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Basic Wind & Mirage

What you are looking at and what you are looking for…

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Agenda & Objectives

• To give you a basic overview of wind & mirage • To help you understand what you are seeing

and what it means in terms of velocity • To help you understand wind cycles • To provide you video examples from a variety

of shooting ranges, weather and light conditions and shooting distances

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Credits & Help

One of the best places - if not the best source of wind information I have come across is: The Wind book for Rifle Shooters You can purchase the book from Amazon Product Details Paperback: 146 pages Publisher: Paladin Press (January 1, 2007) Language: English ISBN-10: 1581605323 ISBN-13: 978-1581605327 Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.5 inches Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies) Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

Some of the illustrations used in this presentation come from this book and are used with permission from Keith Cunningham.

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Prerequisites

Whether Sling or F-Class you should know your load(s) and understand how your particular wind corrections are made whether you correct on the sight or hold off.

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Prerequisites Whether Sling or F-Class you must know your target!

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Wind Flags

Belmont Shooting Facility, Brisbane Australia 4/12/2014 JCGC / CAGC Rifle School - © Kemp Fuller 6

Wind Flags – Direction and Effect

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Wind Flags – Value and Corrections

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The Wind Cycle

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Wind Flags

How often do we see this?! (aka - When not to shoot)

NRA Whittington Center – Raton NM.

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Wind Flags

How often do we see this?! (aka - When not to shoot)

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Mirage

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Effectively Seeing Mirage Focus your spotting scope, not on the target itself but on an approximate point roughly ¾ down the range at a place where you can effectively see the target and the mirage

Quantico Shooting Club

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The 5 Stages of Mirage

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Wind Values Associated with Mirage

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Wind Values Associated with Mirage Making Sighting Corrections

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Tying it all together

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Video Examples and Discussion

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