Wind hold over

[freu1chr]

I’m from minnesota and we rarely have to deal with shooting long distances and especially in heavy wind. How do you guys figure out what your hold should be at a certain distance with a certain wind? Just trying to figure out some sort of system before missing a good animal because of it.

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

I look at the ammo box... That will tell you wind drift for your specific bullet.


Here is the federal ammo I shoot:





That's for a 10 MPH crosswind. its roughly linear, so at 20mph, you'd double the inches you see.


That's for a straight crosswind, it would be less for a quartering wind for example.

 

[rjthehunter]

Shoot your specific load over a chronograph, find out the Muzzle Velocity out of your specific rifle. Find out the ballistic coefficient of your bullet, plug all the info into a ballistics calculator like the one I have linked below. Then practice. Practice in the wind, practice at different ranges. If you're not confident in the shot, don't pull the trigger!

Vortex Long Range Ballistics Calculator

 

[ccc23454]

Unless you shot wind a lot just get closer, to many variables often to even guess in most situations. Don't need any more YouTube snipers wounding game.

 

[rwc101]

I make up a few charts based on chrony data and a ballistics calculator and save them on my phone. In the field, I do everything I can to minimize the wind's effect (closing the distance, not shooting with a 90 degree crosswind, etc).

 

[SD_Prairie_Goat]

I'll add with everyone else. When its windy I just try to sneak even closer. If you can get within 200 yards wind drift is almost negligible (almost)

 

[freu1chr]

Thanks guys I always try to get as close as possible under 300 but you know how hunting is.

 

[Doublecluck]

Kestrel and ballistics app along with lots of field time shooting in wind. Leave out as much of the Chance/guess as possible. Nothing beats verified data.

 

[std7mag]

Time with the chrono. Then shooting longer distances (600-800 yards) to true velocities/BC.
Enter into Strelok Pro ballistic app.
Lots of range time in all types of weather & wind with a wind meter & flags.
Studious notes!

 

[grizzly63]

1-2-5-10-15 sticks in my head. Nothing beats spending a lot of time shooting in the wind for realism though. Easier to stalk closer in a heavy winds as well. Lot of things moving to cover your movement.

 

[Jason73]

Anemometer. Obviously doesn't tell you the wind at the target but it will give you the wind from shooting location. I have a note in my phone i look at every morning to refresh where I need to be if when time to shoot time is to short to look at my note.

 

[Doublecluck]

Also check out the windy app, it’s a good tool for preparing for what to expect in your hunting spot. Also a good tool to use to understand what 5,10,20,30 mph winds really feel and look like in field conditions. Many people over/under exaggerate wind.