Blowin' In The Wind

[enfieldphile]

Since re-mounting the Weaver CKT-15 15X (Japanese) scope to a useful eye relief w/ the new base setup, I wanted to try out my replacement Ruger American Rimfire (RAR) yesterday.

Original setup w/ the 2 Weaver bases. The turret section would have touched the ring. I needed the scope to be moved back further for proper eye relief w/ this scope
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/ultramag44/Ruger%20AAR/RugerAARe_zpse0273d0b.jpg

New bases are actually a 1-piece base I bough and split w/ a hacksaw. I then turned one section backwards. There's plenty, w/ plenty of room for fore & aft adjustment now. :cool:
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/ultramag44/RAR%20II/RARscopebasec_zpsbe07c8b4.jpg

The wind was not going to cooperate, not even a little bit! :( Is the wind :kidding: me?

Look @ this. :eek: Right off the scale! :eek: Note sandbags to keep my wind probe and flag from blowing over.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/ultramag44/WindyWindprobe_zps65565d12.jpg

An old pic. This is where I prefer to do my shooting.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q228/ultramag44/Wind%20Probe/WindProbea_zpsbbc0046f.jpg

Without a wind probe, accurate shooting is hard to achieve.

However, the temperature was 61 today.

[Forrest r]

I like that style of wind probe, been thinking about picking one up. Any idea where to get them?

I've always just used 4 to 5 wind flags & just read the mirage. One of those would be an excellent learning tool, planned on shooting allot of the mini puma course this year.

forrest r

[enfieldphile]

Forrest r,

Here's the link. Get the one w/ the pneumatic damper, it's a few extra $, but well worth it! Most shooters don't bring every rifle they own to the range every trip. But I promise they bring their flags! So, in reality, you'll get your $$ worth out of the probe quickly. You'll also notice the guys on the benches to the L & R of you checking out the probe too.

http://benchrest.com/class/index.php?a=2&b=1552

I won our last Rimfire benchrest match and really credit the information I got from the probe. Without it, it would have just been some wild guessing, especially on the critical, last target sheet.

Here's the situation on the last target sheet (round 5). The wind shifted 180 degrees, but what was more important was the amount of wind intensity or wind push! The 180 shift was coupled with a large increase in wind Intensity. The wind probe showed the increase plainly.

Knowing the actual MPH of the wind may be interesting, but in reality, the only information needed to know is: How will this wind direction and intensity change affect placement of a bullet on paper? Before we can determine that, we need to know 1. What is the new direction. 2. What is the new intensity?

This is where a wind flag AND a wind probe come in. It takes both to give the answers! Once a shooter has both, simple observation will disclose how a specific amount of wind direction and intensity change (as shown on the flag & probe) translates into a given amount of direction (Left or Right and up or down) and holdover on paper. It doesn't matter if the rifle is a .17HMR or a .22LR. The only difference being, the hold over is less with the .17 and a bit more with a .22

The change actually occurred about a minute after the "Commence fire" command was given. I had already fired on my first record bull before the wind shifted. What I did once the wind shifted was to return to my sighter bull. I held on the red 9 ring to the right of the 10 ring. That put the bullet exactly in the white between the 10 and 9 ring. Then I held on that bullet hole for the next sighter round. That bullet went into the 10 ring! I used the white between the 10 and 9 ring for an aiming point and quickly ran my last 4 bulls while the new condition was present.


I like that style of wind probe, been thinking about picking one up. Any idea where to get them?

I've always just used 4 to 5 wind flags & just read the mirage. One of those would be an excellent learning tool, planned on shooting allot of the mini puma course this year.

forrest r