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Left, Right, curse this windage thing! HELP???
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<blockquote data-quote="loosesniper2000" data-source="post: 566188" data-attributes="member: 18477"><p>I agree with <a href="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/members/shortpants/" target="_blank">shortpants</a>, the windage meter is only good if it's consistent down range...which by the way it never is. I stopped using flags and meters for this reason. You'll find out that practical shooting doesn't always line up with your charts. Don't get me wrong, they're a help but reading wind is a trick very few ever master. After competing in long range shooting I must admit I only ever met one person who could read wind.</p><p>Don't discourage yourself trying to make things line up with your software because the variables differ tremendously if you're shooting over valleys, trees, open fields....etc </p><p></p><p>My advice is to pay attention to the closest reading because the bullet isn't stabilized and the gyroscopic precession will have more impact during that time period. So yes the wind will affect it closer to the bore, but once it encounters a resistance (opposite direction) downrange it will move in that particular direction. </p><p></p><p>The best thing to do is practice, practice, practice and then take notes how during a string of ten shots at a 1000 yards while the wind never changes at your meter you have a horizontal group 10-12 inches<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:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loosesniper2000, post: 566188, member: 18477"] I agree with [URL="http://www.longrangehunting.com/forums/members/shortpants/"]shortpants[/URL], the windage meter is only good if it's consistent down range...which by the way it never is. I stopped using flags and meters for this reason. You'll find out that practical shooting doesn't always line up with your charts. Don't get me wrong, they're a help but reading wind is a trick very few ever master. After competing in long range shooting I must admit I only ever met one person who could read wind. Don't discourage yourself trying to make things line up with your software because the variables differ tremendously if you're shooting over valleys, trees, open fields....etc My advice is to pay attention to the closest reading because the bullet isn't stabilized and the gyroscopic precession will have more impact during that time period. So yes the wind will affect it closer to the bore, but once it encounters a resistance (opposite direction) downrange it will move in that particular direction. The best thing to do is practice, practice, practice and then take notes how during a string of ten shots at a 1000 yards while the wind never changes at your meter you have a horizontal group 10-12 inches:rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
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