Stupid Windage Question

[mmattockx]

From a non-competition shooting rookie. For the guys shooting scoring disciplines like F-class, when you dope the wind and figure out your windage adjustment, do you dial that into your scope or simply hold off an amount on the target?

Thanks,
Mark

 

[BigUglyMan]

My guess is that they hold off for it. By the time you make the adjustment the conditions will likely have changed which would lead to a frustrating process of chasing the conditions with your adjustments.

 

[Max Owner]

Not a competitive shooter. But at 1,000 yards it happened to me like BUM said.

Eventually I spent more time waiting for the gusts to let up to take a shot. Conditions were inconsistant.

 

[CyaN1de]

You generally get a mean wind setting during your sighters then hold off from that.

There are some that dial every shot the same way a TR shooter does but for the most part it's holding off.

 

[tiriaq]

It could also depend on the strength and variability of the wind.
If it is a slight change, I might shade my hold. Anything more, I'll change the sight.

 

[ryandpahl]

I just started shooting F-class this year and have only been to 5 competitions. What I have learned so far is this : dialing a correction for every shot is a waste of time / effort and quickly becomes frustrating.

Now I dial corrections untill I am in the 4 ring (5 ring if possible) and start holding off for the minor corrections needed from shot to shot. If theres a major condition change, I'll dial the new correction.

I have found that holding-off for the minor changes yields much better results.

 

[Obtunded]

I like to find a "zero" for the predominant conditions and hold off after that.


...and I don't think that is a stupd question at all... you just have to trust the credibility of the respondents

 

[Ganderite]

Like Obtund said.

 

[Longshot]

I dial the average of what I see then usually hold a little one way or the other depending on gusts and changes.I have dialed it occasionally but it takes more time than you might have before it changes again.

 

[Bolivar]

Why the hell didn't you ask this question before my first F-Class match. I could have used the helpful responses

 

[mmattockx]

Why the hell didn't you ask this question before my first F-Class match. I could have used the helpful responses

Sorry for the tardy thread, I wasn't thinking that far ahead.

Mark

 

[fclassguy]

I think a bit of both can be good.

Dial in your zero during sighters, then...

If the condition is holding pretty steady, then just hold off for small changes.

If you get a major change hold off.. at first

If that major change goes back to the condition earlier, you still have a zero.

If the major change holds... adjust the scope for it.

More important though is knowing how much to change. Most guys just kind of wing it and go by feel. The problem with that is you are learning on the fly and catching 3s while you get the feel.

You need to know how much to hold for a given wind change at each distance. At 1000 k its about 1 MOA per mph - at 300k its about 3/8 MOA per mph for a 9 oclock wind. 1 oclock is half value. note: this will depend on caliber bullet, velocity etc. so you need to figure that out for what you shoot.

If you can memorize your offsets required per mph change at the start of an event for the distance, you can do the offsets mentally and when a big changes comes up you can put the right dope on the screws and not catch a 3 like most everyone else.

 

[Leeper]

I generally try to establish a "still air zero" and will shoot with that zero and hold off for changes. If there is a steady predominant wind, I may adjust for that then hold off for variations. Regardless of what I do, if my first shot is in the ball park for windage, I will have a pretty good day. If it is not, the day will be long. Regards, Bill.