My hunting club recently erected a 1000 and yard range, which stoked my interest.
I made some wind flags and today I put the first two at 400 and 800 yards just to see how well they work. It is a VERY windy day.
At 400 yards the wind was blowing from directly behind me and at 800 it was simultaneously 90 degrees to the left compared to the 400 yard marker.
If the wind was to the right at 400 and to the left at 800, which one has more influence on the path of your bullet if I am targeting the 800? I thought I remember a bench rest shooter telling me the closer wind flag has more influence on your bullet but I also tend to think the bullet is slower as it nears 800 compared to 400 so the further flag may be more influential.
What say you experienced long range shooters?
I made some wind flags and today I put the first two at 400 and 800 yards just to see how well they work. It is a VERY windy day.
At 400 yards the wind was blowing from directly behind me and at 800 it was simultaneously 90 degrees to the left compared to the 400 yard marker.
If the wind was to the right at 400 and to the left at 800, which one has more influence on the path of your bullet if I am targeting the 800? I thought I remember a bench rest shooter telling me the closer wind flag has more influence on your bullet but I also tend to think the bullet is slower as it nears 800 compared to 400 so the further flag may be more influential.
What say you experienced long range shooters?