Long range first hit mathematical forumulas

[Marine sniper]

Re: Long range first hit mathematical formulas

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BB question....

out here humidity deosn't play in as a factor we are dry as a bone..
I am wondering though....lets say we take our rifles to Alabama and humidity is 95% I think it would affect the trajectory.. no?

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It does effect it, but if I remember right it is less than, or about, an inch at 1000 yards.

 

[long action]

Re: Long range first hit mathematical formulas

I have Horus Vision scopes on all my long range rifles. Using there program in my palm along with a Kestrel I manage to save the few brain cells I have left.

 

[abinok]

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If you just have to have some math to do... here Is a thread I started on wind angles. In here is the math for calculating windage values for oblique, and other wind angles...
http://longrangehunting.com/ubbthreads/s...=true#Post62421
But in all honesty, I usually go afield with my palm... and backup laminated come up cards.

 

[ricka0]

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From my hero Daniel Lilja[ QUOTE ]
<font color="purple"> As an aside, many people think that humidity has an effect on air density, and it does. But it's effect is really insignificant (no more than 1%) and in the opposite direction of what is commonly thought. That is, the more water there is in the air, the less dense that parcel of air is. … It is for that very reason that clouds float and steam rises.

 

[Ankeny]

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Newbie here and first post. I guess I have a lot to learn. Based upon the information given, my ability, code of ethics, and gear; I wouldn't take the shot. There are just too many variables. Those variables, in combination with the accuracy of my rifle and my hold, have too high a probability of crippling the animal.

 

[Quarterbore]

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If you don't have a palm and Exbal program you can go to JBM's website and type in the hunting conditions elev., temp, pressure, etc. I have always had good luck and always been on target, I like to always confirm real world Zero's(100,300,500,700 yds) on hunting location before getting serious about killing game.

 

[sierra22]

I'm on "manual exbal". But I've pre-done all the calculations for the separate variables in desirable gradiations. Read from standard atmosphere comeup, then read temperature/ airpressure and the corresponding correction this involves to standard. The math involved is probably the same as you do as US/British/Norwegian training is drafted from the same blueprint.
It works.

 

[270bdl]

Did'nt Carlos Hathcock use a S.W.A.G. ?

 

[Guest]

for the most part but he also spent more time shooting than you or I ever will

 

[270bdl]

In the book 93 confirmed kills, hathcock tells the s.w.a.g. thing to an interrogation marine after wacking someone at 1150 yards. Without a doubt he was the best. I can't imagine how much shooting he had done in his lifetime. Many times more than I'll ever do.