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Left, Right, curse this windage thing! HELP???
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<blockquote data-quote="Bart B" data-source="post: 566568" data-attributes="member: 5302"><p>Competitive shooters have been watching the wind blow across their line of fire at most any point down range for decades. There's no secret as to how they do it, either. It's a sheer joy to have a good coach tell you to put on 28 MOA left for the strong wind he sees blowing and your first shot misses dead center by only a foot at 800 yards.</p><p></p><p>You'll need a good quality spotting scope. Focus it about half way to two thirds the distance to the target. Look through the scope and note the heat waves wrinkling across the scope's field of viewl Change focus to a greater distance and see how the heat waves, called "mirage" in the shooting sports, wrinkle there. Then focus the scope at a closer distance and see the difference.</p><p></p><p>Best way to learn how to dope the wind by watching the mirage through a spotting scope's to coach a good shot while reading the wind through your spotting scope. Tell him how much to correct for based on how much the wind/mirage is moving. Then see how you did by watching his impact.</p><p></p><p>Some rifle scopes are good enough to focus between target and you to see the mirage wrinkling across their field of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bart B, post: 566568, member: 5302"] Competitive shooters have been watching the wind blow across their line of fire at most any point down range for decades. There's no secret as to how they do it, either. It's a sheer joy to have a good coach tell you to put on 28 MOA left for the strong wind he sees blowing and your first shot misses dead center by only a foot at 800 yards. You'll need a good quality spotting scope. Focus it about half way to two thirds the distance to the target. Look through the scope and note the heat waves wrinkling across the scope's field of viewl Change focus to a greater distance and see how the heat waves, called "mirage" in the shooting sports, wrinkle there. Then focus the scope at a closer distance and see the difference. Best way to learn how to dope the wind by watching the mirage through a spotting scope's to coach a good shot while reading the wind through your spotting scope. Tell him how much to correct for based on how much the wind/mirage is moving. Then see how you did by watching his impact. Some rifle scopes are good enough to focus between target and you to see the mirage wrinkling across their field of view. [/QUOTE]
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