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Left, Right, curse this windage thing! HELP???
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<blockquote data-quote="paphil" data-source="post: 566562" data-attributes="member: 17745"><p>The first thing to do is get a copy of Dope the Wind video and then practice. When shooting from a partially protected area into a high above the ground area like across a valley, I usually allow 1.5 times the measured value. The easiest wind to dope is the steady stronger wind. Those light and variable winds will drive you crazy. Then there is spin drift to complicate things even more. Practice, practice, practice. Shorter ranges (less than 600 yards) are more forgiving because the elapsed time is shorter and the velocity is still high and a 1 minute error on big game is still a kill. The difficulty factor grows expotentially after 600 yards. The minutes and the drift get much larger. Trust your data charts, they are really close and have a mathimatical basis. It is errors in measuring wind direction and strength that cause the problems and the person that can read these is going to be a winner. Practice and experience!!!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="paphil, post: 566562, member: 17745"] The first thing to do is get a copy of Dope the Wind video and then practice. When shooting from a partially protected area into a high above the ground area like across a valley, I usually allow 1.5 times the measured value. The easiest wind to dope is the steady stronger wind. Those light and variable winds will drive you crazy. Then there is spin drift to complicate things even more. Practice, practice, practice. Shorter ranges (less than 600 yards) are more forgiving because the elapsed time is shorter and the velocity is still high and a 1 minute error on big game is still a kill. The difficulty factor grows expotentially after 600 yards. The minutes and the drift get much larger. Trust your data charts, they are really close and have a mathimatical basis. It is errors in measuring wind direction and strength that cause the problems and the person that can read these is going to be a winner. Practice and experience!!! [/QUOTE]
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