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Mar 12th, 2009 at 11:14am  
I need to improve my ability to read the wind.......can anyone recommend any good books/ articles on the subject.
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Reply #1 - Mar 12th, 2009 at 7:26pm  
Sir Henry Halford's 1888 book, The Art of Shooting with the Rifle is a good read, with contemporary information on long range shooting with black powder rifles.

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Reply #2 - Mar 13th, 2009 at 12:29pm  
Ditto on the Halford book - but what really works is practice, and then some more practice.  Reading the wind is probably the most frustrating and difficult aspect of LR BP rifle shooting...  Well, for me at least!  Embarrassed
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Reply #3 - Mar 13th, 2009 at 3:35pm  
Get used to keeping a good score record, ie estimating the wind and recording where your shot has gone. Its tedious to start with but it does get you reading the wind.
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Reply #4 - Mar 13th, 2009 at 3:55pm  
Thanks for your replies gents.
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Reply #5 - Jul 17th, 2009 at 11:56pm  
El_Capo ... give this a read http://www.sniperflashcards.com/windreading.php
Here's another article ... http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CustomContentDisplay?store...
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