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Originally Posted by Beeman3
With that I do totally agree NYKSTA. But with your recommendation of a $100 scope and your "GUESS" of 8 feet of wind drift I disagree. For scopes I'll stick with NF. As far as wind drift goes I don't know what you are shooting that will drift 8 feet at 950 yds, but you may want to change bullets/Caliber. The 300 WIN MAG load I used as an example with a full value 10 mph wind at 90 degrees drifts 3.6 MOA or 33.9". So you were only off by 62.1". Long range shots are never a guess. I am not saying I am the best shot because I am not. But under the right conditions I wouldn't want to be a deer or elk standing out there. Sorry to the OP for the Hyjack.
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As far as long range shots go, the windage is always an educated guess. You can measure the wind at your shooting position, but you can't measure it at the animal, or along the way to the animal. And both the wind direction and velocity can vary significantly over 950 yards.