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Weather station for Alpine LR?
@ 10:28 pm (GMT) |
Martin TaylorDo l need to have a weather station when hunting at extended ranges (600 yards+) in Alpine areas?I see people using & recommending the necessity of a Kestrel type weather station, possibly blue toothed to something like Shooter App on their IPad/Phone to help calculate the shot. Variables of temp, barometric press, humidity, elevation, wind speed, etc. are worked out as part of the shot solution. I have printed MOA drop charts for a known elevation (GPS), with an average temp for the time of year with my given load, range with the Leica leaving me to adjust for wind, thermals, angle and away we go! So l guess what l am asking is, Do you use one? At what distance do you employ this type of equipment and if so what works for you? Cheers Marty |
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@ 11:36 pm (GMT) |
Nathan FosterRe: Weather station for Alpine LR?Hi Marty, the only time I used one, I neglected to trust my instincts and instead followed the readings. It put me way off. Never again- not for me. Perhaps good for beginners but nothing beats practice- the practice of shooting and the practice of silent observation and awareness. This takes a great deal of time if shooting at very long ranges.Tip: Make a very large boomerang about 6ft long. Get prosthetic bionic arm about 12 feet long. Tie wind meter to boomerang and throw very hard. Get readings at mid range and long range. Then you will have a useful instrument. The boomometer. The windorang. |
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@ 01:04 am (GMT) |
Martin TaylorRe: Weather station for Alpine LR?Yeah it didn't seem to be another thing for me to worry about but thought l would see what others are doing.Trying to cover all the bases whilst learning this great sport and l abide by the K.I.S.S principals where possible! I don't like to rely on electronics to much so practice, practice, practice it will be. Slow & steady is my approach as you know, it's been well over a year gearing up, tuning my rig and myself. l have gongs and big target boards to setup for cross gully shoots of varying ranges, being up on a Helipad with good elevation will give me a great training platform up in the wind. Oh and it's surrounded by deer! I can practice in real conditions with different directions (gullies) to shoot across changing conditions with each! Just need to do a bit of stomping to get things setup, no trails in there. Plenty of trees though so the Windorang may just fly yet! |
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