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Is it the Wind or Something I'm Doing?
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<blockquote data-quote="scsims" data-source="post: 751877" data-attributes="member: 9755"><p>I conducted the "Tall Test" from Bryan Litz's new book today on my .243. I was happy to see that my POI stayed perfectly vertical with 30" of elevation adjustment. My Nikon Monarch had traveled 34.25" for the 30" of adjustment.</p><p></p><p>Then I was doing some testing/practicing at 300 yards. I had what I though was a full value wind from right to left at 5 mph, so I adjusted the windage for 1 MOA as directed by JBM. I shot 3, and went to look and I had hit a .5 MOA group about 6" to the right of the intended POI. I thought this can't be right. So I settled back on the 100 yard target. Shot center about 3" high because I didn't change my elevation turret back. So all looks good, I shoot 3 more at 300 and the same thing. So I start thinking is the wind doing something different than it appears here where I'm at? I can see down range at my pond the wind is definitely moving in the same direction. So I keep looking around and notice that in front of my house which is higher in elevation the wind was blowing the opposite direction.</p><p></p><p>So is it possible that the air aloft... say 20ft above the ground where my bullet spends about half the distance traveling to the target is actually moving in the opposite direction? </p><p></p><p>I adjusted for left to right wind and it was on. It's just frustrating......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="scsims, post: 751877, member: 9755"] I conducted the "Tall Test" from Bryan Litz's new book today on my .243. I was happy to see that my POI stayed perfectly vertical with 30" of elevation adjustment. My Nikon Monarch had traveled 34.25" for the 30" of adjustment. Then I was doing some testing/practicing at 300 yards. I had what I though was a full value wind from right to left at 5 mph, so I adjusted the windage for 1 MOA as directed by JBM. I shot 3, and went to look and I had hit a .5 MOA group about 6" to the right of the intended POI. I thought this can't be right. So I settled back on the 100 yard target. Shot center about 3" high because I didn't change my elevation turret back. So all looks good, I shoot 3 more at 300 and the same thing. So I start thinking is the wind doing something different than it appears here where I'm at? I can see down range at my pond the wind is definitely moving in the same direction. So I keep looking around and notice that in front of my house which is higher in elevation the wind was blowing the opposite direction. So is it possible that the air aloft... say 20ft above the ground where my bullet spends about half the distance traveling to the target is actually moving in the opposite direction? I adjusted for left to right wind and it was on. It's just frustrating...... [/QUOTE]
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