05-03-2011, 12:33 AM
pappy42 Wrote:Dang, LR; I like the way that you put "stuff" into words that penetrate my thick skull.
P42:
He, he, he. That's why I get paid for what I do. Putting esoteric concepts into a format that people can understand well enough to confidently execute in real conditions.
I believe that some in the shooting community, particularly those who charge for their training, deliberately make the simple complex in order to appease their ego's and to show power over those who they charge for training. If you think about it for a while, it does make sense as if a outfit trains their customers well enough the first time, they won't get the same back for a second time. I don't take that view so there you go.
The problem with the wind doping rule of thumb I gave you is in trusting that it works. This can become problematic if the shooter brings a rack grade blaster with Wolf Ball and a cheapo optic or sighting system to training. If however they bring a quality rifle with quality ammo and a quality sighting system to training, they will see how much the wind actually does move the bullet. Even if their marksmanship ability isn't top notch. Goes back to my philosophy on good equipment verses ability.
This is also where a reticule with some sort of pattern comes in handy. As an example, lets say you were blasting at about 550 yards and using a MIL reticule. With most loads, use the 1/2 MOA per MPH of full value rule at that distance. Since one MIL equals about 3 1/2 MOA, one MIL equals about 7 MPH of full value wind in this example.
Finally, I have found that guys get very confused about wind doping not only because they don't trust it works but also because they have no process to follow. So, I go with wind speed, direction, convert to full value, index or hold, and either shoot or wait for a condition. It is a logical, step by step process resulting in an answer one can apply. Again though, if a guy has a four minute blaster combination, not even any sense in going through the process as they won't see a result well enough to convince them it works.
LR55