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<blockquote data-quote="WildRose" data-source="post: 939744" data-attributes="member: 30902"><p>Guys this thread is about making mile shots with a new rifle, to the OP I say "congrats, job well done".</p><p></p><p>On reading your wind remember to look at markers along the full length of the shot as well as upwind. It will give you a much better read on what conditions will be through the last 1/3 of the bullet's flight which will much more influence the POI than the first 2/3.</p><p></p><p>As a rule I figure whatever wind effect there is for the first 2/3 of the flight will amount to no more than half of the total wind affect throughout the flight.</p><p></p><p>You also just have to keep in mind that wind effects are not instantaneous. You can see a gust coming across tall grass or small trees relative to your target.</p><p></p><p>The steady wind will have a steady lean on the foliage and a gust will create a visible wave you can follow and time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="WildRose, post: 939744, member: 30902"] Guys this thread is about making mile shots with a new rifle, to the OP I say "congrats, job well done". On reading your wind remember to look at markers along the full length of the shot as well as upwind. It will give you a much better read on what conditions will be through the last 1/3 of the bullet's flight which will much more influence the POI than the first 2/3. As a rule I figure whatever wind effect there is for the first 2/3 of the flight will amount to no more than half of the total wind affect throughout the flight. You also just have to keep in mind that wind effects are not instantaneous. You can see a gust coming across tall grass or small trees relative to your target. The steady wind will have a steady lean on the foliage and a gust will create a visible wave you can follow and time. [/QUOTE]
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