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i find that there is prolly 2x more error in my wind judgement than all my reloading error combined. how do i know this?.....shoot at night when there is zero wind. i mean zero. you wil never know what you are capable of til you shoot with zero wind
my point is this....with good benchrest equipment and solid benchrest reloading techniques (presuming good shooting skills) most all of us are capable of being competitive
reading the wind is a whole different game!!!!!......that, along with luck, is what separates 1st place from 20th place...
i remember being at a score shoot (528 perfect score) where about 20 shooters were within about 8 points of each other. there was almost zero wind that day
not trying to dodge your question but its easy to lose focus on what can be most important
and i appreciate your question and all the answers, although my tolerances arent near those listed
im bout a decimal off some of the above measurements. some spot on
I disagree as well.
I have lucky enough to not only competeat the upper levels in a few sports and even luckier to be competitive. Everything I have ever competed in i have attempted to to so at the the highest level. There is so much more winning then having the best equipment. in my experience preperation is the biggst factor. For me, that prepetation incudes
the reloading process. If I know that I have done everything possible to make rounds that are exactly the same then when I am on the line I have 100% confidence in them and I can focus 100% of my attention on the task at hand.
Thus the reason I asked about reloading and not wind reading. Wind reading is fact based. an 8mph full value wind is an 8mph full value wind. Once you learn how to read it, how to see the subtle changes then you can adjust the same way all the time. I do agree it may be the most difficult piece of the puzzle.
I see reloading as mre of the black art of the sport. its all the same yet their are so many tricks to make it better. That is why I asked the question and that is why I want to know.