Took the cricket out to shoot....almost after a month of no shooting (grrrrrr)
Found my range overgrown with weeds. To top that off, It was windy as hell. The wind was changing its direction every 15 mins or so. Left to right, right to left, front to back, back to front ...it was all over the place. Probably the windiest day I have ever shot in.
Decided to plink instead of my usual target shooting. Set up my usual shoot and see targets at 70 & 150 yards. Decided to use them to track the changing wind instead of shooting groups. Took all my 3.6 inch mil dot steel targets (which I usually shoot at multiple distances) and a couple of used Gillette cans and set all of them up at 150 yards. Pics below.
This is the pic of my range. I am standing where I keep the targets. If you zoom in, the white wall you see is where I sit and shoot. I have a nice little bunker where I can see my targets and shoot in peace.
This was taken using my iPhone by holding it against the scope and zooming in. The first target at 70 and the one behind it at 150 yards. You can see the MTC viper connect SCB 2 reticle. It's much clearer than it appears in the pic
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150 yard target used for tracking wind. Aim points were the 2 Orange sticky dots stuck vertically which you see right in the centre. Pellet impact points all over the place. The wind really had a mind of its own today.
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The Gillette cans::: the cricket hits with authority even at 150 yards. Pretty much ripped the cans apart. Cricket :: the best a man can get.
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My mil dot targets set up at the 150 Line. Whacked them quite a few times. Missed the targets also multiple times. Every time the wind changed, I would miss. If you see the orange MIL DOT TARGET and the wind curve on the reactive target on top, it's pretty similar in terms of the curve. I wonder if this was by chance.
Conclusion : The cricket rocks.
Found my range overgrown with weeds. To top that off, It was windy as hell. The wind was changing its direction every 15 mins or so. Left to right, right to left, front to back, back to front ...it was all over the place. Probably the windiest day I have ever shot in.
Decided to plink instead of my usual target shooting. Set up my usual shoot and see targets at 70 & 150 yards. Decided to use them to track the changing wind instead of shooting groups. Took all my 3.6 inch mil dot steel targets (which I usually shoot at multiple distances) and a couple of used Gillette cans and set all of them up at 150 yards. Pics below.
This is the pic of my range. I am standing where I keep the targets. If you zoom in, the white wall you see is where I sit and shoot. I have a nice little bunker where I can see my targets and shoot in peace.
This was taken using my iPhone by holding it against the scope and zooming in. The first target at 70 and the one behind it at 150 yards. You can see the MTC viper connect SCB 2 reticle. It's much clearer than it appears in the pic
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150 yard target used for tracking wind. Aim points were the 2 Orange sticky dots stuck vertically which you see right in the centre. Pellet impact points all over the place. The wind really had a mind of its own today.
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The Gillette cans::: the cricket hits with authority even at 150 yards. Pretty much ripped the cans apart. Cricket :: the best a man can get.
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My mil dot targets set up at the 150 Line. Whacked them quite a few times. Missed the targets also multiple times. Every time the wind changed, I would miss. If you see the orange MIL DOT TARGET and the wind curve on the reactive target on top, it's pretty similar in terms of the curve. I wonder if this was by chance.
Conclusion : The cricket rocks.
