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Now I know why snipers are young
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<blockquote data-quote="jimisbell" data-source="post: 2001351" data-attributes="member: 114969"><p>Yes he can "read" and he can teach it as well. In the beginning I just could not see what he was "reading", but his coaching showed it to me. The method is surprisingly accurate. Its very much instinct and being able to relax and NOT try to intellectualize it. DONT over think it!!! Without it, you only know the wind at the firing position but by "reading the mirage" and a little intuitive averaging, it is possible to be consistent. We were shooting in a wind that was Zero to 15 mph gusting and about 6 to 7 mph on average. Sometimes I just shot it as read and sometimes if it gusted I would hold the shot until it returned to what I had set the scope to. I did not try to "hold off". I was consistent in my hits. The only misses I had were not windage, but were at the end of the day, Sunday, when the barrel "broke in" and I had two high shots with the windage spot on.. I dont consider them misses, just barrel mechanics.</p><p></p><p>Also Paul will teach you to read the terrain and apply that to the wind and predict what the various shapes will do to the the wind at different distances along the shot.</p><p></p><p>At the distance of 955 yds that we were shooting, wind is very much a factor.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jimisbell, post: 2001351, member: 114969"] Yes he can "read" and he can teach it as well. In the beginning I just could not see what he was "reading", but his coaching showed it to me. The method is surprisingly accurate. Its very much instinct and being able to relax and NOT try to intellectualize it. DONT over think it!!! Without it, you only know the wind at the firing position but by "reading the mirage" and a little intuitive averaging, it is possible to be consistent. We were shooting in a wind that was Zero to 15 mph gusting and about 6 to 7 mph on average. Sometimes I just shot it as read and sometimes if it gusted I would hold the shot until it returned to what I had set the scope to. I did not try to "hold off". I was consistent in my hits. The only misses I had were not windage, but were at the end of the day, Sunday, when the barrel "broke in" and I had two high shots with the windage spot on.. I dont consider them misses, just barrel mechanics. Also Paul will teach you to read the terrain and apply that to the wind and predict what the various shapes will do to the the wind at different distances along the shot. At the distance of 955 yds that we were shooting, wind is very much a factor. [/QUOTE]
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