What Paper Target Did You Shoot Today

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igolfat8 said:
Practiced shooting in some stiff swirling winds today, constant 15-19 with gusts to 27 @100Y. I was aiming at one bull and POI was 2-3 bulls sideways. Really crazy winds. No need to post any targets as they were hideous.
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I thought Hurricane Erin already moved out to sea.đŸ˜€
 
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igolfat8 said:
Practiced shooting in some stiff swirling winds today, constant 15-19 with gusts to 27 @100Y. I was aiming at one bull and POI was 2-3 bulls sideways. Really crazy winds. No need to post any targets as they were hideous.
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Those are the conditions I experienced up in Oregon for their Extreme BR
the winds would shift/flip 5 degrees every other second...it was crazy!
I mean who practices for those conditions ...well i guess Tim does;)
I wouldn't want to post those either...:rolleyes:
 
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manabeknives said:
Those are the conditions I experienced up in Oregon for their Extreme BR
the winds would shift/flip 5 degrees every other second...it was crazy!
I mean who practices for those conditions ...well i guess Tim does;)
I wouldn't want to post those either...:rolleyes:
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My practice sessions have been depressing lately. It’s hard enough shooting pellets in calm conditions but the least amount of wind makes one want to pull your hair out. Perhaps that’s why I keep it cut so short? I am trying to learn and sometimes I think I have a decent handle on the wind and then a pellet dives or shoots sideways with no logical reason why? I’ll be glad when PAC is over so I can go back to my 50Y comfort zone ;)
 
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igolfat8 said:
My practice sessions have been depressing lately. It’s hard enough shooting pellets in calm conditions but the least amount of wind makes one want to pull your hair out. Perhaps that’s why I keep it cut so short? I am trying to learn and sometimes I think I have a decent handle on the wind and then a pellet dives or shoots sideways with no logical reason why? I’ll be glad when PAC is over so I can go back to my 50Y comfort zone ;)
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Tim, I hear ya! I too have really short hair (buzz mine with a #1 Oster) and glad I am not able to pull them all out..đŸ˜‚. Seriously, I went pesting for ground squirrels at my friends place and the first day was windy, 7-25mph gusts and we connected on maybe 30% from 40yds-120yds both shooting .22's, his an M3 and my RAW shooting from a table, most hits were the closer distances. Next day there was almost no wind and we absolutely hit 90%, I even got a two'fer! Both shot 18gr pellets both days....now I shoot only slugs when pesting at his place! You are doing what you can but predicting wind directions and turbulence is iffy at best especially at those wind speeds!
 
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Randall, I was slinging lead when the flag tails were vertical just trying to learn hold offs. It was a crap shoot at best. I like to practice and take notes in windy conditions because we can get too complacent just shooting early morning or late evening in mostly calm conditions. The wind is frustrating but that’s how you learn, banging your head against the wall, since our hair is too short to pull out ;)
 
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