Just got an email from midway and wondered if these are any good or if anyone has any experience with them.
Wind Meter
Wind Meter
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I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry.
I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry.
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+1 ... On the Kestrel
+1 ... On the Kestrel
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I am looking at the Kestrel. They give you a density altitude reading, which i can use to calculate my DOPE using software.
I am looking at the Kestrel. They give you a density altitude reading, which i can use to calculate my DOPE using software.
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Kestrel.
If you can live without Bluetooth they are not too bad on the pocketbook.
Kestrel.
If you can live without Bluetooth they are not too bad on the pocketbook.
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Another for Kestrel. OP if you read the reviews on that Caldwell, people have been having probs with that unit since 2007. By the sounds of it they only last a few weeks and then completely die.
Another for Kestrel. OP if you read the reviews on that Caldwell, people have been having probs with that unit since 2007. By the sounds of it they only last a few weeks and then completely die.
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Another vote for Kestrel. The Bluetooth feature is awesome if, like me, you are lazy and want to automatically populate the numbers in your Shooter app.
Another vote for Kestrel. The Bluetooth feature is awesome if, like me, you are lazy and want to automatically populate the numbers in your Shooter app.
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Of the Kestrel 4500 series, which would you guys recommend?
Of the Kestrel 4500 series, which would you guys recommend?
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Looking for a Kestrel as well, need recommendation. Thanks.
Looking for a Kestrel as well, need recommendation. Thanks.
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I would get one of the Kestrel units.
I would get one of the Kestrel units.
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Are all Kestrels good? Just wondering what I'm looking at price wise and model.
Are all Kestrels good? Just wondering what I'm looking at price wise and model.
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rifleshooter5</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry. </div></div>
Really a kestrel for $30? I'm all for a kestrel, but be a little truthful on the pricing...
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rifleshooter5</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry. </div></div>
Really a kestrel for $30? I'm all for a kestrel, but be a little truthful on the pricing...
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A14</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rifleshooter5</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry. </div></div>
Really a kestrel for $30? I'm all for a kestrel, but be a little truthful on the pricing... </div></div>
Read carefully, FOR 30 BUCKS MORE, that's truthful.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: A14</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: rifleshooter5</div><div class="ubbcode-body"> I had one and after a year bought a kestral instead. They are very questionalble and seem to be wrong most of the time....It makes it veeery hard to trust the reading. After a year it broke on me. Get a kestral for 30 bucks more you wont be sorry. </div></div>
Really a kestrel for $30? I'm all for a kestrel, but be a little truthful on the pricing... </div></div>
Read carefully, FOR 30 BUCKS MORE, that's truthful.
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^^ $30 bux more = $50-$60 = Kestrel 1000 wind only the blue one.
I have the 2500 and it does what I need it to do. Sure the 4500NV is a buy once cry once model, but I am not shooting comps, or an operator. I just need wind, temp, pressure and altitude to punch into a ballistic program to make drop charts. The 4500 has much more useful info (density altitude, a compass, crosswind etc,) and if my money or my life depended on that first shot, then it would be a no-brainer.
^^ $30 bux more = $50-$60 = Kestrel 1000 wind only the blue one.
I have the 2500 and it does what I need it to do. Sure the 4500NV is a buy once cry once model, but I am not shooting comps, or an operator. I just need wind, temp, pressure and altitude to punch into a ballistic program to make drop charts. The 4500 has much more useful info (density altitude, a compass, crosswind etc,) and if my money or my life depended on that first shot, then it would be a no-brainer.
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Denisty altitude is the way to go!!
Denisty altitude is the way to go!!
