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[Bobcape]

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It was a nasty day yesterday; 15 degrees, spitting snow and very windy. So I went shooting. I couldn't get my buddy to go along; he only likes to shoot if it's warm and no wind; and always from the bench. He can shoot better bench groups than me, but not in field conditions. I bought six 2-liter orange soda bottles from WalMart for $0.67 each and hauled them out. I put them in my pack and walked them out to the hillside. I had to really secure them because the wind was so strong. I got back to the bench out of breath so I got down on the ground and shot prone while breathing hard. The first one at 162 yards was an easy first shot hit. All the others out to 512 yards took multiple shots. The wind was killing me. The wind was changing directions and gusting from zero to 40+ MPH. Oh well, I had a good time and learned a little more about shooting in the wind.

Bob
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[Every Day Gun Guy]

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I like the orange soda idea! I gotta use that one. What a way to "EMBRACE THE SUCK" also, shooting in the cold, snowy and windy conditions. God bless you brotha.

 

[Bobcape]

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Thanks man. I'm with you on that. I'm learning all the time that I can't read wind as good as I think I can. Gotta keep trying.

Bob
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[Rovieairto]

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The wind's the thing.

I love shooting out in those conditions.
It's nice to have the whole range to myself and whoever I'm with.
I was out recently with a friend who had some LC M118LR.
We were shooting at bowling pins placed in the snow at around 650 yards.
They proved to be more challenging than I originally thought.
Wind was not consistent but not strong either.
There was little contrast between the bowling pins and the snow and spotting misses into the snow proved nearly impossible.
I learned how important a spotter can be on a day like that.
The bullet trace was all the feedback we were going to get and the traces were not easy to see that day.
It was the only way to make accurate corrections and to lock in on a condition.
I also learned that I'm an impatient ballistic estimator.
I often need to think faster and shoot slower.

 

[Bobcape]

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The weather was so nice this past Sunday I got back out to the range. It got up to 16 degrees and the wind was less than a gale. Great shooting weather. I had just gotten a scope back from Leupold with new M1 turrets installed. I checked my cant and shot a box test. Worked well. Only shot out to 335 yards. It was cold! Here's a crappy cell phone picture.

Bob

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[Bobcape]

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Got out again yesterday. Just picked up a new Savage in .300WSM. I've always shot Remington's and Sako's. This is my first (ugly) Savage. I put a Vortex Viper 6.5 X 20 on it and bought some cheap Winchester 180gr SP ammo to break it in. The thing looks like it will shoot, damn it! I was hoping the Savage hype was just a myth. Here's the deal.

Conditions: 23 degrees, light snow fall, gusty wind, 100 yards.

The first shot was at the very bottom. Second shot was next to it. I adjusted the scope up and fired the low pair. I adjusted up and left and shot the one in the 9 ring. I adjusted up and right and fired the shot way over at 2:00. I adjusted down and left and fired the 5 shot group.

I shot the rest of the ammo at a rock at 660 yards. I dialed 7 MOA up and fired the first one. It skipped low. I dialed 1.5 more MOA up and I started chipping away at the top half of the rock. So far I like this Vortex Viper scope. I cranked it up a full turn (12 MOA) and then back down to where I was and hit the 660 yard rock with the last round.

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