I decided to practice shooting my .22 Crown(same low power setup- approx 875fps with 700mm Slug A liner using JSB 18g) in the swirling wind this afternoon. I shot a couple groups at a 100 yard gong to get warmed up and make sure the gun was still "on" at 100 yards then shot these 2 targets.
I shot the first target in 5 to 10 mph swirling, gusting wind. The wind blew into, from left, from the right, and from behind; sometimes switching 180° very quickly. Flags were standing out in every direction sometimes.
On both targets, I took 5 shots holding dead on the big bullseye in the middle, letting the shots go where the wind took them. Then I would shoot 5 shots at one of the smaller bullseyes, trying to hold for the wind to try to get the the shot close to whichever "smaller corner" bullseye I was trying to hit. Then I would fire another 5 shots, holding dead on the big middle bullseye, letting the shots land where the wind took them. This was an attempt to see how much the wind was moving the 18g pellet throughout the session. The order was as follows: 5 shots dead at middle, then 5 shots trying to hit upper left corner target, then 5 shots holding on the middle bullseye again, then clockwise to the upper right, then back to middle....
The pellets moved, up to, 4" left, 3" right, 2" up, and 2.5" down. Pretty challenging. I got "caught out" several times.
By the time I shot the second target, the wind had abated a bit and was only blowing 0 to 6mph, still gusting, but no longer swirling or coming into me. Mainly from behind switching from right to left and gusting. I used the same procedure on this target, except I forgot to shoot the middle bullseye between the 3rd and 4th group:
Easier conditions, so a lot better results. Not as much left and right movement, and virtually no up and down to worry about. Still a long way to go learning to score in windy conditions.
I shot the first target in 5 to 10 mph swirling, gusting wind. The wind blew into, from left, from the right, and from behind; sometimes switching 180° very quickly. Flags were standing out in every direction sometimes.
On both targets, I took 5 shots holding dead on the big bullseye in the middle, letting the shots go where the wind took them. Then I would shoot 5 shots at one of the smaller bullseyes, trying to hold for the wind to try to get the the shot close to whichever "smaller corner" bullseye I was trying to hit. Then I would fire another 5 shots, holding dead on the big middle bullseye, letting the shots land where the wind took them. This was an attempt to see how much the wind was moving the 18g pellet throughout the session. The order was as follows: 5 shots dead at middle, then 5 shots trying to hit upper left corner target, then 5 shots holding on the middle bullseye again, then clockwise to the upper right, then back to middle....
The pellets moved, up to, 4" left, 3" right, 2" up, and 2.5" down. Pretty challenging. I got "caught out" several times.
By the time I shot the second target, the wind had abated a bit and was only blowing 0 to 6mph, still gusting, but no longer swirling or coming into me. Mainly from behind switching from right to left and gusting. I used the same procedure on this target, except I forgot to shoot the middle bullseye between the 3rd and 4th group:
Easier conditions, so a lot better results. Not as much left and right movement, and virtually no up and down to worry about. Still a long way to go learning to score in windy conditions.
