sir-slots-alot Posted May 3, 2011 Report Share Posted May 3, 2011 Hi Chaps. A little video taken a few days ago. The pigeon was ranged at 430 yards - The wind was the problem - cutting across at 3 oclock but changiing both strength and direction. My windmeter confirmed a 15 pmh wind ( gusting over 21 mph ) I waited for a slight lull before touching off. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5tv02uWLA Hope you like. ATB Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Lovely shooting When the camera pans out the shooting position I thought looked further than 400 odd yards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6.5shooter Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 Like Paul says, it looks further than it actually is. Superb shot. Garry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gandy Posted May 4, 2011 Report Share Posted May 4, 2011 good shooting looks windy also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sedwise Posted May 8, 2011 Report Share Posted May 8, 2011 Nice shootin there . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Beautiful shot Al. Shooting feather at long range is much more tricky than rabbits! I also noticed his tail pops off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxshot Posted May 11, 2011 Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Nice shot there and good to watch on vid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir-slots-alot Posted May 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 11, 2011 Beautiful shot Al. Shooting feather at long range is much more tricky than rabbits! I also noticed his tail pops off! Cheers lads.. Si , I think everything popped off. ATB AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Dogge Posted May 12, 2011 Report Share Posted May 12, 2011 How much wind were you holding for when you actually fired the shot? i.e. during the lull. I'm struggling with wind estimation, my windmeter reading seems to be a fairly poor indicator of the actual wind effect I'm going to get downrange, maybe the lulls are deeper than I imagine. Do you have any advice for relative newbies? Great shot, looks like an impossible shot in that wind to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir-slots-alot Posted May 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2011 How much wind were you holding for when you actually fired the shot? i.e. during the lull. I'm struggling with wind estimation, my windmeter reading seems to be a fairly poor indicator of the actual wind effect I'm going to get downrange, maybe the lulls are deeper than I imagine. Do you have any advice for relative newbies? Great shot, looks like an impossible shot in that wind to me! Hi Dogge. I made allowance for a full value 15 mph cross wind. The wind meter was showing an avaerage between 13 mph - 17 mph - but rising to about 26mph in the gusts. Ignore the gust - and concentrate on the steady wind. Just a matter of waiting untill the wind settles. Nice when they come off ATB Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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