54IN_Light SNOW and Mist_Humidity 57%".:rolleyes:[/B] You may not be old enough to remember this or was not in the area back in Oct. 10th (+-) 20th 1994, But it snowed 4' over 5 solid days in or about that time period over on Turkey Creek in unit 78 and 2 brothers died cause they let their tent cave in on them and sleeping bags got wet. It sticks in my mind cause I did my first Elk Archery hunt last week of August and first week of September that year just a couple of Mountains over from there. Read about it in Fields & Streams the next Summer I think. and I have a [B][I][U]healthy fear[/U][/I][/B] of anything close to [U][I]Zero F and 100% humidity at 10,000'[/I][/U] and don't want to mess with it, but if I get trapped in it I will be able to shoot in it, unless “I've fallen and can't get up” LOL!:) Good luck with your season. [/QUOTE]
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