How far do you have to be shooting for a wind meter to be necessary? If your at one location and the wind is different +300 plus yards out,how does that factor in?
This is the wind meter I have below.
This is the wind meter I have below.
How far do you have to be shooting for a wind meter to be necessary?
Shooting 22LR will quickly teach you that no bullet ever truly flies straightHow far do you have to be shooting for a wind meter to be necessary?
Another great resource here that touches on what @kthomas is talking about:And when you look at terrain, understand that wind is a fluid. It's going to move through the terrain like water.
Are there features that are going to block the wind? Amplify the wind? Cause it to change directions? Or cause an updraft, like at the lip of a canyon?
This all takes intentional practice to get good at. But it will certainly help interpret what is occurring with the wind and make you a better wind "reader".
https://weatherflow.com/precision-shooting-meter/ $99
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/strelok-pro/id525429653 $11.99
$110.99. Or just buy Strelok Pro and learn to read wind. I generally use my WeatherFlow for temps, humidity, and inHg. Or just get DA.
Not quite everything; when it's very hot and the phone shuts down or locks up or very cold and the battery doesn't work on the smartphone the Kestrel still works.
The Weatherflow Windmeter + Strelok Pro... ~$112 (plus your average ~$1000 smartphone).
It does everything a $900 Kestrel 5700X will do, except, instead of being a total pain in the ass to use and having a shitty little screen like a $10 Casio watch from the early 1980's... it's easy as hell, and you use a modern touchscreen with colors and shit lol.
I see a lot of guys using the 5700 kestrel. Instead of the 5000. Should I return this one and upgrade to the 5700 later?
I see a lot of guys using the 5700 kestrel. Instead of the 5000. Should I return this one and upgrade to the 5700 later?
People use the 5700 because of the built in ballistics software.
Some people are perfectly happy running their ballistics off their phone. The downside to this is that your phone may be exposed to harsh conditions which it may or may not work well in. Cellphones don't like being wet, have a tendency to shut down if they get too hot, and there's always a potential to break a screen if you drop it. Battery life usually isn't great either.
A kestrel is built to withstand the elements, and they easily survive drops. Battery life is good as well.
A kestrel 5700 is a great investment if you spend any time shooting in adverse conditions.
As a new 5700Elite user, it depends on your budget and commitment to learn the Kestrel interface and all the other supporting pieces like actual range, solid dope, and precise environmental evaluation. A fully integrated system from observation to corrections on the rifle scope (dialed or held) is the goal. It’s a system that requires each step to be learned and practiced. More $$$$ allows better electronic integration at each step, but still requires training and practice. What are you trying to accomplish? Are the results life and death important? Are you obsessed with pro level performance and easy comfort with the process? Or just banging long range steel a few times a year? Strelok works well. An unintegrated process works ok when time is not critical. It is also fine if your skill, gun system and ammo is not pro level competitive. At the top every 5% makes a difference. Only you can decide how deep you will go to be objectively awesome. Most of the shooters who get there are deliberate, focused, obsessive folks who keep grinding long after most people lose interest. Or like me, won a Kestrel, and don’t want to see a lazy fuck in the mirror.I see a lot of guys using the 5700 kestrel. Instead of the 5000. Should I return this one and upgrade to the 5700 later?
I actually did have my iPhone get KIA at the GAP Grind a couple of years back after going prone in 6-8" of water with it in my pocket... so there's that lol. A $5 "cell phone dry sleeve bag" from Acadamy or wherever would have prevented that though lol.
Never had an issue with the battery, or hot/cold shutdowns though.
I think what works best truly depends on the individual, and is kind of "a moving target" as new things come on the scene.
Personally, having tried most of what's out there, I find Strelok Pro the easiest and most straightforward to use, so I use that. I'm sure other things may work better for other guys and that's fine too.
I wouldn't mind picking up a fancy Kestrel from a prize table too lol, not sure I'd buy one these days though...
If you want to practice wind calling, shoot Rimfire to 350 or so on big paper.
To me, it's almost like... for guys who get addicted to watching porn instead of having IRL sex with their wife/girlfriend/partner lol.
Some of us cannot afford 15K+ centerfire a year. I find my Rimfire practice crosses over to my centerfire results. My centerfire is a 300PRC. Not a 20 lbs 6GT.Lately, it feels like guys push rimfire like crack in the '80's lol.
I don't want to shoot rimfire. There I said it lol.
I belong to a club that goes out to 1250 yards that takes me an hour plus and an hour plus back to get to, so I might as well shoot cartridges that recoil like real guns instead of not at all (like a 20+LB NRL22 .22LR doesn't), at targets way the fuck out there lol.
I feel like getting into rimfire would be a poor quality of life decision for me.
To me, it's almost like... for guys who get addicted to watching porn instead of having IRL sex with their wife/girlfriend/partner lol.
(kidding not kidding lol, but lets not drail the thread here hahahaha)
Still married….
Decisions.....decisions.....Still married….
If she wasn’t solid or she gets silly; decisions are on the table. I told her if we break up I’ll have to live in basement because that’s the only way to make the huge boat payment I will have.Decisions.....decisions.....
I keed.......or do I?
Good point about weather impacts on phones. I've had cell phones both act wrong and fully shut down in temp extremes, maybe not even extreme.People use the 5700 because of the built in ballistics software.
Some people are perfectly happy running their ballistics off their phone. The downside to this is that your phone may be exposed to harsh conditions which it may or may not work well in. Cellphones don't like being wet, have a tendency to shut down if they get too hot, and there's always a potential to break a screen if you drop it. Battery life usually isn't great either.
A kestrel is built to withstand the elements, and they easily survive drops. Battery life is good as well.
A kestrel 5700 is a great investment if you spend any time shooting in adverse conditions.
Calypso Mini Ultrasonic Wind and Direction Meters are pretty slick - No moving parts. Think there is one for sale in PX
Or if you want to splurge check out the Wind Zero system
I don’t have any wind meter. When I was at the long range precision shooting course, the only meter there was the instructor’s. We were on a 600+ yard range in central Kansas and used vegetation, mirage, and other “flags” and indicators to judge wind. For part of the course, the instructor went downrange and measured wind at different distances. We were to record what we thought it was, when he raised his hand. Afterwards, we compared out readings to the actual measurement. It was very informative, but the wind here is tough. It can be whipping shit like crazy and suddenly stop, then just be a slight breeze.
All that and you still only know what the wind is where you are. All the rest of the information has to be gained the hard way
Don't get me wrong, I see the value (and fun) in shooting rimfire, even if it's just for the practice of building and breaking positions on the clock... so I doubt I'll stay away forever.
But I guess the current popularity of it (rimfire) is sort of a turn-off for me at this point. Seems kind of soulless, anti-punk rock lol.
IDK, I still shoot a fair amount of USPSA when I can, so I guess that's my low-key shooting outlet in lieu of rimfire. Even as I get older and slower (which matters more than the shooting part in that game), I'd still rather do that.
I learned to shoot longish range at the Central KS Gun Club in Hutchinson. Best wind education is to learn to shoot in the plains states.
That'd be an awesome teaching toolWould be neat if you could daisy chain a bunch of those wind meters together, and have it calculate an overall wind vector for your ballistics.
That’s where the course was held. I couldn’t remember the name of it, but I looked at their website - that’s the place. Nice facility. 600 yards on their rifle range.
That is what the new Wind Zero system does with 3 of the larger Calypso sensors and up to a 1 mile range.Would be neat if you could daisy chain a bunch of those wind meters together, and have it calculate an overall wind vector for your ballistics.
The shooting model has density altitude. The original shooting model also offered a built in compass sensor, but current models do not.Reference the weatherflow precision meter above, is it any different than thisone on Amazon for $10 cheaper and free shipping (other than color)?
Reference the weatherflow precision meter above, is it any different than thisone on Amazon for $10 cheaper and free shipping (other than color)?
Awesome, that’s very helpful thank you.The shooting model has density altitude. The original shooting model also offered a built in compass sensor, but current models do not.