100 Yrd Range Question

[209Man]

My dad and I was sighting in his new Marlin .243 yesterday. We was shooting at the 100 yard range. There was a 10 - 15 mph crosswind, could this have affected the bullet by any chance? We was shooting Federal 100 gr bullets.

 

[Brian Pfleuger]

Sure it could, but not very much. At 100 yards, an inch maybe? Probably not that much.

 

[geetarman]

Wind could have been a factor. Were your shots all over the place or grouped closely?

Geetarman

 

[209Man]

They was off target mostly to the right, in the direction of the crosswind, left to right. It was off about and inch or so.

 

[Brian Pfleuger]

JBM ballistics calculator shows 1 inch at 100 yards with 10mph wind, 1.6 inches at 15mph.