Re: Looking for an above entry level wind meter
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: vman</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Rootshot</div><div class="ubbcode-body">
I have never found it useful when actually firing for a number of reasons.
First is that it only measures wind at your current location. The really interesting wind is downrange. --Rootshot </div></div>
Yes and No!
Yes it measures wind at your current location. HOWEVER some believe that downrange wind is most important to a shooter and this is in fact incorrect. It is the near wind that has the greatest effect on the bullet downrange.
A small deflection at close range is magnified as it travels down range... and in line with that, an error in estimation and therefore an error is scope adjustment will also cause a greater error downrange.
If you are dealing with multiple winds as is most often the case, you take the near wind first, use that and then apply the downrange wind as a modification to your initial adjustment.
A kestrel is a valuable tool to have handy with you both for accurate near wind readings and also training yourself by guessing wind values at your location and then verifying the true value with the kestrel.
The topic of wind reading and knowing how to apply changes to suit conditions, is a very large topic that comes with time and experience... having the right tools handy and the right information puts you onto the right path
Vin </div></div>
Interesting Theory, but Incorrect....
YES, if the projectile Maintained the same Velocity from Muzzle to impact you would be Almost correct. But, they do not. The wind down range has at Least the same effect as the wind up close, for it puts it's forces on a bullet traveling Slower, with a lower BC and is in the wind Longer due to the slower speed.
Average'em together and rock on
