04-22-2011, 12:47 PM
sloan Wrote:How do you practice it real world,No spectualtion ,Scenario-yote hangs up at 450 you squeeek him to400 an there he sits an barks,Wind gusting full value 10-25-gusts an he;s still there,...thanks from vermont....
Sloan:
With the Grendel load I trust -- 120 SMK @ 2600 fps -- I would use 1/2 MOA per MPH full value. I would dope for a wind condition I am comfortable in being able to identify when it occurs, then wait for that condition to shoot. May or may not put the wind on the optic. In this case probably would then use slight holds for the shot. Gusting means quickly changing and I am sure the wait won't be particularly long.
In field conditions I go primarily with how it feels on my face for direction and speed. I will look for natural phenomena too but most likely you won't find anything out there that is honest aside from telling you the wind is primarily right to left or left to right.
I have two ways of doing this but the easiest is 1/2 MOA / MPH Full Value from about 200 - 600 and 1 MOA / MPH Full Value from about 600 - 1K. I have a more refined version of this but normally fall back on the 1/2 or 1 MOA per MPH of Full Value. Oh yes, it works on targets like you have chosen.
The more anal you get over this stuff, the more you get distracted and lose trust in your judgement. You won't drag out a calculator, anemometer, I Phone, etc in gusty winds. You will go with what you trust.
Now, where in Vermont can you see 450 yards?
LR1955