How do you judge wind

[searcher]

I didn't see anyone elaborate on reading mirage for wind movement - so I'll throw this in. Cranking on the focus of a variable power scope that has some nice upper-end power to it can allow one to see the mirage that is present - and get a fairly good reading on the direction and speed unless it goes over about 10-12 MPH. Beyond that, it can still be read up to 20 MPH or so, just less accurately. When one sees the mirage boiling straight up - no wind. Gently rising or waving to left or right shows movement. The more it lays down flat, the faster it is. when it hits around 10 to 12 mpg, it stays flat and the additional speed is tougher to read as the mirage just continues to read flat. This is important as, even with a Kestrel, it might show no wind movement - but looking down range can tell another story of what your bullet is in for in a huge way. Worth knowing and studying afield.

 

[wjm1000]

I didn't see anyone elaborate on reading mirage for wind movement - so I'll throw this in. Cranking on the focus of a variable power scope that has some nice upper-end power to it can allow one to see the mirage that is present - and get a fairly good reading on the direction and speed unless it goes over about 10-12 MPH. Beyond that, it can still be read up to 20 MPH or so, just less accurately. When one sees the mirage boiling straight up - no wind. Gently rising or waving to left or right shows movement. The more it lays down flat, the faster it is. when it hits around 10 to 12 mpg, it stays flat and the additional speed is tougher to read as the mirage just continues to read flat. This is important as, even with a Kestrel, it might show no wind movement - but looking down range can tell another story of what your bullet is in for in a huge way. Worth knowing and studying afield.

I use the parallax adjuster to get rough idea what the wind is doing at different distances