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<blockquote data-quote="Alex Wheeler" data-source="post: 3059055" data-attributes="member: 101859"><p>The argument can always be made that a big wind switch will have more effect than the grouping ability of the rifle. However the rifle has to group in a predictable way for you to know your limits. Its needs to shoot small to make up for our lack of ability to read the wind perfectly. Heres another fact that is left out. The majority of guys building long range rifles do not have easy access to the ranges to shoot long range and will never be able to build wind reading skills. Western wind is far different than wind on the eastern part of the country. In many ways its easier to work with because its not as switchy but it does push a lot harder. So even if you have a place to shoot, you may be shooting in very different types of conditions. Ideally you live out west and you shoot long range in the part of the state you hunt and you will get a good handle on things. That is not most people. But the thing everyone can do is get their rifle shooting small. Also, rifles typically shoot worse as distance increases. Things like es and bc variation add vertical but the biggest factor is that the tune narrows up as distance increases. Its very common for a good 100yd load to totally fall apart at long range. So when you start hear 1 moa accuracy, thats not 10 inches at 1k. Its most likely going to be way bigger. Its really easy to blame misses on wind, when the rifle is not shooting well at distance but it is at 100yds. None of this is to suggest a rifle will make up for lack of good wind calls but it sure does help a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alex Wheeler, post: 3059055, member: 101859"] The argument can always be made that a big wind switch will have more effect than the grouping ability of the rifle. However the rifle has to group in a predictable way for you to know your limits. Its needs to shoot small to make up for our lack of ability to read the wind perfectly. Heres another fact that is left out. The majority of guys building long range rifles do not have easy access to the ranges to shoot long range and will never be able to build wind reading skills. Western wind is far different than wind on the eastern part of the country. In many ways its easier to work with because its not as switchy but it does push a lot harder. So even if you have a place to shoot, you may be shooting in very different types of conditions. Ideally you live out west and you shoot long range in the part of the state you hunt and you will get a good handle on things. That is not most people. But the thing everyone can do is get their rifle shooting small. Also, rifles typically shoot worse as distance increases. Things like es and bc variation add vertical but the biggest factor is that the tune narrows up as distance increases. Its very common for a good 100yd load to totally fall apart at long range. So when you start hear 1 moa accuracy, thats not 10 inches at 1k. Its most likely going to be way bigger. Its really easy to blame misses on wind, when the rifle is not shooting well at distance but it is at 100yds. None of this is to suggest a rifle will make up for lack of good wind calls but it sure does help a lot. [/QUOTE]
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