when is it too windy?

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When do you guys call it quits when it's windy?
I live on an open field and the wind is around 15-35km. At 100 yards it's a pain to sight in unless I have a large piece of cardboard to help me. Or Shoot at 25, then 50, then 75yds.
I do have a good bullet calculator but I need to sight in to get a zero anyway. It's fun getting small groups but when the wind acts up and the bullets scatter, it's frustrating.
 
Yes for short range, say 50yds and under. Longer than that I have to shoot east and where I live the wind is between north- west and south. Darn chinooks!
 
At 175 yds I group less and a foot. I have a hanging frying pan. Can't believe that a 22 can dent a pan at that range. It even rips right through the corners of the pan when hit.
Love my BTVS Savage.
 
22lr match drifts 3" at 100 yards with a 10 MPH crosswind!
That pretty much means that anytime you can feel the wind on your face (4 MPH), you can't sight in accurately unless you're good at wind reading.

Alex
 
I find that during the winter, its too windy anytime after 10 am in Nova Scotia!
I get out early to shoot my .22 that time of year, if shooting at 50 yards or greater.
 
Practice. With experience wind is pretty easy to figure out.
I've a 93FVSS (.22WMR) that on a calm day groups (5 shots) right around an inch at 100m.
This past weekend when we left for the range the wind was just starting to pick up. An hour later it was a steady 20km/h with frequent gusts to 45km/h (measured with a Kestrel).
Reading the wind and trying as much as possible to shoot between gusts I managed 8 groups between 1.25 and 2.25"...say an average of 1.75".
Considering the wind I was pleased...if I was depending on hitting something for my supper we'd have definitely had dinner on the table ;-)
But that's after a year of practice. When I first started attempting to shoot in the wind those groups would likely have been in the 3-4" range.
 
The extra speed and mass of the wmr also helps. However I've read that people think the other way.


bobtodrick said:
Practice. With experience wind is pretty easy to figure out.
I've a 93FVSS (.22WMR) that on a calm day groups (5 shots) right around an inch at 100m.
This past weekend when we left for the range the wind was just starting to pick up. An hour later it was a steady 20km/h with frequent gusts to 45km/h (measured with a Kestrel).
Reading the wind and trying as much as possible to shoot between gusts I managed 8 groups between 1.25 and 2.25"...say an average of 1.75".
Considering the wind I was pleased...if I was depending on hitting something for my supper we'd have definitely had dinner on the table ;-)
But that's after a year of practice. When I first started attempting to shoot in the wind those groups would likely have been in the 3-4" range.
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Sighting in shouldn't be attempted in heavy wind (mostly because it is just pointless & frustrating) but I love shooting in the wind. Silverdale is often breezy, and I enjoy the challenge of waiting out the gusts and the mental focus of concentrating on sight picture, trigger control, breathing and posture, while also keeping track of the movement of the flags, tall grass, etc. in my peripheral vision.
 
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