Thread: Reading Wind

Originally Posted by Bryan

Here is a wind scale reference card and diagram that I made. Sized to fit into the pocket of the stock pack on my LR rifle:
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The chart on the right that says 1/2 value. Does that work like lets say the wind is 10mph at 1.30 you'd put in in as 5mph?

I use a wind meter to get the reading where I am, look at the trees etc around me and then compare it to the target. Are the trees etc moving more or less? is the direction the same? The best bit of advice I got from Shawn Carlock ( Reading The Wind ) was that if the wind is blowing up a slope towards you it will lift the bullet. The reverse happens if blowing down a slope towards you. I had to use this shooting a pig at around 400yds. One of the best shots I've made, not the longest, but the most technical.

Originally Posted by Toby

The chart on the right that says 1/2 value. Does that work like lets say the wind is 10mph at 1.30 you'd put in in as 5mph?

If you are reading off a table that only shows wind drift from a 90 degree wind then yes. If you are putting everything in to a ballisitc program like shooter then you would put in 10mph from 1.30 and it would do it for you.

Brads is onto it yes meter gives you a good idea but it all comes down to practice just make sure you write down the dope

I use the method of looking at the wind direction and gauge the strength of it by imagining how far a tissue would travel in 1" if I let it go. 1m? 5m? That metres-per-second speed translates well for me. But then I don't hunt, just shoot rabbits at a decent range.

Lots of practice and fast slippery bullets help a lot as well.

This is where magnums can have a big advantage, easy to adjust for drop but not so easy for wind.

Brian that card is magic will add that to my phone asap

The best method of successfully reading wind in the field is to shoot at extended ranges in the wind a lot... Infact I don't think there is any other option.

Target shooting with flags all the way to the target is another matter but I dont think that's what your looking to do is it?

I use the ballistics calc bullet flight version3

Once you've decided on an average wind speed and direction to the target simply punch it in then apply the solution and pull the trigger.

I'm not sure if Bryan Litz's latest book helped or made wind reading harder. Apparently wind grows in strength 1mph ever foot you go up, so on long shots when your lobbing projectiles up 10m or so to hit 1000m you're collecting substantially more wind than what your meter told you at ground level.

Then there's the gradient issue when shooting down into valleys - the air being more dense at lower altitudes...The confusing issues keep on coming.

watch Norway's DVD ....

Its on the way had a good session last time. Tied a ribbon to my gong and read wind with metre beside it. Watched how it behaved at various wind speeds( 10-20mph) then was able to take reading at shooting location and see if it was matched at the gong. Was a great way to check at both ends and was also able to look at surounding grass trees etc. got to start somewhere

[QUOTE=Gibo;324361Tied a ribbon to my gong [/QUOTE]

Awwww how sweet. Was it pink ??




Tim

Originally Posted by kiwi39

Awwww how sweet. Was it pink ??




Tim

Yes knowing Gibo


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Yip pink dazzle paint on it. Wasnt really a ribbon, just a bit of plastic

Cheers @Barefoot

Surprised your toenails arent painted @Gibo