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<blockquote data-quote="BallisticsGuy" data-source="post: 2246488" data-attributes="member: 96226"><p>You should be able to use the old Mk1 moistened finger tip or terrain indicators like vegetation or a little yarn string tied to your rifle or even mirage to get a decent wind call for targets that close so I'm of the opinion that it's not a super necessary expense for most use cases. I do know people that head shoot dozens of springbok at that kind of distance for culling and they need wind calls that are much more accurate than the above methods provide when doing that. For larger targets like deer/elk body shots you're pretty much going to still be on hair at 15mph. Learning to read those more primitive and battery free indicators is an important skill and hunters should take the time to do so. Reliance on gadgets only costs time and they always seem to go toes up at the worst possible times.</p><p></p><p>If you want one that's your call. Hell, I own one despite not using it in years especially at matches and when hunting. When I'm doing serious shooting like that I turn off the gadgets which forced me to build and use my own noggin based tools. </p><p></p><p>Caldwell's Pro model is really quite good for Caldwell. Kestrel are pretty much the gold standard. Don't buy more meter than you need. You can spend hundreds of dollars extra on models that do humidity (which has no real correctable effect inside about a mile) and have built in ballistics solvers (which are a pain to use anyway). Something like a Kestrel 2500NV would probably be your best option in that brand. </p><p></p><p>I really encourage you to build the skill. The only way to do that is to practice without turning such a gadget on. It doesn't take a lot to get pretty handy at wind calls.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BallisticsGuy, post: 2246488, member: 96226"] You should be able to use the old Mk1 moistened finger tip or terrain indicators like vegetation or a little yarn string tied to your rifle or even mirage to get a decent wind call for targets that close so I'm of the opinion that it's not a super necessary expense for most use cases. I do know people that head shoot dozens of springbok at that kind of distance for culling and they need wind calls that are much more accurate than the above methods provide when doing that. For larger targets like deer/elk body shots you're pretty much going to still be on hair at 15mph. Learning to read those more primitive and battery free indicators is an important skill and hunters should take the time to do so. Reliance on gadgets only costs time and they always seem to go toes up at the worst possible times. If you want one that's your call. Hell, I own one despite not using it in years especially at matches and when hunting. When I'm doing serious shooting like that I turn off the gadgets which forced me to build and use my own noggin based tools. Caldwell's Pro model is really quite good for Caldwell. Kestrel are pretty much the gold standard. Don't buy more meter than you need. You can spend hundreds of dollars extra on models that do humidity (which has no real correctable effect inside about a mile) and have built in ballistics solvers (which are a pain to use anyway). Something like a Kestrel 2500NV would probably be your best option in that brand. I really encourage you to build the skill. The only way to do that is to practice without turning such a gadget on. It doesn't take a lot to get pretty handy at wind calls. [/QUOTE]
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