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    I used that method because I usually shot a new rifle every GP. In my last serious year of FT...that was at least 7 or 8 different...
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    Thanks....spring is very volatile here as far as wind goes. My property is completely open and surrounded by nothing but more...
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    Chip....I have a French coffee press...will this work for making slugs?
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    thomasair replied to the thread Reading the wind.
    This is a field target section post. Nothing you have said applies to ft.
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    thomasair reacted to Chas DiCapua's post in the thread Reading the wind with Like Like.
    +1 for the string. Another thing that I find helpful is waiting for the wind to blow from a direction and speed that I have confidence...
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    You shouldn't need to fudge velocity or anythIng but bc and scope height. The values that you may end up with as BC and scope height...
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    thomasair reacted to Chas DiCapua's post in the thread Field Target is an arms race. with Like Like.
    I was a skeptic until l tried it. It's right on. No need to pull the tape for all of the yardages.
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    The proper way to perform this is to get your zero first and set your turret to zero. Then empirically obtain your 10 yard and your 55...
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    You should never be off at the close distances or the far distance because those are the two distances you have to get exactly right for...
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    I don't try to get horses to drink anymore. 😀. If the zero, near, and far method doesn't work for you… It's because you're doing it...
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    Your trouble at the long distances is likely because you are not calculating in aerodynamic jump. If you are getting your clicks in...
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    If you can't hold dead still...you're better off getting your numbers from a bench and adjusting zero. Then spend as much time with...
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    You can get all your clicks or holdovers from a bench...then just reset your zero from position.
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    thomasair replied to the thread Reading the wind.
    I have an inclinometer/level on the front of my scope. I pull the target string over the level and hold it in my left hand while in...
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    thomasair replied to the thread Reading the wind.
    If you can pick up the string all the way to the target....you should never miss. Sight down the string...it will tell you everything...