Strelok question!

[Healthservices]

Well I'm starting to input more info into Strelok and pretty amazed by how close the info gives me the impact point. I want to input wind and learn more about how wind affects POI.

My question is let's say I zero at 200 yards in current weather conditions but with no wind. But as the day goes by the wind picks up. Well, for one my zero at 200 yards was with zero wind. Now there is 5 mph from -126 degrees. I guess I input 5 mph from -126 degrees but doesn't that mean I need to change my zero too? Some how I m not wrapping my head around this and my brain is about to burst.

Allen

 

[iAMzehTOASTY1]

Well I'm starting to input more info into Strelok and pretty amazed by how close the info gives me the impact point. I want to input wind and learn more about how wind affects POI.

My question is let's say I zero at 200 yards in current weather conditions but with no wind. But as the day goes by the wind picks up. Well, for one my zero at 200 yards was with zero wind. Now there is 5 mph from -126 degrees. I guess I input 5 mph from -126 degrees but doesn't that mean I need to change my zero too? Some how I m not wrapping my head around this and my brain is about to burst.

Allen

To me: you're thinking about it too much OUTSIDE of looking through your scope.
I shoot and then take note of changes if the app is confusing you; don't think about the app for a bit and focus on what's happening when/after it happens...not before

 

[Jayson]

No, you will be changing your aim point, I like to hit the scope feature on Strealok after I input changes, it tells you where you will be aiming in the scenario you have put in. Hope that makes sense? The popular rule is, never dial for wind, hold it,

 

[qball]

Once zeroed and zeroing temperature recorded you leave everything about your zero alone. Update with current environmental variables and strelok will tell you where your shot will land.

 

[Healthservices]

Thats kind of what I kind of figured what will work for me. It's just so hard sometimes when the app is so feature rich. There is a function where there is a zero weather .

Click

Then click.

And finally i checked off this box here.

Enable zero weather. That way whatever conditions you zeroed the scope that can be your reference zero to work off of.

Thanks, now which kestrel should I get?



Allen

 

[qball]

Kestrel? You don't really need no stinking kestrel, just get weather condition using the web weather station feature and then guesstimate the wind.

If you got money burning a hole in your pocket then get weather flow meter with built in compass then set it up on a weather vane near where you shoot. It connects to strelok via Bluetooth and provides live firing solution for that second, I have it and it's more work than it's worth! LOL

 

[Healthservices]

To me: you're thinking about it too much OUTSIDE of looking through your scope.
I shoot and then take note of changes if the app is confusing you; don't think about the app for a bit and focus on what's happening when/after it happens...not before

Lol actually I think I am looking through the scope way too much and need to take a step back so I don't walk around in too many circles all morning. When I first started going beyond 100 I was just lobbing and correcting. It was fun until I was Lobbing so many slugs just to hit one time. I had strelok for a long time but it was intimidating. At the same time I got tired of chasing the impacts. I started inputting lines one at a time and now I have a better understanding of how strelok can predict where I need to be. The wind will move a slug quite a bit during in 300 yards of flight. And when it switches back and forth..


Allen

 

[Healthservices]

Thanks qball sometimes it does seem like too much. But as part of the learning curve I guess having a weather vane and speed indicator will give me a referenceto go by. Remember I just started not too long ago. I'm still learning. This

Got me to 400 yards but I want to do it more consistently.

Allen

 

[bigHUN]

Some reviews claiming this one works much better then Kestrel for a fraction of a cost.
I got two - the blue is for cellphones (cellphones have built in compass) and the brown for tablets (not many tablets lately have built in compass so this unit have it built into the meter).
Since I don't use Strelok Pro on my cellphone but I have a dedicated tablet for it - everything outdoors and shooting related ... and I am using the brown unit... both supported by Strelok.

Last year I was not ready for windflags but the next season I am planning long ranges, so the wind direction reading will be my #1 priority.
Strelok can and will help me.

 

[SDellinger]

I have found if you have a constant wind you can dial for it. Shooting on a range is most convenient for doing this. If I am hunting at a dairy there are too many changing directions so I just hold for wind.

 

[Solo1]

To simplify set your chart ( looks like a calendar) from 0 to 300 yds with say a 25 yd step then when you go to reticle it will show how far to hold off for 2-5-10 mph winds according to your wind setting. ( that would be the red lines)