Windy shooting days

[TheCZKid]

My challenge lately is when I've been testing loads, in my 17 Mach IV and 25 grain bullets, and waiting for days with low wind. For tests like seating depth, any little variance makes a difference, and fouls the results. My own shooting that day might not be great, the wind variations, slight variance in neck tension, trigger pull... it's hard to shoot well in general , and wind doesn't help me figure out results!

 

[JFrank]

You must acvpet certian things in the 1k game I believe.

OR’ be very disciplined and process the little changes better than I did, it’s really easy to get caught up in a “slight wind” hold over game and stung by a let up.
All you can say at that point is “ they went right where I aimed”
Big winds are easy enough to just wait a couple minutes and survive.

 

[Webster]

My challenge lately is when I've been testing loads, in my 17 Mach IV and 25 grain bullets, and waiting for days with low wind. For tests like seating depth, any little variance makes a difference, and fouls the results. My own shooting that day might not be great, the wind variations, slight variance in neck tension, trigger pull... it's hard to shoot well in general , and wind doesn't help me figure out results!

I go usually to the range on Saturdays. Never had a wind that was not light. Kelby's range is considered difficult? A steep hill runs along the entire left side of the range. I always measured my groups by max vertical and horizontal. For some reason I never measured max. All my shooting was at 100 yards. Over many years I noticed when I was shooting a good load the groups were typically 0.100" wider than tall. So I assume that was the effect of the wind? Nothing to worry about for GH hunting. If you have an accurate rifle it's easy to see a good load when you have it regardless of the wind. A great exceptional group with my rifle might be .225 vertical and .350" horizontal.

 

[markm87]

I rub a little imperial sizing wax on the bullets and they slip through the wind!

 

[Multiracer]

I rub a little imperial sizing wax on the bullets and they slip through the wind!

I use Belly Wax....lol

 

[RabbitSlayer]

I think Jack Neary basically uses those exact words in a Cortina interview. I bet he is correct, but what he means is it can gain you .00000001 moa! For normal people like me, even .1 or 1 gr will both do nothing I can measure! I can barely tell the difference between my 223 and 7 saum when its howling lol

 

[Shooter13]

You'd be hard pressed to see 300 fps faster on the target. Yeah, technically it might be a little better but if ya pull the trigger at the wrong time, there's just not a fix for that in a bottle or anything else. Wind flags are your best bet but they can only show ya what they feel and it can be a lot easier said than done, getting all shots down range without getting caught in a switch. The wind has been crazy here for the last few days. Tough to tune anything in this stuff.

Man isn’t that the truth!