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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Well....not sure what to say. As a young man in basic, it never crossed my mind to think our instructors were wrong - Assholes, but not wrong. Can I assume they've come around and are training modern day troops more accurately?
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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Tried posting this earlier, but it didnt post for some reason. Ok first, I'm certainly not here to argue nor am I one to absolutely insist I'm right (usually). I did state at the beginning of my first post that I retired from the Army over 20 years ago and it was very possible I had forgotten...
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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Well, I'm certainly not here to argue and I'm not one to absolutely insist I'm right (sometimes :). As I said in my initial post its been over 20+ years since I left the Army and havent even thought about shooting until recently. That being said, it wasnt regurgitated information, it was...
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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Again checked my books from Benning its what I have written in several places. So I googled it and found I'm not that alone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p026Y0WUy6Q But hey, to each his own. Back in the day I've seen a lot of great shooters each with their own little way of doing things...
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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Had to go dig out old gear. So wind Yds x Wind mph / constant ( have 13 with *12 written next to it) I stand corrected. In terms of which has more effect, i stand by it. On a 1000yd range, your bullet is going to have "more time" in the second half of the range, thus more time for wind to...
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    Advanced Marksmanship How do you calculate wind correction without a ballistic calculator?

    Disclaimer: I retired from the Army many, many years ago and am finding in my older age I'm forgetting a lot. just now getting back into shooting and have a GAP on order :) That being said, here's how I remember it: 1st. The wind down range effects your shot more than the wind closest to the...